Explore the mesmerizing art and architectural details of the Marquette Building by William Holabird and Martin Roche
An overview of the architectural details of the Marquette Building, Chicago; it was designed by William Holabird and Martin Roche.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Hishikawa Moronobu's Beauty Looking Back exemplifies the changing lifestyles of Japan's Tokugawa period.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.If there's one thing architect Antoni Gaudí hated, it was straight lines.Media Editor: Lauren Sims
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© American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about the chemistry of early photographic processes.
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© Chicago Architecture Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about the Chicago fire of 1871 and the rebuilding of the city, including construction of the Rookery building (1886), designed by Daniel H. Burnham and John Wellborn Root.
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Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Architect Renzo Piano discussing his design for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, from the documentary Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Iron ore is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and one of its primary uses is in the production of steel. When combined with carbon, iron changes character completely and becomes the alloy steel.
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© Chicago Architecture Foundation (A Britannica Publishing Partner)How postwar demolition of Chicago's architectural legacy galvanized the historical preservation movement that saved the Marquette Building (Holabird & Roche, 1895).
