Designed by WXY architects and the artist George Tsypin the 2,575 square foot pavilion was Inspired by the chambered nautilus. It open in 2015 in Battery Park New York.
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Rock Of Ages Quarry
World’s largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, nearly 600 feet deep. Minerals from the quarrying operation mix with the clear water and turn it the stunning blue of a glacial lake. The stone found here is known as Barre granite. The characteristics of this stone make it good for engraving.
Audrain Automobile Museum – Rhode Island
The Audrain Building Museum is one example of the Gilded Age buildings around Newburyport, Rhode Island. Designed by the famous architect Bruce Price in 1903 (mostly known for his “shingle style”).
Dog Chapel – Vermont
“EVEN BAD DOGS GO TO HEAVEN”
“But for months I couldn’t get the idea of the Dog Chapel out of my mind. I wanted to build a chapel in the style of an 1820s Vermont church on Dog Mountain, our mountaintop farm. I wanted it to fit into the landscape, as if it had always been there.” by Stephen Huneck
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Cogswell’s Grant
Cogswell’s Grant was the summer home of preeminent collectors of American decorative arts Bertram K. and Nina Flatter Little. In 1937 they purchased a 1728 farmhouse with a 165-acre property overlooking the Essex River .
After their deaths (1993), the Littles’ left their collection to Historic New England, which opened it to the public in 1998.
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine – New York
Designed in 1888 however it begun its construction in 1892. Originally the Cathedral was designed in the Byzantine Revival / Romanesque Revival styles, but in 1909 the design changed to a Gothic Revival, the architect for this last style change was done by Ralph Adams Cram of the Boston firm Cram.
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Springfield Museums
AMAZING WORLD OF DR. SEUSS MUSEUM
This museum Honors Theodor Seuss Geisel ( born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts), an American children’s author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, screenwriter, filmmaker, and artist, best known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss.
Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, Massachusetts
Former Shaker village in Hancock, Massachusetts that was established in 1791.
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The Piazza dei Miracoli -Italy
The Piazza dei Miracoli is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.
Florence – Italy
The city of Florence, Italy in the the 15th century was home to the Renaissance.