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- The City Museum
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St. Louis, MO, USA
- An adventurous, ramshackle collection of outsized sculptures and play spaces, including famous multi-story slides.
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- Wisconsin State Capitol
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Madison, WI, USA
- A public building that doubles as a town square where citizens rub shoulders with their elected officials.
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- Museum of Modern Art Interior and Sculpture Garden
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New York, NY, USA
- A 2004 re-design made this renowned New York institution an even better place to view art--and people.
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- Theatro Municipal
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- A beloved opera house opens onto to a city square as lively and diverse as Rio itself.
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- Mercado del Puerto
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Montevideo, Uruguay
- A beloved market hall specializing in many varieties of meats.
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- Great Mosque of Djenne
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Djenne, Mali
- An inspiring 1907 mosque hosts a multi-ethnic market in the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- L’Opéra/Palais Garnier Interior
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Paris, France
- This great marvel of design is unfortunately located amidst massive traffic flows.
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- Cathedral Notre-Dame
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Paris, France
- The plaza in front of Notre Dame and the small parks and gardens around it give the cathedral a setting that few other buildings can match.
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- Eiffel Tower
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Paris, France
- Not only is the Eiffel Tower an iconic image of Paris, but it also is an active neighborhood place.
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- Leadenhall Market
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London, United Kingdom
- No market in the world contrasts more with its setting than Leadenhall Market.
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- Harrods Department Store Food Halls
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London, United Kingdom
- There are no better displays, counters, and eateries than those at this upscale food hall.
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- Covent Garden
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London, United Kingdom
- The best "festival marketplace" in the world.
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- Sagrada Familia
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Barcelona, Spain
- The grandest example of Gaudi's architecture.
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- Palau de la Musica
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Barcelona, Spain
- A magnificent building that exudes artistic and creative energy.
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau
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Barcelona, Spain
- A complex of beautiful buildings that offer many public and private places for rest and contemplation.
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- La Boqueria
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Barcelona, Spain
- The energy of Barcelona's best-known market can work up quite an appetite - that's when its chiringuitos (casual bar/restaurants) come in handy.
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- Phantom Galleries
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San Jose, CA, USA
- Former empty retail fronts now filled with artists' installations.
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- New York Public Library
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New York, NY, USA
- The city's first truly public library is almost intimidatingly elegant - but it's a mark of the space's design and management that all are made to feel welcome.
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- The Ridge Market
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Cincinnati, OH, USA
- This community-organized fresh-food market saved the neighborhood from a big-box retailer.
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- The Galleria
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Milan, Italy
- An arched, glass ceiling connects several Neo-Classical buildings, creating an indoor shopping arcade adjacent to Milan's central square.
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- Rockefeller Center
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New York, NY, USA
- The world's largest privately owned building complex is also a prominent cultural, business, and tourist attraction in Midtown.
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- Country Club Plaza
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Kansas City, MO, USA
- The Nation's first shopping center designed in 1922 and built by J.C. Nichols.
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- Hotel de Ville (City Hall)
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Paris, France
- A plaza that has remained the center of Parisian government since the fourteenth century is the civic square of Paris.
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- The English Market
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Cork City, Ireland
- A covered market for fish, fruit, meat and vegetable.
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- Musee d'Orsay
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Paris, France
- A turn of the century train station marked for destruction was transformed in the 1970s into a new museum with a vast collection of late 19th century and early 20th century art.
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- Prospect Park Audubon Center
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Brooklyn, NY, USA
- The nation's first urban Audubon Center, located in a landmarked building in Olmsted and Vaux's Prospect Park.
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- West Side Market
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Cleveland, OH, USA
- Built in 1902, this market's European ambience helps draw shoppers from the greater Cleveland area
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- Port Authority Bus Terminal
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New York, NY, USA
- The Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) is the largest commuter bus terminal in the country, serving 185,000 passengers per day.
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- Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center
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Redmond, WA, USA
- The renovation of a historic high school into a community center has been a catalyst to revitalize downtown Redmond.
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- Rathaus Park - City Hall Park
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Vienna, Austria
- A renowned Christmas Market and loads of other events year-round keep this park and central square one of the busiest spots in Vienna.
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- Central Market Hall
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Budapest, Hungary
- This gorgeous covered market dates to the turn of the 20th century and is still a focal point for city life.
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- Grand Central Terminal
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New York City, NY, USA
- One of the most well known and impressive indoor public spaces in the country, Grand Central Terminal provides an unparalleled experience to over half a million people every day.
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- Granville Island
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Salvaged from the husks of old factories and infused with a spirit all its own, the district offers up a wonderfully imaginative stew of markets, play areas, cultural activities, and stunning waterfronts.
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- Metropolitan Museum Steps
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New York, NY, USA
- The grand, granite steps leading to The Metropolitan Museum of Art are a destination themselves: a place to meet, eat, talk, and watch both people and Fifth Avenue traffic.
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- Reading Terminal Market
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Philadelphia, PA, USA
- This 75,000 square-foot market hall opened in 1892 - then the world's largest indoor food market - but its roots go back to the 1600s.
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- River Market
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Little Rock, AR, USA
- The market is the centerpiece of an ambitious downtown renewal area; its setting along the Arkansas River adds a wonderful ambience.
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- South Station
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Boston, MA, USA
- Slated for demolition in the '70s, South Station is now the second-busiest transportation center in New England and the gateway to Boston's revitalized financial and retail centers.
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- Staples Street Bus Station
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Corpus Christi, TX, USA
- By making people-friendly improvements, this place - serving up to 5,000 users daily - went beyond the typical transit center and is helping reshape the surrounding community.
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- Union Station
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Washington, DC, USA
- With trains and subways infusing the station with people at regular intervals, the handsome shopping mall inserted into D.H. Burnham's Beaux-Arts building pulsates with life.
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