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Museum · Historic precedent

National Building Museum

Montgomery C. Meigs · Washington, United States · 1887

Key featuresBrick hall ringed by a sculpted frieze; giant Corinthian columns rise through its vast atrium.

Architect
Montgomery C. Meigs
Place
Washington, United States
Year
1887
Typology
Museum
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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