Capitol Skyline Hotel [SEP] architect
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Skyline Plaza (Frankfurt)


the actual trade fair grounds. It opened in May 2014. A office tower, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, is planned for the north corner of the Skyline Plaza site. The construction is planned to start in 2017 and to be completed in 2020. In 2008 Hyatt Hotels Corporation signed a contract to build a luxury 110m "Grand Hyatt" hotel tower on the site. The proposed design was created by UNStudio. In 2013 Hyatt dropped out of the project. In April 2014, a residential tower with a
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Capitol Centre, Singapore


working closely with the project's lead architect, Richard Meir and Partners Architects, the project consists of Singapore's largest cinema cum theatre complex, a luxury hotel and retail shops, with a total size of . In November 2011, Shimizu Corporation was awarded the contract to develop a large scale mixed use complex called "Capitol Development". The Capitol Centre was demolished by 2012, with the new shopping component Capitol Piazza and residential component named Eden Residences Capitol been built on its former site and were officially opened in May 2015.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan


homes. section begin="weather box" /section end="weather box"/ The city skyline shows the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, formerly the Pantlind, which reopened in 1981 after extensive renovations by Marvin DeWinter & Associates. This work included the addition of a 29–story glass tower offering panoramic views of the city, river and surrounding area. The Pantlind Hotel's original architects, Warren & Wetmore, were inspired by the work of the Scottish neoclassical architect Robert Adam. In its prime, the hotel was rated as one of the top ten hotels in the US
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Stamford House, Singapore


Stamford House and Capitol Building were officially opened as The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore in 1 October 2018. The Stamford House was designed by RAJ Bidwell, who was also the architect for Raffles Hotel, Goodwood Park Hotel and other significant buildings in Singapore. The building is architecturally well-related to its environs, including the adjacent Capitol Theatre and the MPH Building on Stamford Road. The Stamford House is a variation of the Venetian Renaissance architectural style that was popular in commercial buildings in the Victorian period. It has an appealing, romantic
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Pennsylvania State Capitol sculpture groups


Huston, the Capitol's architect, chose Barnard in 1902 to create exterior sculpture for the building. The initial sculpture program, conceived by Barnard and Huston, called for eight sculpture groups – a pair flanking each of the building's four entrances – as well as an "enormous bronze composition along the skyline of the main entrance façade." The latter was to represent the Apotheosis of Labor, and be supported by four pairs of caryatids depicting different types of laborers. The groups flanking the main entrances on the east and west
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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit


is the Michigan Central Station (1913) by Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stem. During the Roaring Twenties, Detroit's historic skyline arose. Louis Kamper designed the ornate Neo-Renaissance styled Book-Cadillac Hotel (1924), which opened as the world's tallest hotel at the time. The city's architectural legacy is rich in Art Deco style. Joseph L. Hudson, the department store magnate, had commissioned architect Hugh Ferriss to produce a series of renderings depicting new buildings for the city skyline. Hudson's department
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Hotel Richmond


Once a leading hotel in downtown Richmond, Virginia, the Hotel Richmond overlooks the Thomas Jefferson designed State Capitol in Capitol Square. One of the rare gilded-age hotels built by a woman entrepreneur, the Hotel Richmond is now owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia, which uses it as its Ninth Street Office Building, currently housing the Office of the Attorney General. The Hotel Richmond was built in 1904 by entrepreneuse Adeline Detroit Atkinson, with first phase by Harrison Albright and second by John Kevan Peebles, the latter architect of the
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Stamford House, Singapore


for commercial redevelopment. In 2010, a consortium formed by Pua Seck Guan’s Perennial Real Estate and Chesham Properties won a bid to restore Stamford House, Capitol Theatre and Capitol Building into a hotel, shops, residences, and a theatre. Grant Associates worked closely with the project's lead architect, Richard Meir and Partners Architects, the project consist of Singapore's largest cinema cum theatre complex, a 6 stars luxury hotel and a shopping mall, with a total size of 21,000 m. In November 2011, Shimizu Corporation was awarded
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Court End


, the Wickham House at the Valentine Richmond History Center, the White House of the Confederacy at the Museum of the Confederacy, Executive Mansion and Virginia State Capitol. Other adjacent historic structures include the Capitol Square Bell Tower, Hotel Richmond, Murphy's Hotel, Old City Hall. The neighborhood includes the Egyptian Building, First African Baptist Church, the Medical College of Virginia's West Hospital and Morson's Row. Notable architects associated with Court End include Robert Mills (architect), who designed Monumental Church, Thomas U. Walter,
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Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem


Leonardo Plaza Jerusalem Hotel is a luxury hotel located in central Jerusalem on King George Street. The hotel is across the street from Heichal Shlomo and the Jerusalem Great Synagogue. Leonardo Plaza Jerusalem Hotel, overlooking Independence Park, was one of the first hotels to be built in West Jerusalem after the Six-Day War. Construction began in 1968. The architect of the 22-story Jerusalem stone-clad tower, which changed the city skyline, was Mordechai Ben-Horin. The hotel has 279 rooms and 2 restaurants. It opened in
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Disney's Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel


