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Exam 3 Flashcards

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Chiswick House

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London, England
Lord Burlington (Richard Boyle) and William Kent
1725-1729
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What Renaissance building inspired Lord Burlington when he designed Chiswick House?

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Palladio’s Villa Rotunda

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What was the main building of Chiswick House used for?

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Entertainment and art display

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Holkham Hall

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Norfolk
William Kent
1734

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(Holkham Hall) Who was this house built for?

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Thomas Cole, 1st Earl of Leicester

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(Holkham Hall) How does this great house manage to survive in the 21st century?

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Can be rented for events

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Strawberry Hill

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Twickenham, England
Horace Walpole
begun 1748

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(Strawberry Hill) What style(s) of architecture were used?

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Horace Walpole

-Georgian Gothic Revival

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Saline Royale (Royal Saltworks)

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Chaux, France
Claude-Nicholas Ledoux
1775-1779

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(Saline Royale) What is the purpose of this complex and what are some of the buildings found here?

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Salt extraction

  • Director’s Pavilion
  • 2 workshops
  • 4 residence halls
  • gatehouse
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(Saline Royale) What are the characteristics of the gatehouse and what purpose do they serve?

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  • portico: imposing entrance

- grotto: symbolic form and only way in and out

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(Saline Royale) What was the Director’s pavilion used for?

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  • church for workers
  • offices
  • covered walkway through building to connect the factories on either side
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(Saline Royale) Who was it built for?

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Louis XV

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Courtyard House

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Beijing, China

15th century

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jian

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module

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*(Courtyard House) Where would you expect to find a courtyard house, in the city or the countryside? Who would live in one?

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[Lecture, Buildings Across Time, pp. 90-92, fig. 4.17]

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Forbidden City and Hall of Supreme Harmony

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Beijing, China

15th century

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*What kind of complex is the Forbidden City?

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[Lecture, Buildings Across Time, pp. 88-92, figs. 4.13-4.15]

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What are some of the buildings found inside the Forbidden City?

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  • administrative buildings (Hall of Supreme Harmony, Middle Harmony, Preserving Harmony)
  • imperial residences (Hall of Heavenly Purity, Earthly Tranquility)
  • garden
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What was Hall of Supreme Harmony used for?

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throne room

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Temple of Heaven

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Beijing, China

1420, restored in 1530 and 1757

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Describe the plan and identify main buildings in the Temple of Heaven complex.

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  • circular mound with alter
  • Imperial Vault of Heaven
  • Hall for Prayer for a Prosperous New Year
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(Temple of Heaven) What was the purpose of this complex?

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place for the emperor to carry out rituals during the winter solstice

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Yoshimura House

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near Osaka, Japan

ca. 1620

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tokonoma

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alcove for displaying art

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shoji

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screens with paper panels

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fusuma

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sliding screens

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minka

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rural houses

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tatami

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rice-straw mats

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(Yoshimura House) Where would you expect to find a minka, in the city or the countryside? Who would live in one?

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rural house

-general supervisors of the region

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(Yoshimura House) What are some of the materials and techniques used to build a minka?

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  • wooden beams

- roof of tiles and thatch

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32
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Himeji Castle

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Hyogo Prefecture near Osaka, Japan
Remodeled by Ikeda Terumasa
1609

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What are some of the functions of a castle in Japan at this time?

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-symbol of military power and political authority

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Katsura Imperial Villa and Tea Houses

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Kyoto, Japan
Hachijo no Miya Tomohito
ca. 1616-1660

35
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Shoin style

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(‘book-hall’ or ‘study’) style of architecture

  • Deliberately rustic
  • Beautifully decorated interior
  • Wooden post and lintel design
36
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(Katsura Imperial Villa) What is its purpose?

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seasonal retreat for a branch of the imperial family

37
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What are the most important design characteristics of a Japanese tea house?

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  • isolated from other buildings
  • rustic building materials (looks like a farmer’s cottage)
  • entrance through low “crawl” door
  • alcove for preparing tea
38
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Neues Wache

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Berlin, Prussia (Germany)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1817-1818

39
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(Neues Wache) Why did Schinkel use the Classical orders in his buildings?

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he believed that the Classical orders were the ideal symbolic language

40
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How was Schinkel’s design of the Neue Wache, especially its façade, suited to its original purpose?

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Royal Guard House

  • corners designed to resemble Roman towers
  • sculptures representing ideas connected to warfare
41
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(Neues Wache) What is the function of this building today? How does the sculpture inside reflect this function?

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memorial to all victims of war and dictatorship

-“Mother with her Dead Son”

42
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Altes Museum

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Berlin, Prussia (Germany)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1823-1828

43
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Who commissioned Schinkel to build the Altes Museum?

