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The popularity of the city's buildings is reflected in the findings of a 2007 poll of Americans by the American Institute of Architects, which found that six of the top 10 most popular U.S. structures were located in Washington, D.C. Overall, the poll found, 17 of the top 150 most popular structures were located in the capital.
Howard Backen's interest in architecture began when he was just five years old. He was born in Montana, but moved to rural Roseburg, Oregon when he was very young. His family sometimes visited his uncle, who was an architect, in Montana, and Backen recalls sifting through his uncle's drawings and sketches while his siblings and cousins played.
The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. [2] After being closed since 2004 for repair and renovation, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
C Street looking northeast. The Henry J. Daly Building (previously known as the Municipal Center and also referred to as 300 Indiana and the Daly Building) is located at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, and 301 C Street, NW, in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
The American University Museum is a three-story, 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m 2) museum and sculpture garden located within the university's Katzen Arts Center.As the region's largest university facility for exhibiting art, the museum's permanent collection highlights the holdings of the Katzen and Watkins collection.
Alban Towers is an apartment building on Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States.It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is considered to be one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Washington.
The Kennedy Center as seen from the air on January 8, 2006 (before construction of the REACH expansion). A portion of the Watergate complex can be seen at the left. The idea for a national cultural center dates to 1933 when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt discussed ideas for the Emergency Relief and Civil Works Administration to create employment for unemployed actors during the Great Depression. [3]