Taliesin West
house, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Taliesin West
Taliesin West, near Scottsdale, Arizona, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Taliesin West, near Scottsdale, Arizona, is one of two homes and architectural schools established by the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Construction began in 1937, serving as Wright's winter residence and a place for his students. Wright, of Welsh heritage, named his homes after the Welsh bard Taliesin. Both Taliesin West and his other home, Taliesin in Wisconsin, were continuously modified until Wright's death in 1959. Wright's remains were later moved to Taliesin West in 1985.1
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