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A young Jensen. Jens Jensen was born near Dybbøl, Denmark, on September 13, 1860, to a wealthy farming family. For the first nineteen years of his life he lived on his family's farm, which cultivated his love for the natural environment. When he was four years old, during the Second War of Schleswig in 1864, Jensen watched the Prussians invade ...
Johnpaul Jones (born July 24, 1941) is an American architect and landscape architect, partner in Seattle -based architecture firm Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects, best known for innovative habitat immersion method design of zoo exhibits. A person who self-identifies as Native American, he has also executed many projects for ...
Lucayan people. The Lucayan people (/ luːˈkaɪən / loo-KY-ən) were the original residents of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands before the European colonisation of the Americas. They were a branch of the Taínos who inhabited most of the Caribbean islands at the time. The Lucayans were the first Indigenous Americans encountered by ...
Public transit access. 2, 102. The Columbus Park of Roses, also known as the Whetstone Park of Roses, is a public park and rose garden in Columbus, Ohio. The 13-acre (5.3 ha) park is located within the city's larger Whetstone Park in the Clintonville neighborhood. The free public park is operated by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.
The value of native shrubs in the landscape. Birds, butterflies, moths, bees and other beneficial insects depend on plants to provide seeds, nectar, pollen, cover, nesting sites and nesting ...
Beatrix Farrand. Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House.
Type. White marble. Dimensions. 486.4 cm × 255.3 cm × 184.2 cm (191 + 1⁄2 in × 100 + 1⁄2 in × 72 + 1⁄2 in) Location. Formerly east façade of the United States Capitol. (In storage), Washington, D.C. The Discovery of America is a large marble sculptural group, created by Luigi Persico, which adorned the front of the east façade of ...
Indigenous architecture in the United States reflects the histories of Native Americans through contemporary design. Many Indigenous nations have adopted modern architectural styles for new cultural centers, memorials, and museums. These modern designs are often combined with symbolic elements that connect the buildings to generations of tradition.