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flickeringlamps.com
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| | | | | John Ruskin once described Lincoln Cathedral as being "out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles." Sitting at the summit of the hill that Lincoln is built on, the cathedral occupies a commanding position over the surrounding area. It's easy to see why Ruskin held this wonderful building in such... | |
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| | | | | The Notre Dame fire presents all of us with an opportunity to change course and become much more hopeful about the future. | |
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www.lemonde.fr
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| | | | | COLUMN. The French president and the Church have overruled the National Commission for Heritage and Architecture, with their plans to replace stained-glass windows designed by Viollet-Le-Duc in six of the cathedral's chapels with contemporary designs. | |
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| | | When the Eiffel Tower was completed for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the world took notice. France had constructed the world's tallest structure, and it immediately became the envy of the world. The next World's Fair would take place in Chicago in 1893, and the organizers wanted to take the opportunity to out-do the Eiffel Tower with their own structure. The most successful proposal was the Proctor Tower, which is pictured above. It was 335 meters (1,100 feet) tall, which is roughly 12 meters (40 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower. | ||
