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Basilica of Notre Dame - Montreal
Basilica of Notre Dame. A masterpiece of neo-Gothic architecture, Notre-Dame Basilica was constructed between 1824 and 1829. Its East Tower, known as ""The Temperance"", holds a ten-bell carillon, while the West Tower, called ""The Perseverance"", holds ""Le Gros Bourdon"", a bell weighing 10,900 kg (24,030 pounds). The polychrome interior is highlighted by outstanding woodwork that is either painted or gilded. Located at the back of the basilica are Sacr?-Coeur Chapel and the Notre-Dame Museum. Architect : J. O'Donnell.
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Basilica of Notre Dame - Montreal
Basilica of Notre Dame. A masterpiece of neo-Gothic architecture, Notre-Dame Basilica was constructed between 1824 and 1829. Its East Tower, known as ""The Temperance"", holds a ten-bell carillon, while the West Tower, called ""The Perseverance"", holds ""Le Gros Bourdon"", a bell weighing 10,900 kg (24,030 pounds). The polychrome interior is highlighted by outstanding woodwork that is either painted or gilded. Located at the back of the basilica are Sacr?-Coeur Chapel and the Notre-Dame Museum. Architect : J. O'Donnell.
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Battery Park - New York
Battery Park. Since its inception more than three decades ago, Battery Park City has steadily attracted attention from groups as disparate as the international architecture-educational community to private New York City tourists. Each year that passes brings more renown to Wallace K. Harrison's plan incorporating the successful marriage of housing and social services.
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Battery Park - New York
Battery Park. Since its inception more than three decades ago, Battery Park City has steadily attracted attention from groups as disparate as the international architecture-educational community to private New York City tourists. Each year that passes brings more renown to Wallace K. Harrison's plan incorporating the successful marriage of housing and social services.
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BCE Place - Toronto
BCE PLACE. Circled by Wellington, Bay, Yonge and Front Streets, BCE Place includes the 51-storey Canada Trust Tower and the two-tier Bay Wellington Tower. Standing at 259 metres (863 feet), the Canada Trust Tower is Toronto's third largest. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the tower has as many as 16 exterior corners on some floors. BCE Place combines new and old architecture with elegance. Toronto's past is represented at BCE by 11 buildings that survived the Great Fire of 1904. With refurbished facades they are a peak into what Toronto's core looked like before the mega-towers rose in their place.
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BCE Place - Toronto
BCE PLACE. Circled by Wellington, Bay, Yonge and Front Streets, BCE Place includes the 51-storey Canada Trust Tower and the two-tier Bay Wellington Tower. Standing at 259 metres (863 feet), the Canada Trust Tower is Toronto's third largest. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the tower has as many as 16 exterior corners on some floors. BCE Place combines new and old architecture with elegance. Toronto's past is represented at BCE by 11 buildings that survived the Great Fire of 1904. With refurbished facades they are a peak into what Toronto's core looked like before the mega-towers rose in their place.
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Black Diamond - Copenhagen - Denmark
The Black Diamond is the official short name for the new Royal Library department. The sloping walls of this remarkable piece of architecture are coated with black mirror finish from Zimbabwe. Situated on the habour front, the massive building resembles a magic stone, and this impression is further developed on sunny days when the light is being reflected wonderfully in the facade. A subtle symbol of the ancient quest for knowledge and truth. It is no coincidence that the square in front is called The S°ren Kierkegaard Square.
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Black Diamond - Copenhagen - Denmark
The Black Diamond is the official short name for the new Royal Library department. The sloping walls of this remarkable piece of architecture are coated with black mirror finish from Zimbabwe. Situated on the habour front, the massive building resembles a magic stone, and this impression is further developed on sunny days when the light is being reflected wonderfully in the facade. A subtle symbol of the ancient quest for knowledge and truth. It is no coincidence that the square in front is called The S°ren Kierkegaard Square.
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Burnham Hotel - Chicago
Burnham Hotel. To Chicagoans of the 1890s, the glass-covered exterior of this building seemed to almost defy gravity. A century later, it is internationally recognized as the direct ancestor of today's glass-and-steel skyscrapers. Extremely narrow piers, mullions, and spandrels, all covered with cream-colored terra cotta decorated with Gothic-style tracery, divide wide expanses of glass and clearly delineate the interior steel framework that supports the building. The light and airy facade is almost entirely windows--both flat and projecting bays--of the type known as a ""Chicago window:"" a wide fixed pane with narrow movable sash windows flanking it. A flat cornice tops the 14-story structure. The severely deteriorated exterior was completely restored by the City of Chicago in 1996.
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Canadian Centre for Architecture - Montreal
Canadian Centre for Architecture. A Museum that Provides a Fresh Perspective on Architecture ! A world acclaimed museum and study centre, the CCA offers an exceptional environment to discover architecture. Visit the CCA's award-winning building, our exhibitions, the CCA Bookstore, the extraordinary sculpture garden, and the magnificently restored 1874 Shaughnessy House.
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