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  2. Architecture of Germany - Wikipedia

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    Neuschwanstein was designed by Christian Jank, a theatrical set designer, which possibly explains the fantastical nature of the resulting building. The architectural expertise, vital to a building in such a perilous site, was provided first by the Munich court architect Eduard Riedel and later by Georg von Dollmann, son-in-law of Leo von Klenze.

  3. Frank Lloyd Wright - Wikipedia

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    Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in the town of Richland Center, Wisconsin, but maintained throughout his life that he was born in 1869. [4] [5] In 1987 a biographer of Wright suggested that he had been christened as "Frank Lincoln Wright" or "Franklin Lincoln Wright" but these assertions were not supported by any documentation.

  4. Saint Basil's Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного, romanized: Sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo), known in English as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia.

  5. Hemel Hempstead - Wikipedia

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    The initial plans for the New Town were drawn up by architect Geoffrey Jellicoe. His view of Hemel Hempstead, he said, was "not a city in a garden, but a city in a park." However, the plans were not well received by most locals. Revised, and less radical plans were drawn up, and the first developments proceeded despite local protests in July 1948.

  6. Avicii - Wikipedia

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    Tim Bergling [a] (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, [b] was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer.At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. [2]

  7. RMS Queen Mary - Wikipedia

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    The plans eventually fell through; in 1992 Disney gave up the lease on the ship to focus on building what would become Disney California Adventure Park. The DisneySea concept was recycled a decade later in Japan as Tokyo DisneySea , with a recreated ocean liner resembling Queen Mary named the SS Columbia as the centrepiece of the American ...

  8. CN Tower - Wikipedia

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    These plans evolved over the next few years, and the project became official in 1972. The tower would have been part of Metro Centre (see CityPlace ), a large development south of Front Street on the Railway Lands , a large railway switching yard that was being made redundant after the opening of the MacMillan Yard north of the city in 1965 ...