Explore the architecture and design of the Monadnock Building in Chicago built in two different phases
A discussion of the architectural and design elements of the Monadnock Building, Chicago.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about Michelangelo's Pietà of 1499, portraying the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Christ after the Crucifixion, by examining the sculpture in detail.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Questions and answers about Italian architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Construction of the Sagrada Família began in 1882—and is still ongoing.Media Editor: Miranda Chabot
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© Chicago Architecture Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's updates to the light court of Chicago's Rookery building (built 1888).
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© Chicago Architecture Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about the Rookery building (completed 1886) in Chicago, designed by John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham, and its distinctive light-filled atrium.
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© University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about the use of plants in green architecture.
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© Chicago Architecture Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, where numerous important architects are buried, including Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
