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717 matches to Empire State Building
Bailey, Old. London Law Courts. Building 1907.
Baker, Herbert. 1862-1946. English architect: Pretoria government buildings; New Delhi.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
Gibbon, Grinling. 1648-1720. English woodcarver on Wren’s buildings. St. Paul’s. Blenheim.
Gilbert, Cass. 1859-1934. US architect: Woolworth Building 1908-13.
Gropius, Walter. 1883-1969. German architect. Bauhaus director. Modern horizontal buildings, glass walls.
Henry IV. of Navarre. 1553-1610. King of France 1589-. Converted to Catholicism. Edict of Nantes protected Protestant rights. ’Reign of Rebuilding’. Assassinated by Ravaillac. Margaret of France.
Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.
Ile St-Louis, Paris.1627-64. Classical style buildings.
Lateran. Complex of 3 buildings in Rome. 16C Palace was papal residence to1309.
Lutyens, Edwin. 1869-1944. English architect of country houses and public buildings. Fountain at Trafalgar. New Delhi Plan 1912.
National Trust. 1895. Non-profit organization to preserve British heritage buildings and lands.
Nervi, Pier. 1891-1979. Italian architect. UNESCO Building, Paris 1953. Olympic Stadium, Rome.
Royal Hospital. 1685. Chelsea building by Wren.
St-Gervais-St-Protais. 1616-21. Church by Métezeau. First classical style building in Paris.
St Peter’s. 1506-1615. Vatican Basilica. World’s largest. Tomb of St Peter. Bramante. Michelangelo. Raphael. Model for many government buildings.
Westminster Abbey. 7C Benedictine monastery. 1050-65 New Building, additions by Edward the Confessor; 1245 by Henry III. West towers 1745. Used for all British coronations since William I.