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1. Frank Lloyd Wright spent more than 70 years creating designs that revolutionized the art and architecture of this century. Many innovations in today's buildings are products of his imagination. In all he designed 1141 works - including houses, offices, churches, schools, libraries, bridges, museums and many other building types. Of that total, 532 resulted in completed works, 409 of which still stand. However, Wright's creative mind was not confined to architecture. He also designed furniture, fabrics, art glass, lamps, dinnerware, silver, linens and graphic arts. In addition, he was a prolific writer, an educator and a philosopher.

2. The style of Classical Architecture started almost when formal writing was created. There is no specific date to my knowledge that the era began or ended. But a lot of this type of architecture was found all around continental Europe. Many times, this type of architecture was either for one or two things. One of the reason that houses were built were for a basic need, shelter. Or, they could have built that home for a god(s), a place to worship a god(s), or a gathering place (ex. Town Hall). As time passed, the buildings became more elaborate and more detailed. Some civilizations grew from stone and mud huts to huge temples as well as tombs like the Egyptians.

3. At the technical level Gothic architecture is characterized by the ribbed vault (a vault in which stone ribs carry the vaulted surface), the pointed arch, and the flying buttress (normally a half arch carrying the thrust of a roof or vault across an aisle to an outer pier or buttress). These features were all present in a number of earlier, Romanesque buildings, and one of the major 12th- and early 13th-century achievements was to use this engineering expertise to create major buildings that became, in succession, broader and taller. Although they are similar they have many differences as in that the Gothic architecture was much more flashy and sophisticated.

4. - Great pyramid of Giza - It is the one and only Wonder which does not require a description by early historians and poets. It is the one and only Wonder that does not need speculations concerning its appearance, size, and shape. It is the oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders. It is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

- The hanging gardens of Babylon - Fruits and flowers... Waterfalls... Gardens hanging from the palace terraces..

- Statue of Zeus - It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.

- The temple of artemis at ephesusAlthough the foundation of the temple dates back to the seventh century BC, the structure that earned a spot in the list of Wonders was built around 550 BC. Referred to as the great marble temple, or temple D, it was sponsored by the Lydian king Croesus and was designed by the Greek architect Chersiphron

- The mausoleum at Galirarnassus - Geographically, it is closer to the Temple of Artemis... And it was the beauty of the tomb rather than its size that fascinated its visitors for years.

- The colossus of Rhodes - The structure was gradually erected as the bronze form was fortified with an iron and stone framework. To reach the higher parts, an earth ramp was built around the statue and was later removed. When the colossus was finished, it stood about 33 m (110 ft) high. And when it fell, "few people can make their arms meet round the thumb", wrote Pliny.

- The lighthouse of Alexandria - It was composed of three stages: The lowest square, 55.9 m (183.4 ft) high with a cylindrical core; the middle octagonal with a side length of 18.30 m (60.0 ft) and a height of 27.45 m (90.1 ft); and the third circular 7.30 m (24.0 ft) high. The total height of the building including the foundation base was about 117 m (384 ft), equivalent to a 40-story modern building.

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6. 6) A) Baroque- This art was developed in Europe around 1600. It followed the Mannerism art of the late Renaissance but was less complex, more realistic and more emotional. Some of the famous artists during this period were Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer.

B) Impressionism- This art was centered in France during the 1860s to the 1880s. It was a light, spontaneous type of art that was naturalistic and down to earth and is still used today. Some of the famous artists during this time were Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissaro.

C) Art Nouveau- This art began in the 1880s. It was very dynamic, and used hyperbolas and parabolas. It was very symbolic and the artists