Disney's Hotel New York — The Art of Marvel is a hotel situated in Disneyland Paris. Originally called Disney's Hotel New York, it was designed by postmodern architect Michael Graves. Citing early 20th century Art Deco it was designed to echo the essence and feel of New York City. The exterior of the hotel itself is a stylised skyscraper-filled skyline. The hotel opened in 1992. During the 2017 edition of D23, Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, announced that the hotel would be
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History of Davenport, Iowa


building boom. The city's skyline began to form, with the construction of commercial buildings like the Kahl Building and the Capitol Theatre, the Parker Building, and American Commercial and Savings Bank. Large national department stores also arrived downtown, Montgomery Wards, Sears and J.C. Penney. The Blackhawk Hotel was built in downtown in 1915. The original hotel was seven stories. Four floors were added in the 1920s, giving a total of 400 rooms. The Blackhawk has been host to several high-profile people including Carl Sandburg,
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Mandarin Oriental, Singapore


the hotel's interiors. In both 2010 and 2011, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore was named in Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List. The hotel's 527 rooms and suites overlooks the Singapore city skyline. US Architect John Portman designed the atrium-style hotel based on a theatre concept and intended the exterior of the structure to resemble a fan, a nod to the Mandarin Oriental logo. Near 100 pieces of fine regional art adorn the property's interior. The hotel offers business and personal amenities for its guests. It has ball
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Grand Lisboa


Grand Lisboa () is a 47-floor, hotel in Sé, Macau, China. It is owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man. Its casino and restaurants were opened on February 11, 2007, while the hotel was opened in December 2008. The casino offers 800 gaming tables and 1,000 slot machines. The hotel contains 430 hotel rooms and suites. The Grand Lisboa is the tallest building in Macau and the most distinctive part of its skyline. The
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Hotel Richmond


A picture of the Christ child survived "alone and uninjured" when the demolition of the St. Clare accidentally went awry. Further additions were made by John Kevan Peebles, architect of the wings of the State Capitol, and were done in preparation for the 1907 300th anniversary of the founding of Virginia; obviously, the two were meant to be part of a whole look for Capitol Square. On its construction it became one of many distinguished hotels in downtown Richmond that operated in the early part of the 20th century, including the
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Solomon Andrew Layton


the Canadian County Jail. He moved to Oklahoma City in 1907. By 1911, Layton had become a recognized architect in Oklahoma City, and he bid successfully to build the Oklahoma State Capitol. He originally intended the Capitol to have a dome, but due to budgetary constraints, his vision was not realized until a dome was added to the Capitol in 2002. After the Capitol, Layton began designing skyscrapers in downtown Oklahoma City such as the Baum Building, the Medical Arts Building, and the Skirvin Hotel. During this time
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Richard L. Friedman


, Friedman was named to the Board of Directors of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a global luxury hotel brand. In June 2014, the Boston Globe reported that Friedman was building a new Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences One Dalton Street project in Boston. Standing 742 ft tall, One Dalton will be New England's tallest residential building and is set to transform the Boston skyline upon its completion. Designed by acclaimed architect, Henry N. Cobb, One Dalton will comprise 160 residences set above a 215-key Four Seasons Hotel. In
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Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow


hotel formed part of a group called the "London Heathrow Conference Service" with most of the major hotels in the area, to specifically target business travelers and "become the business meeting centre of Europe". The Skyline Hotel, along with Skyline Park Tower in Knightsbridge were developed by Capital & Counties. Skyline sold them to both to a Sheraton subsidiary for a combined £4 million in 1977. From the outset the hotel became known for hosting numerous international business conferences. On 9 March 1977, the "Transport of hazardous
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Jacolby Satterwhite


January,"The House of Patricia Satterwhite" at the Mallorca Landings Gallery in Palme De Mallorca, Spain in February, and "Grey Lines" at Recess Activities in New York, NY in August. In 2014 Satterwhite showed work in the exhibition "WPA Hothouse Video: Jacolby Satterwhite," curated by Julie Chae, Capitol Skyline Hotel Chae described Satterwhite's work as "visually spectacular, strange, and boldly combines humor with darker elements." The exhibition included the work "Country Ball," which is in the public collection of the
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Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow


Sheraton Skyline Hotel and Conference Centre. In May 2002, hundreds of people were evacuated from the hotel by fire services, after it was reported that guests could smell ammonia. In early November 2007 there was a hit-and-run incident at the hotel when Detective Constable Cathy Corbett, 39, was rundown by a blue Peugeot 207, suffering serious head injuries. The hotel was purchased in 2015 by Qatar Airways, the first such hotel to be branded under the airline's Oryx brand. The Sheraton Skyline was built in
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Hotel Imperial


the nineteenth-century Viennese elegance with ornate marble, hand-carved statues, and massive crystal chandeliers. In the lobby, the Royal Staircase leads up to suites and rooms that are also illuminated by magnificent chandeliers hanging from the high stucco ceilings. The hotel's private balconies offer views of the "Altstadt" skyline. The building was designed by architect Arnold Zenetti and built under the direction of Heinrich Adam in 1863. Initially, it was planned as the city palace ("Stadtpalais") and residence of Duke Philipp of
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Skyline operator


The Skyline operator is the subject of an optimization problem, used in a query to filter results from a database to keep only those objects that are not worse than any other. This operator is an extension to SQL proposed by Börzsönyi et al. A classic example of application of the Skyline operator involves selecting a hotel for a holiday. The user wants the hotel to be both cheap and close to the beach. However, hotels that are close to the beach may also be expensive. In this case, the Skyline operator
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Architect of the Capitol


The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch and is accountable to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court. The current acting Architect of the Capitol is Christine A. Merdon, the Deputy Chief Architect of the Capitol & Chief Operating Officer. The most recent Architect of the Capitol was Stephen T. Ayers. Ayers served as
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Skyline Casino


Skyline Hotel and Casino is a locals casino and hotel located on of land at 1741 North Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada. The property initially opened as the Dixie Bar in the 1940s. The Skyline opened as a casino on the property on October 1, 1964, but closed the following year. It briefly operated as the Wheel Casino during the early 1970s, before reopening as the Skyline on October 1, 1974. It has been renovated numerous times since then, with a 51-room hotel structure opening in June 2017. The
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Architect of the Capitol


acting Architect of the Capitol since February 2007, and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 2010, becoming the 11th Architect of the Capitol. He retired on November 23, 2018. The Architect of the Capitol sits on the Capitol Police Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Police, and on the United States Capitol Guide Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Guide Service. Until 1989, the position of Architect of the Capitol was filled by appointment from the President of the United
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Macau Tower