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Friedrich Wilhelm III

44
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(Altes Museum) What type of building is this and why is this historically significant?

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first public art museum in Europe

45
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University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
1817-1826

46
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(University of Virginia) What are some of the types of buildings that Jefferson included in his design for the campus?

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  • library
  • dormitories (students and faculty)
  • classrooms
47
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What role did the École des Beaux-Arts and the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures play in 19th century architectural design in France and elsewhere? Who are some of their famous graduates?

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New schools of thought with new ways of planning and designing buildings

  • Bleriot
  • Eifel
  • Michelin
  • Peugeot
48
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Great Exhibition Hall or ‘Crystal Palace’

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London, England
Joseph Paxton
1851

49
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What was Paxton’s training and background?

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no formal training

50
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*What was the purpose of the ‘Crystal Palace’ and how did Paxton earn the commission?

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[Lecture, Buildings Across Time, pp. 414-415.]

51
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What are some of the innovations in material and construction methods introduced by Paxton’s ‘Crystal Palace’?

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  • plate glass

- iron frame assembled on the ground then raised into position

52
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(Crystal Palace) What happened to this building after the Great Exhibition had closed?

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it was taken apart and moved to a new location

53
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Eiffel Tower

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Paris, France
Gustave Eiffel
1889

54
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Describe Gustave Eiffel’s area of training (where did he go to school) and technical expertise.

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trained at École Central des Arts et Manufactures

55
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What types of structures did Eiffel build, what materials did he use, and what are some of his greatest innovations?

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bridges and aqueducts of iron

56
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What was the original purpose of the ‘Eiffel Tower’?

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‘a new world wonder’

57
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(Eiffel Tower) How long did it take to build and what materials and processes contributed to its rapid construction?

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26th months

-iron pieces were constructed off site and brought in

58
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L’Opéra (Opera House)

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Paris, France
Jean-Louis-Charles Garnier
1861-1875

59
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Where was Garnier trained as an architect?

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Beaux-Arts

60
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(Paris Opera House) What older style of architecture does the exterior imitate, and what are some details that prove this?

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Baroque

61
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(Paris Opera House) What style is used to decorate the interior? How would you describe its appearance?

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Second Empire

62
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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New York, NY
James Renwick. Jr.
1858-1879

63
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(St. Patrick’s Cathedral) What style of architecture did Renwick use for this church?

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Gothic Revival

64
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Church of the Sagrada Familia

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Barcelona, Spain
Antoni Gaudi
begun 1882

65
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How does the plan and decoration of the Church of the Sagrada Familia reflect medieval churches?

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Latin cross

66
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(Church of the Sagrada Familia) What older and contemporary styles did Gaudí combine to create the style he called Catalan Modernisme?

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Gothic architecture and Art Nouveau

67
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Menier Factory, Turbine Building

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Noisel-sur-Seine, France
Jules Saulnier
1871-1872

68
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(Menier Factory) What materials are used to provide exterior decoration and how does this tell us about its original purpose?

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features cocoa plants, representing the production of chocolate

69
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(Menier Factory) What purpose does this factory complex serve today?

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Hersey’s French HQ

70
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E. V. Haughwout Department Store

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New York, NY
Daniel Badger, John P Gaynor
1856-1857

71
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(Haughwout Department Store) What did Elisha Otis invent and install in this building?

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Electric elevator

72
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Reliance Building

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Chicago, IL
Daniel Burnham, John Root, and Charles B. Atwood
1894-1895

73
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(Reliance Building) What was the original purpose of this building? What is it today?

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was an office building, now a hotel

74
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Auditorium Building

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Chicago, IL
Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan
1886-1890

75
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(Auditorium Building) What sorts of activities took place here?

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  • theater
  • office buildings
  • hotel
76
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Wainwright Building

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St. Louis, MO
Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan
1890-1891

77
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(Wainwright Building) What are the main three parts of the elevation and what purpose did each serve?

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  • ground floor: business space
  • middle: offices
  • top: mechanical space
78
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What other cities competed to host the World’s Columbian Exposition?

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  • Washington DC

- New York

79
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*Who designed the landscape of the World’s Columbian Exposition? Who was the consulting architect, president and secretary of the Board of Architects?

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.

80
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*Who was selected to design the Women’s Building? Why was this controversial?

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.

81
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*How big is the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building and what other structures can fit inside?

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.

82
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*How many people visited the Columbian Exposition (biggest daily total, overall total)?

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.

83
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Fine Arts Building, World’s Columbian Exposition

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Chicago, IL
Charles Atwood
1893

84
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*(Fine Arts Building) What was the original purpose of this building? What happened to it after the Columbian Exposition?

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