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Museum · Historic precedent

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Horace Trumbauer; Zantzinger, Borie and Medary · Philadelphia, United States · 1928

Key featuresNeoclassical temple wings atop grand steps on a hill, with coloured glazed terracotta in the pediments.

Architect
Horace Trumbauer; Zantzinger, Borie and Medary
Place
Philadelphia, United States
Year
1928
Typology
Museum
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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