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Building BIG
All the structures in this book willingly reveal important things about why and how they were built if we know what to look for. |
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Castle
On March 27, 1283, King Edward I of England named Kevin le Strange to be Lord of Aberwyvern - a rich but rebellious area of northwest Wales.
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Cathedral
For hundreds of years the people of Europe were taught by the church that God was the most important force in their lives. |
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Mill
Cotton must first be spun into yarn before it can be woven into cloth
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Unbuilding
By the end of the 1920s the island of Manhattan was the undisputed skyscraper capital of the world.
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