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Most Famous work of Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater
Found in Mill Run, Pennsylvania Fallingwater
Nicknamed "Rising Mildew" Fallingwater (due to mold damage)
Experienced heavy mold damage Fallingwater
Cantilevered over (supported by pillars on one side) Bear Run Fallingwater
Also called Edgar Kaufmann (its commissioner) Fallingwater (also known as the Kaufmann House)
Cornered Windows make it look like glass is melding into stone Fallingwater
Dedicated to Athena & placed on the Athenian Acropolis Parthenon
Contains sculptures created by Phidias Parthenon (Athena Parthenos)
Served as a Treasury for the Delian League Parthenon
Dorian Order Temple Parthenon (simplest of the three Greek architectures (next to Ionian and Corinthian)).
Elgin Marbles were taken from this structure by Lord Elgin Parthenon (Elgin Marbles are a set of sculptures sent to the British Museum)
Designed by Ictinus and Callicrates Parthenon
Commissioned by Pericles Parthenon
Shows a sculpture of Athena holding Nike Parthenon
Contains 92 Metopes Parthenon
Depicts Centaurs and Lapiths fighting on some of its metopes Parthenon
Ceiling was damaged by the Venetian Francesco Morosini during the Morean War Parthenon
Was under Ottoman Control until it was besieged and damaged Parthenon
Has a curved stylobate to give the impression of a strong building Parthenon
Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Statue of Liberty
Famous Copper Statue in NYC Harbor Statue of Liberty
Framework completed by Gustav Eiffel Statue of Liberty
Pedestal designed by Richard Morris Hunt Statue of Liberty
Proposed by Edouard Laboulaye Statue of Liberty
Engraved with "The New Collusus" Poem by Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty
Depicts the Roman god Libertas Statue of Liberty
Originally intended to be placed as a lighthouse for the Suez Canal Statue of Liberty
A broken chain lies at the feet of this work Statue of Liberty
Reads "Give me your tired, your poor" at its base Statue of Liberty
Sits on an eleven pointed star called "Fort Wood" Statue of Liberty
Designed by Jorn Utzon Sydney Opera House
Shell like roof composed of "sails" Sydney Opera House
Finished by Peter Hall and his team Sydney Opera House
Contained a "Spherical Solution" Sydney Opera House
Tiling was inspired by Japanese Ceramics Sydney Opera House
Contains the Sutherland Theaters Sydney Opera House
Contains the Coburn Tapestries Sydney Opera House
Located on Bennelong Point Sydney Opera House
Created by: Carterwither
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