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Page 242
... Architecture " ) , by the Ro- man architect Vitruvius ( 1st century BC ) , devotes three books to Greek and Roman ... architectural sophistication found in no other Greco - Roman buildings devoted to the performing arts . They are ...
... Architecture " ) , by the Ro- man architect Vitruvius ( 1st century BC ) , devotes three books to Greek and Roman ... architectural sophistication found in no other Greco - Roman buildings devoted to the performing arts . They are ...
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... architecture of the 1920s and 1930s , with buildings of contrasting architectural styles juxtaposed helter - skelter , without any plan . Some of the public buildings dating from the 1950s were built in imitation of the Soviet mo ...
... architecture of the 1920s and 1930s , with buildings of contrasting architectural styles juxtaposed helter - skelter , without any plan . Some of the public buildings dating from the 1950s were built in imitation of the Soviet mo ...
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... architecture and forestry . Handling big crowds , preventing ecological damage , preserving the appearance of a natu- ral landscape , supplying a whole range of recreation for varied tastes without mutual interference - all of these are ...
... architecture and forestry . Handling big crowds , preventing ecological damage , preserving the appearance of a natu- ral landscape , supplying a whole range of recreation for varied tastes without mutual interference - all of these are ...
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