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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
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A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history.
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Survey 10 works of American architecture that changed the way we live.
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Riverside, Illinois. Founded by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1869.
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Pearl District, Portland, Oregon. Founded by Jane Jacobs in the early 1970s.
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Chicago, Illinois. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted in 1905.
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New York, New York. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1859.
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San Antonio, Texas. Designed by Robert Hugman in 1941.
