 | | | ID: | 3226 | | Title: | Smithsonian Institution Building - The Castle | | Pagerank: | 7 | | Description: | The Smithsonian's first building, popularly known as the Castle, houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center. Completed in 1855, the original Smithsonian Institution Building was designed by architect James Renwick Jr., whose other works include the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. This landmark is constructed of red sandstone from Seneca Creek, Maryland, in the Norman style (a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs). | | Category: | Arts & Humanities: Architecture | | Link Owner: | | | Date Added: | August 13, 2007 06:23:15 PM | | Number Hits: | 1 | | |
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