Architecture
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Detail of a corner of the East Building
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Interior view of the East Building
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The West building of the National Gallery of Art, with the East Building and the United States Capitol visible behind and to the left
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School children entering the Madison Drive NW entrance of the West building
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The West Building of the National Gallery of Art soon after construction
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Satellite image of National Gallery of Art grounds and surrounding streets
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Centerpiece on the main floor of the West Building
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Oculus of the West Building dome
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Gift shop and waterfall cascade in the concourse
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Famous quotes containing the word architecture:
“It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect.”
—John Ruskin (1819–1900)
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“I don’t think of form as a kind of architecture. The architecture is the result of the forming. It is the kinesthetic and visual sense of position and wholeness that puts the thing into the realm of art.”
—Roy Lichtenstein (b. 1923)