A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture

A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture
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Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9781588342614
ISBN-13 : 1588342611
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Book Synopsis A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture by : Heather Ewing

Download or read book A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture written by Heather Ewing and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes a specific time in history: the mid-19th-century turreted Castle, the sky-reflecting mid-century modern Air and Space Museum, and the golden, undulating, 21st-century American Indian Museum.

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