Grand Lisboa hotel are the most recognizable landmarks in the Macau skyline. On a visit to Auckland, New Zealand, Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau. The tower was designed by New Zealand engineering firm Beca Group and Gordon Moller of Moller Architects for Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001. The architect
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Brown Palace Hotel (Denver)


, rooms begin at $325 per night, suites begin at $800 per night. The hotel was built in 1892 of sandstone and red granite, one year later than the Oxford Hotel. It was named for its original owner, Henry C. Brown, who had originally homesteaded the Capitol Hill area, and was designed with its distinctive triangular shape by architect Frank Edbrooke, who also designed the Oxford Hotel. The interior and the exterior of the building are considered to be the "finest extant example" of Edbrooke's work
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Shock (album)


by popular music videos. "In the Jungle" (Capitol Records #9241) Released: 27 Sep 1984 (song is also the B-Side to the single "Shock")br "Shame" (Capitol Records #5497) Released: 3 Jul 1985 Charts: Australia #18 / US #21 / US-FM #10 / US-Dance #14br "Shock" (Capitol Records #5529) Released: Oct 1985 Charts: US #84br "Icy Red" (Capitol Records AU#CP-1698) Released: 1985 (
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Club Quarters Hotel (Houston)


Capitol street. They persisted through 1924, even as Main Street hosted extensive commercial development. Block 80 consisted completely of commercial development after 1924. The First Baptist Church site lay vacant for two decades until the construction of the Texas State Hotel. The Texas State Hotel was designed by Joseph Finger, a local architect. The footprint of the sixteen-story, steel-framed building was a C-shape facing both Fannin and Rusk streets. The hotel was owned by Jesse H Jones. The Texas State Hotel was originally planned
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Havana


Many high-rise office buildings, and apartment complexes, along with some hotels built in the 1950s dramatically altered the skyline. Modernism, therefore, transformed much of the city and is known its individual buildings of high quality rather than its larger key buildings. Examples of the latter are Habana Libre (1958), which before the revolution was the Havana Hilton Hotel and La Rampa movie theater (1955). Famous architects such as Walter Gropius, Richard Neutra and Oscar Niemeyer all passed through the city, while strong influences can
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Robert Seppings


Sir Robert Seppings, FRS (11 December 176725 April 1840) was an English naval architect. Seppings was born to Robert and Lydia Seppings at Fakenham, Norfolk, on 11 December 1767 and baptised three days later. In 1782 he was apprenticed in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth. In 1800, when he had risen to be master shipwright assistant in the yard, he invented a device which greatly reduced the time required to repair the lower portions of ships in dry dock when compared with the laborious process of lifting then in vogue.
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Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow


Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow is a 4-star hotel in London, England. It is located at Bath Road in Hayes Middlesex, near Heathrow Airport. The hotel, built in 1971, is operated by the Sheraton hotel group and has 350 rooms. The hotel was purchased in 2015 by Qatar Airways, the first such hotel to be branded under the airline's Oryx brand. The hotel opened for business on 1 February 1973 with a single room price of ₤6 and double-rooms priced at ₤9. That same year the
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Skyline operator


would only present those hotels that are not worse than any other hotel in both price and distance to the beach. To give an example in SQL: Börzsönyi et al. proposed the following syntax for the Skyline operator: where d, ... d denote the dimensions of the Skyline and MIN, MAX and DIFF specify whether the value in that dimension should be minimised, maximised or simply be different. The Skyline operator can be implemented directly in SQL using current SQL constructs, however this has been shown to be very slow.
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Capitol View (Washington, D.C.)


neighborhood coalesced, it took the name Capitol View because the United States Capitol building could be seen (albeit distantly) on its western skyline. The character of the Capitol View neighborhood radically changed with the construction of large public housing complexes. The first of these, the East Capitol Dwellings, began construction in 1952 as a 394-unit public housing complex. By the time the complex was completed in 1955, it had expanded to 577 units and straddled both sides of East Capitol Street between 58th and 60th Street. The new housing was
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Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC


designer of the Washington Monument, while the other half was designed by Thomas U. Walter, one of the architects for the United States Capitol. Kimpton began a $32 million renovation of the General Post Office Building in 2000 after an agreement with the General Services Administration to lease the building for 60 years. The main post office area was transformed into the hotel lobby and the mail-sorting pavilion became the restaurant. The hotel rooms feature vaulted 12–18 ft (3.7-5.5 m) ceilings and long windows. The color scheme
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Cape May Historic District


1850s through the 1880s up to 3,000 visitors arrived each day during the summer season. Newport, Rhode Island, Saratoga Springs, New York and Long Branch, New Jersey were the town's main rivals in the summer resort business, as Cape May's reputation rose and fell with the whims of fashion. During the 1850s summer cottages were first built and the construction of large hotels continued. Thomas U. Walter, the Architect of the Capitol, designed an addition to the Columbia Hotel. The Mount Vernon Hotel, which was designed
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The Park Tower Knightsbridge Hotel


has a close similarity to the tower of Elmbank Gardens, an office block in Glasgow which Seifert's practice designed around the same period. Sheraton Hotels acquired the management contract for the Park Tower, along with the Skyline Hotel at Heathrow Airport, from Canadian-based Skyline Hotels on May 14, 1977, and the hotel was renamed the Sheraton Park Tower. When Starwood Hotels bought Sheraton, they moved the hotel from their Sheraton division to The Luxury Collection division, but somewhat confusingly kept the Sheraton name on the hotel for many
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181-187 Hay Street, Sydney


