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SUPERB STRUCTURES: A S ELEC TION OF STAR S

Superb structures

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SUPERB STRUCTU

RES:

A SE L E C T I O

N OF S

T A R S

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THE PARTHENON

By Zenra

438 BC Thank you Iktinos and Kallikrates (architects), Pheidias (sculptor) and Pericles for your vision and backing.

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THE PANTHEON

jameschipmunk

Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, having been consul three times made it (27 BC) … then Hadrian (117 AD) …

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THE GHERKIN

Part of London’s skyline but tricky to find on foot.

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FALLINGWATER

Frank Lloyd Wright’s classic will never go out of style.

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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

By MD111

Sun, sea, sails … Jorn Utzon nailed it!

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NOTRE DAME DU HAUT

Le Corbusier’s 1956 chapel at Ronchamp could be home to flying

nuns!

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BEACH HOUSE

Holiday or retirement … hmmm …