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Name |
Artist/Origin |
Date |
Material |
 | The Red Ribbon | Turenscape with the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University. Kongjian Yu (Chinese, b. 1963) (principal designer) | Designed July 2005–May 2006. Completed July 2006 | Fiber Steel |
 | Central Park (view of the Turtle Pond) | Frederick Law Olmsted (American, 1822–1903) and Calvert Vaux (English, 1824–1895) | Originally designed 1857 | Stone, earth, topsoil, water, various tree and plant species |
 | Parthenon | Iktinos and Kallikrates (architects); Pheidias (fl. c. 490–430 BC) (sculptor) | ca. 447/6–433/2 BCE | Marble |
 | Chrysler Building | William van Alen (American, 1882/3–1954) | 1928–1930 | Steel frame, brick, concrete, masonry, and metal cladding |
 | Great Mosque | Unknown artist(s), Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali | 1906–07 | Mud brick and palm wood |
 | Ruins of the White Temple and Ziggurat | Unknown artist(s). Uruk, Mesopotamia | ca. 3200–3000 BCE | Brick |
 | Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace) | Unknown artist(s), Rome | 13–9 BCE | Marble |
 | St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Peter’s Square | Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564), Carlo Moderno (Italian, 1556–1629), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680), et al. | ca. 1506–1667 | Travertine marble |
 | Benjamin Franklin Parkway | Paul Philippe Cret (French, 1876–1945) and Jacques Greber (French, 1882–1962) (designers) | 1917–1926 | Pavement and trees |
 | The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York | Christo (American, Bulgarian-born, b. 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (American, French-born, 1935-2009) | 1979–2005 | Vinyl poles, nylon fabric, and metal bases |
 | The New York City Waterfalls | Olafur Eliasson (Danish, b. 1967) | 2008 | Scaffolding and piping |
 | Hagia Sophia (exterior) | Anthemius of Tralles (Greek, active 6th c.) and Isidorus of Miletus (Greek, active 6th c.) (architects) | Begun 532–537 | Brick, stone, stucco, and other materials |
 | La Mezquita (Great Mosque) (interior) | Unknown architect(s) (possibly Syrian), Andalucía (Islamic Spain) | Umayyad Dynasty, begun ca. 784–86; enlarged in the 9th and 10th centuries | Stone, brick, marble, porphyry, jasper, and other materials |
 | El Castillo (The Castle) | Unknown architect(s), Mayan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico | ca. 800–1000 | Stone |
 | Aerial View of Notre Dame Cathedral | Unknown architect(s), France | ca. 1163–1345 | Stone |
 | Ka’ba | Unknown architect(s), Mecca | Rebuilt multiple times; latest 17th century | Granite and marble, covered with silk |
 | Fallingwater (exterior) | Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959) | 1936–38 | Concrete, steel, stone, and glass |
 | Villa Savoye | Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss, 1887–1965) | 1929–1931 | Concrete and masonry |