Capitol Theatre and Palace Hotel it forms a significant historic precinct of Victorian and Edwardian buildings of consistent character and scale, reflecting the period's growth and prosperity in relation to the markets, the railway terminus and nearby large scale retail centres such as Anthony Hordern and Company. With the Capitol Theatre, the Corporation Building is a surviving element of the Belmore Market Precinct and a very fine example of market architecture from the late Victorian period. The building is an early and important work of the City Architect, George McRae, who designed
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The Fullerton Hotel Singapore


Keys of Keys & Dowdeswell, a Shanghai firm of architects, which won the project through an architectural design competition. The architectural firm also designed the Capitol Theatre, its adjoined Capitol Building and the Singapore General Hospital. The northern end of the building covers the site of Fort Fullerton, a fort built in 1829 to defend the settlement against any naval attacks. The fort consisted of an Artillery Barrack, a house for the officers, barracks for soldiers and a 68-pounder gun guarding the entrance to the river which used to stand on
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Leroy Buffington


LeRoy Sunderland Buffington (1847–1931) was an American architect from Minnesota who specialized in hotels, public and commercial buildings, churches, and residences. He was born September 22, 1847, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied architecture and engineering at the University of Cincinnati and graduated in 1869. He later moved to Saint Paul, becoming a partner of Abraham Radcliffe, and worked on the remodeling of the original Minnesota State Capitol. After the first capitol burned down, Buffington designed a replacement that served as the State House until 1904
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Hoff Building


The Hoff Building in Boise, Idaho, USA, was designed by Boise architects Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1930 in the style of Art Deco. The building originally was known as the Hotel Boise, and it is a contributing resource in the Boise Capitol Area District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places May 12, 1976. At 11 floors in 1930, the building is considered Boise's first skyscraper, and it is listed as the 11th tallest building in the city. Hotel Boise was constructed in 1930 for
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David Lynn (architect)


David Lynn (November 10, 1873 – May 25, 1961) was an American architect and honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. He served as Architect of the Capitol from 1923 until 1954. David Lynn was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was a 21-year veteran of the Architect of the Capitol's staff before being appointed Architect of the Capitol in 1923. His appointment was made by President Calvin Coolidge on August 22, 1923. During Lynn's administration, four major buildings were added to the Capitol complex
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List of buildings in Laredo, Texas


was the buildings architect and Atlee B. Ayres was its engineer. The building is of Mission/Spanish Revival architectural style. Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building is located in the downtown historical district next to the historical La Posada Hotel. It was once the Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol building now showcases memorabilia from the short lived Republic of the Rio Grande. It displays pictures, books, and furniture from the 19th century Laredo area. It offers guided tours for school age children and adults year-round. Because of
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Capitol Beach Lake


Capitol Beach Lake (also known as Salt Lake) is a 300-acre private lake in west Lincoln, Nebraska. The lake is managed by the Capitol Beach Community Association. Capitol Beach Lake is located roughly three miles west of Downtown Lincoln and is surrounded by permanent residences as well as summer homes and rental properties. From the lake, the Capitol Building can be clearly seen as well as the skyline of Downtown Lincoln. Summertime activities at the lake include swimming, boating, sailing, fishing, water-skiing, and jet skiing
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Mantra Towers of Chevron


it was purchased and redeveloped in the late 1990s by the Raptis Group. Construction of the Towers of Chevron Renaissance commenced in September 2001 and was completed in December 2004. They were named Skyline, Skyline North and Skyline Central in honour of the Skyline Bar, which was opened in 1957 as part of the Chevron Hotel. The first Tower of the Chevron Renaissance project, Skyline, was completed in January 2003. The second, Skyline North, was completed in May 2004. The third Tower, Skyline Central, was completed in
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Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow


cargoes by air" conference was held at the hotel. During the 1970s, entertainment at the hotel included Diamond Lil's Wild West Cabaret, which ran up to six nights a week, and the house band The Banjo Boys. In 1980 the Turkish Cypriot business community met at the hotel to discuss trade and investment between Turkey and the UK. In 1981, John Rotter was appointed controller of the Sheraton Management Corporation and controller of the Sheraton Skyline Hotel. In 1988, Swedish property development consortium Reinhold Int bought the hotel for
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Hisham N. Ashkouri


contributed to the Pediatrics floors of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and has also performed restoration and renovation work on many public and municipal buildings throughout New England. While working for The Architects' Collaborative in 1974, Ashkouri led the urban planning and design effort for the conceptual plan for the expansion of the Capitol Center for the City of Tallahassee, FL, and in 1983 was architect for the interior spaces, conference center, and guest rooms of the Westin Hotel at Copley Place in Boston, MA. Ashkouri's designs abroad
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The Cube (building)


The Cube is a 25 storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects, it contains 135 flats, of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant. It is the final phase of The Mailbox development. The site is enclosed by The Mailbox complex, Commercial Street, Washington Wharf apartment complex and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. As the final stage of The Mailbox development, Birmingham Development Company Ltd. decided to organise a design competition for a building
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Capitol Building, Singapore


October 2017. The deadlock was broken by a settlement made in the High Court in January 2018 and, in March, Perennial bought out Chesham Properties for about $528 million. In May 2018, Perennial Real Estate Holdings appointed Kempinski Hotels S.A. as its operator, and renamed the hotel The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore. It has 157 guest rooms and suites, and an international restaurant situated within the restored Capitol Building and Stamford House. The Capitol Building and Stamford House were officially opened as The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore in 1 October
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Harrison Albright


