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A View on Cities: Washington: National Mall
National Mall seen from the Washington Monument
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: Gateway Arch
The tallest man-made monument in the U.S., the arch is based on a weighted catenary design conceived by Finnish American architect Eero Saarinen. In 1967, the 630 feet (190 m) structure was opened to the public as part of the Jefferson...
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Unesco: Chile: Rapa Nui National Park
Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Marmes Rockshelter
Despite being the fact that human remains at the site are the oldest that have been found in Washington, and at the time of excavation, the oldest set of remains found in North America, the site was submerged under water after the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Santa Fe Plaza
Central park lined with grass, trees, and benches; Indian War Memorial monument; performing arts stage.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Donner Camp
Museum and monument to Donner party; trapped by weather during the winter of 1846-1847; resorted to cannibalism to survive.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Millford Plantation
A monumental 2-story Greek Revival mansion built in 1839 and meticulously restored in the early 1990s.
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Art21: Maya Lin
A great site by PBS that features a biography on the artist and links to art work, videos clips and interviews. On this page there are also links to lesson plans and other artist pages.
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