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== Architecture ==
 
== Architecture ==
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Aesthetics is an important part of [[architecture]]. A poll co-sponsored by an architectural society revealed the following public ranking of favorites, with the name of the architect in parentheses:<ref>http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings</ref>
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Aesthetics is an important part of [[architecture]]. A poll co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects revealed the following public ranking of "America's Favorite Architecture", with the name of the architect in parentheses:<ref>http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings</ref>
    
#[[Empire State Building]] (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon)
 
#[[Empire State Building]] (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon)
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#[[U.S. Capitol]] (William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, Montgomery C. Meigs)
 
#[[U.S. Capitol]] (William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, Montgomery C. Meigs)
 
#[[Lincoln Memorial]] (Henry Bacon)
 
#[[Lincoln Memorial]] (Henry Bacon)
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#[[Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion]] (Richard Morris Hunt)
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#[[Biltmore Estate]]/[[Vanderbilt Mansion]] (Richard Morris Hunt)
 
#[[Chrysler Building]] (William Van Alen)
 
#[[Chrysler Building]] (William Van Alen)
 
#[[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] (Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership)
 
#[[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] (Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership)
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