Philadelphia. He moved to Charleston, West Virginia in 1891 and was architect for the State of West Virginia in addition to designing residential projects. As State architect he designed an annex to the State Capitol, a state asylum at Huntington, West Virginia, the Miners' Hospital in Fairmont, West Virginia and buildings at Shepherd University and the Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University at Keyser. In 1901, he was hired by Indiana hotelier Lee Wiley Sinclair to design the landmark West Baden Springs Hotel which included the steel and glass dome
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Frank L. Hope & Associates


and another in 1982 it was given a special Award of Honor by the AIA. Hope secured the contract at age 35 with no background in the design of stadiums. Gary Allen is acknowledged as the design architect of the stadium. The firm designed buildings that are part of San Diego's downtown skyline during the city's boom in the '70s to '80s, including the east tower of the waterfront Marriott Hotel adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center and the First National Bank building. (Both buildings were designed by C.W.
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Big City Plan


a flagship project for the Redevelopment of Birmingham and is set to become the largest public library in Britain. The Cube is a 23 storey cuboid tower completed in 2010, in Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects, the mixed use development contains 135 flats, 111,500 ft² (10,360 m²) of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant. It is the final phase of The Mailbox development. It has already been dubbed 'Tetris Tower' by some Brummies due to the exterior resembling
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Hotel Freiderica


The Hotel Fredeirica is a historic commercial building at 625 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas. The five-story building was built in 1914 and enlarged in 1941. The original building was designed by Theodore M. Sanders, and the addition by Edward Durell Stone, both prominent Arkansas architects. Both sections of the building are excellent representatives of their architectural styles: the older in a typical early 20th-century commercial style, and the addition in the International style. Originally built by "Arkansas Gazette" newspaperman Fred W. Allsopp
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The Mansion on O Street


The Mansion on O Street is an American luxury boutique hotel in the Dupont Circle historic district of Washington D.C. The hotel is noted for eccentric interior styling which includes hidden doors, secret passages, and rooms in which all furnishings and fixtures are for sale. The four-story building contains guest rooms, a private Social club, the O Street Museum Foundation and a conference center. The building was originally designed in 1892 by the architect of the Capitol, Edward Clark, as a cluster of three row houses for himself and family
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Sep Ruf


Sep Ruf (full name Franz Joseph Ruf; 9 March 1908, in Munich – 29 July 1982, in Munich) was a German architect and designer, belonging to the Bauhaus group. He was one of the representatives of modern architecture in Germany after World War II. His elegant buildings received high credits in Germany and Europe and his German pavilion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, built together with Egon Eiermann, achieved worldwide recognition. He attended the Interbau 1957 in Berlin-Hansaviertel and was one of the three architects who
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Capitol Piazza


The Capitol Piazza is a shopping mall at the Downtown Core in Singapore. The mall was a part of the Capitol Singapore complex which consisted of the Capitol Theatre, the residential apartments Eden Residences Capitol, and the hotel The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore. Built on the former site of the Capitol Centre as the part of Capitol Singapore development by Capitol Investment Holdings, the Capitol Piazza was partially opened in late March 2015. The two storey mall with two basements is consisted of the following sections: an Open Plaza, an Arcade,
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Skyline


competitively built towers. The Colosseum and 2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium give varied sport stadium skylines. Some remote locations have striking skylines, created either by nature or by sparse human settlement in an environment not conducive to housing significant populations. Norman Foster served as architect for the Gherkin in London and the Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, and these buildings have to added to their cities' skylines. Albert Speer made a notable night time skyline with searchlights at Nuremberg. Skylines are sometimes used as backgrounds for movies, television shows, news websites
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Capitol Building, Singapore


have been gazetted for conservation, meaning that the buildings' facades and other architectural features must be maintained to ensure the buildings' historical integrity. It is believed by property analysts that the development area will attract major property developers to bid and develop the site. Grant Associates worked closely with the project's lead architect, Richard Meir and Partners Architects, the project consist of Singapore's largest cinema cum theatre complex, 6 stars luxury hotel & retail shops, with a total size of 21,000 m. In November 2011, Shimizu Corporation was
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Crown Regency Hotel and Towers


. There is also an elevator going from the 18th floor (Sky Lobby) all the way to the 38th floor and providing a great view of Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City. The Crown Regency Hotel and Towers was designed by local architectural firm T.I. Vasquez Architects & Planners Inc., while the structural design was made by G. E. Origenes Consulting Engineers. Other members of the design team are CMA Engineering Consultants (Sanitary, Mechanical, and Fire Safety Works); lraido T. Legaspi, Jr. & Associates (Electrical Works);
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Vancouver


city's landscape is the giant tent-frame Canada Place (designed by Zeidler Roberts Partnership Partnership, MCMP & DA Architects), the former Canada Pavilion from the 1986 World Exposition, which includes part of the Convention Centre, the Pan-Pacific Hotel, and a cruise ship terminal. Two modern buildings that define the southern skyline away from the downtown area are City Hall and the Centennial Pavilion of Vancouver General Hospital, both designed by Townley and Matheson in 1936 and 1958, respectively. A collection of Edwardian buildings in the
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Jacksonville Riverwalks


Southbank on November 8, 1985. It was intended as a venue where tourists and local residents alike could view the beauty of the river and the skyline of the city. On a sunny day, the view from the walk includes shimmering water, shiny buildings, sailboats & speedboats. The walk was designed by Perkins & Perkins Architects to be a festive waterfront public space linking Friendship Fountain and Harbormasters Restaurant (now River City Brewing Co.) with hotels and office buildings east of the Main Street Bridge. Friendship Park Fountain was built
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Frederick W. Garber


Vernon Manor Hotel was built in 1924 the Avondale neighborhood "for wealthy Cincinnatians longing to get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown". Perched atop one of the cities' Seven Hills it overlooks the city skyline. It was featured in the 1986 film "Rainman" starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Garber & Woodward were involved in planning with landscape architect John Nolen for a recreation center in the Mariemont project development, "an essential component" but after Nolen's services were terminated the commission was never fulfilled, and
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Cumberland, Maryland


Courthouse dominates the city's skyline. It was designed in 1893 by local architect Wright Butler. The Queen City Hotel was built by the B&O during the 1870s. The battle to preserve it was lost when the building was demolished in 1972. Temple B'er Chayim's 1865 Gothic Revival building is one of the oldest surviving synagogue buildings in the United States. Also of note are the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Terminus at Canal Place, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, the
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The Ritz Hotel, London


began working together preparing designs for the Grand Petit Palais in the Paris Exhibition of 1900. Both architects worked on the plans for the London Ritz in 1904-5. According to Montgomery-Massingberd and Watkin the exterior is both structurally and visually Franco-American in influence with little trace of English architecture. For them the exterior "represents an evocative confluence of various Parisian architectural traditions"; the Piccadilly arcade echoes the arcaded ground floor in the Place Vendrome and the Rue de Rivoli, the steep mansarded skyline on the Green Park
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Hugh Thompson (architect)


Hugh M. Thompson was an American architect. He was active in Bend, Oregon during the early 20th Century. Thompson designed the Capitol Theater, New Redmond Hotel, Old Bend High School, Redmond Union High School, the Butch Stover House and an addition to the Pilot Butte Inn. In partnership with Lee Arden Thomas, he designed the O. C. Henkle Building, C. J. Breir Store, Saint Francis School, the 1923 Kenwood School addition, the Hudson & Sather Building, the Central Oregon Bank and the Vandevert & Whitington Garage
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Albert Kahn (architect)


120,000 workers. Kahn was responsible for many of the buildings and houses built under direction of the Hiram Walker family in Walkerville, Ontario, including Willistead Manor. Kahn's interest in historically styled buildings is also seen in his houses in Detroit's Indian Village, the Cranbrook House, the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, and The Dearborn Inn, the world's first airport hotel. Kahn also designed the 28-story Art Deco Fisher Building in Detroit, now a landmark and considered one of the most beautiful elements of the Detroit skyline.
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Sapphire Tower


listed the development (including land) for sale to respective buyers in order to repay creditors. A partnership of Israel Land Development Company and Skyline International Development Inc. (the Canadian division of Mishorim) purchased the site at 70 Temperance Street in December 2007 from the property's receiver for C$24.1 million. The partners announced plans to build a 55-storey office, hotel, and residential skyscraper on the site for an estimated C$138 million. A 54-storey design by Page+Steele architects was later revealed. By 2011, after several designs had been
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History of Austin, Texas


E. Myers, who built the Capitols of Michigan and Colorado, won with a Renaissance Revival style. However, construction was held up for two years over a debate as to whether the exterior should be built from granite or limestone. It was eventually decided that it would be built of "sunset red" granite from Marble Falls. Funded by the famous XIT Ranch, the building remains part of the Austin skyline. The state capitol is smaller than the United States Capitol in total gross square footage, but is actually taller than
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Nebraska State Capitol


to hire Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball to serve as the commission's professional advisor. Kimball, who was president of the American Institute of Architects, devised a two-stage competition for the selection of a capitol architect. In the preliminary stage, the commission invited Nebraska architects to submit capitol designs and hired Irving Kane Pond to serve as judge. Together, Pond and the commission selected Ellery L. Davis (Lincoln), John Latenser & Sons (Omaha), and John McDonald and Alan McDonald (Omaha) to compete in
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United States Capitol Flag Program


hence, the Architect of the Capitol instituted a program of flying smaller flags that may be purchased through members' offices. The Architect of the Capitol fulfills all flag requests from members of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. Flags are flown daily year-round, weather permitting, excluding Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. There are special flag poles where all flags are flown. After it is flown over the Capitol, each flag is issued a keepsake certificate of authenticity by the Architect of
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Pennsylvania State Capitol


used in the new capitol. The General Assembly had appropriated $4 million for the construction of the capitol. It did not limit the total amount to be used in furnishing the building. This caused problems after construction completion of the capitol. The American Institute of Architects was opposed to competition, citing that the terms of the competition were "calculated to only 'encourage favoritism and injustice' and that they in no way obligated the Capitol [Building] Commission to select the best design or the best architect". The Institute
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United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library


States could not be displayed in the Capitol and that rooms in the Capitol cannot be used as private studios for works of art without written permission of the Committee. The Architect of the Capitol has the authority to enforce this provision. On February 24, 1933, with the passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 47, the Architect of the Capitol was authorized and directed to relocate within the Capitol any of the statues already received and placed in Statuary Hall, upon the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, and
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Elliott Woods


Elliott Woods (February 2, 1865 – May 22, 1923) was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923. Woods was born on February 2, 1865 near Manchester, England. Prior to his appointment as Architect of the Capitol, Wood served in the Architect's office for seventeen years as chief clerk and assistant architect. He also served as the architect or associate architect for other public buildings in the Washington area, and was an honorary associate and van driver of the American Institute of
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Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center


The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center is a historic hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, originally built in 1927 as the Heidelberg Hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Heidelberg Hotel was a favorite dwelling of Louisiana Governor Huey Long, who had a seventh-floor suite. For a time it was known as the Capitol House Hotel, when under the management of former State Representative Chris Faser, Jr. Huey P. Long, John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Will Rogers,
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Skyline High School (Washington)


accommodate the return of the freshman class, Skyline underwent a significant renovation from 2007-10 that added 24 new classrooms and science labs, a new black box theater and 3-D art room, and additional athletic facilities. Bassetti Architects was the architectural firm for the renovation. Skyline is one of three high schools on the Sammamish Plateau, all close in proximity along 228th Avenue. Eastlake High School, in the Lake Washington School District, opened in 1993 and is about a mile (1.6 km) north of Skyline. Between the
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Old Mississippi State Capitol


The Old Mississippi State Capitol, also known as Old Capitol Museum or Old State Capitol, served as the Mississippi statehouse from 1839 until 1903. The old state capitol was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. In 1986, the structure was designated a Mississippi Landmark and became a National Historic Landmark in 1990. Although construction was initiated in 1833, there were problems with the architect and substandard materials. The original architect, John Lawrence, was replaced in 1836 by William Nichols, who oversaw completion of the 3-story
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Michael G. Turnbull


Chicago Park District. By the time he left the museum in 1998, he was the Director of Design and Construction, one of the most senior officers at the art museum. While a resident of the Chicago metropolitan area, Mr. Turnbull served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Illinois St. Andrew Society. In 1998, Mr. Turnbull became the 5th Assistant Architect of the Capitol, serving under Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA. He is currently the representative of the Architect of the Capitol on the
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Stephen T. Ayers


Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, LEED AP, is an American architect who served as the 11th Architect of the Capitol. He assumed the office as Acting Architect in February 2007 and was unanimously confirmed as permanent Architect by the United States Senate on May 12, 2010. He is an Air Force veteran and a licensed architect in the State of California. Ayers is the first Architect of the Capitol to be certified as an Accredited Professional in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and
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Edward Clark (architect)


from his father. While still in his late teens, Clark was apprenticed to the nationally known Philadelphia architect Thomas U. Walter. While an apprentice, he helped Walter design and plan the buildings for Girard College. In 1851, Walter was appointed the Architect of the Capitol and charged with designing and building the United States Capitol dome and the north (Senate) and south (House) wings of the United States Capitol. Clark accompanied Walter to Washington, D.C., and was Walter's chief assistant on the three projects. Although
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Christine A. Merdon


Christine A. Merdon is an American civil engineer who is the Acting Architect of the Capitol, following the retirement of Stephen T. Ayers in 2018. Before joining the Architect of the Capitol as Deputy Architect of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer in 2010, Merdon worked in private industry, starting as a project manager and ascending to the role of Senior Vice President of Program and Construction Management with McKissack & McKissack. Her responsibilities included projects in Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California. She has been responsible
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Alan Hantman


Alan M. Hantman, FAIA (born October 13, 1942) is an American architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol from February 1997 until February 2007. As Architect of the Capitol, he was responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. During the week of July 24, 2006, Hantman informed the House and Senate leadership that he would not seek a second ten-year term. Upon Hantman's retirement on February 2, 2007
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Capitol Building, Singapore


its adjoined Capitol Theatre officially reopened in 19 May 2015 after the 17 years hiatus with the world premiere of "".. In 2015, Capitol Building and Stamford House were refurbished and scheduled to reopen as a six-star hotel known as The Patina, Capitol Singapore by the end of 2015, however was delayed due to dispute among its owners. By 2016, the project stalled when disagreement arose within the consortium, and the hotel spread across Capitol Building and Stamford House failed to open although a Temporary Occupation Permit was given in
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Pyongyang


for each day of Kim Il-sung's life up to that point. The most prominent building on Pyongyang's skyline is Ryugyong Hotel, the seventh highest building in the world terms of floor count, the tallest unoccupied building in the world, and one of the tallest hotels in the world. It has yet to open. Pyongyang has a rapidly evolving skyline, dominated by high-rise apartment buildings. A construction boom began with the Changjon Street Apartment Complex, which was completed in 2012. Construction of the complex began
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Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow


nearly £40 million. At the end of 1996, the hotel completed the Department of National Heritage's certification in the "Investors in People Program", which rates the performance of employers in the hospitality industry. The certification marks employers who have high training and incentive programs for employees in one of Britain's fasted-growing employment sectors. The Sheraton Skyline was one of the venues for the first four days of the Congress in London, held between 4 and 11 July 1997. For a period it was known as the
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Nebraska State Capitol


capitol. The program did state, however, the commission's desire that the architect collaborate with "sculptor, painter, and landscapist" to create a unified design. Finally, Kimball organized the competition so that the jury was selected only after the ten competitors had submitted their designs to the Capitol Commission. The designs were identified by numbers and "separate sealed envelopes contained the architects' names and plan numbers." Next, the Capitol Commission chose the first of three competition jurors, Waddy Butler Wood; the competitors chose the
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Page of the United States House of Representatives


addition, United States of America flags that are to be flown over the Capitol are often delivered by Pages to the Architect of the Capitol's Flag Office. In the 110th Congress, Republican Overseers are assigned for the semester, while Democratic Pages rotate each day as Overseer or Desk. This is up to the personal preference of the Page Supervisor. Flags of the United States of America that have been flown over the Capitol are sorted by party and House Office Building and put in closets by employees of the Architect of the Capitol
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Kimpton George Hotel


The Kimpton Hotel George is a 139-room boutique hotel on E Street Northwest, between North Capitol Street and New Jersey Avenue in Washington, D.C. Hotel George is one of 10 Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is located one block west of Union Station and three blocks north of the United States Capitol. Opening in February 1998 and named after George Washington, the Hotel George was the first modern boutique hotel built in Washington, D.C. Kimpton Hotel George's building was originally constructed in 1928. An acid green painting of George
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Nebraska State Capitol


renamed it Lincoln. In Lincoln, two structures first served the State of Nebraska. On October 10, 1867, the Capital Commission contracted Chicago architect John Morris to build a statehouse in Lincoln on the newly platted Capitol Square (bounded by the streets of 14th and 16th, H and K). Morris designed the capitol with local limestones which began to deteriorate upon the building's completion in late 1868. By 1879, the State of Nebraska determined to replace its crumbling statehouse through piecemeal construction of a new capitol. Architect William
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Pennsylvania State Capitol


also advised that no Pennsylvania architects enter the competition; Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton was subsequently expelled from the organization after submitting an entry. Joseph Miller Huston's design was chosen from among nine entries in the competition in January 1902. The ground was broken for the Huston Capitol on November 2, 1902, but the cornerstone was not laid until May 5, 1904. Ownership of the capitol was handed over to the state government on August 15, 1906, and the Capitol Building Commission was dissolved. Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker dedicated the
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Elijah E. Myers


Elijah E. Myers (December 29, 1832 – March 5, 1909) was a leading architect of government buildings in the latter half of the 19th century, and the only architect to design the capitol buildings of three U.S. states, the Michigan State Capitol, the Texas State Capitol, and the Colorado State Capitol. He also designed buildings in Mexico and Brazil. Myers' designs favored Victorian Gothic and Neo-Classical styles, but he worked in other styles as well. He was born on December 29, 1832 in Philadelphia
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Ryugyong Hotel


raw materials or energy for such a massive project. A North Korean government official told the "Los Angeles Times" in 2008 that construction was not completed "because [North Korea] ran out of money". Though mocked-up images of the completed hotel had appeared on North Korean stamps during the initial construction period, the North Korean government ignored the building's existence during the construction hiatus even though it dominated the Pyongyang skyline. The government manipulated official photographs in order to remove the unfinished structure from the skyline, and
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Skyline Casino


resulted in a 31-percent increase in beverage, food and gaming revenue in the adjacent casino. In December 2017, plans were announced for a hotel expansion which would add a new building with 41 rooms for a total of 92. The expansion would also include a hotel pool. Construction was scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2018, with completion expected by late 2018. The expansion was expected to cost $7 million. At the time of the announced expansion, the Skyline had 300 slot machines, nearly 90 of which
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Stern


called for "fashioning" the after part of the ship. This frame is designed to support the various beams that make up the stern. In 1817 the British naval architect Sir Robert Seppings first introduced the concept of the round or "circular" stern. The square stern had been an easy target for enemy cannon, and could not support the weight of heavy stern chase guns. But Seppings' design left the rudder head exposed, and was regarded by many as simply ugly—no American warships were designed with such sterns
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James H. Dakin


, including the North Carolina State Capitol (1832), the main building of New York University (1833; an influential Gothic collegiate work for which Dakin and Town did most of the design), and the Marine Pavilion (a luxurious hotel) at Rockaway; Dakin's name appears as one of the architects of the last two. It was at this time that the firm employed James Gallier for some four months at $2.00 a day. Here Gallier met Dakin's younger brother, Charles Bingley Dakin (1811–1839),
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Charles Hoffbauer


of the architects of the Missouri capitol. In 1923, the Hotel des Invalides in Paris commissioned Hoffbauer to paint decorations in the "Salle d’Honneur", for which he later received the Prix de l’Institut de France. He exhibited several works in Canada, France, and the United States. In Paris, he extensively decorated the ballroom and library of perfume magnate Francois Coty. In 1930, he painted a large mural for the town hall of Arras, France. In 1935, Hoffbauer attended in Paris a showing of the Walt
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Denise Scott Brown


's National Gallery, the capitol building in Toulouse and the Nikko Hotel and Spa Resort in Japan. When Robert Venturi was named as winner of the 1991 Pritzker Architecture Prize, Scott Brown did not attend the award ceremony in protest. The prize organization, the Hyatt Foundation stated that, in 1991, it honored only individual architects, a practice that changed in 2001 with the selection of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. However, the award was given to two recipients in 1988. In 2013, Women In Design, a
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Hotel des Indes (The Hague)


buildings, which was towards the back of the current building, was home to the museum dedicated to King William II. On this newly combined lot, he commission the construction of a new palace by architect Arend Roodenburg for a total sum of 150.000 guilders. The baron wanted a palace in the political capitol of The Netherlands for throwing parties and receptions. The mansion featured a spacious inner court, stables, residences for private guests and servants, and a ballroom. Originally one could enter with a horse-drawn carriage through the
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Vlastimil Koubek


, writing for "The New York Times" in 1986, declared the renovation ingenious. In 1988, the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects gave its 1988 Award for Excellence to Koubek for the Willard Hotel design and renovation. In February 1976, Koubek contributed a third high-rise office building to Farragut Square, this one a brick-and-solarized glass structure with a glass-and-aluminum penthouse at 818 Connecticut Avenue NW. His massive, grid-like 400 North Capitol Street, one of the
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State architect


examines and licenses practicing architects in the state. Isaac G. Perry is considered to have been the first state architect in New York. In 1883, governor Grover Cleveland appointed Perry to oversee construction activities at the state capitol. Although his official title was "Capitol Commissioner", by the mid- to late 1880s Perry had oversight responsibility for all state government building programs and he was commonly referred to as the "State Architect". The state legislature officially created the Office of the State Architect in 1899, and after Perry retired that
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New York State Capitol


. The present Capitol was built between 1867 and 1899. Three teams of architects worked on the design of the Capitol during the 32 years of its construction. They were managed by: 1867–1875: Thomas Fuller, 1875–1883: Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson, 1883–1899: Isaac G. Perry. Fuller, the initial architect, was an Englishman who also designed the Canadian Parliament buildings of Parliament Hill, Ottawa. The state capitol's ground floor was built in the Classical/Romanesque style. Lieutenant Governor William Dorsheimer then dismissed Fuller in
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