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    The hand that rounded Peter's dome
    And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
    Wrought in a sad sincerity;
    Himself from God he could not free;
    He builded better than he knew;
    The conscious stone to beauty grew.

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Architecture is frozen music.
[Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.]

Architecture is frozen music.
[Ger., Die Backunst ist eine erstarrte Musik.]

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Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.

Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.

by Spiro Kostof Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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An arch never sleeps.

An arch never sleeps.

by James Fergusson Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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The hasty multitude
Admiring enter'd, and the work some praise,
And some the architect: his hand was read more

The hasty multitude
Admiring enter'd, and the work some praise,
And some the architect: his hand was known
In heaven by many a tower'd structure high,
Where scepter'd angels held their residence,
And sat as princes.

by John Milton Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use
be preferred before uniformity, except where read more

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use
be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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There are three forms of visual art: Painting is art to look at, sculpture is art you can walk around, read more

There are three forms of visual art: Painting is art to look at, sculpture is art you can walk around, and architecture is art you can walk through

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An architect is the drawer of dreams

An architect is the drawer of dreams

by Grace Mcgarvie Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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Nor did there want
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculpture graven.

Nor did there want
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculpture graven.

by John Milton Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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A man who could build a church, as one may say, by squinting at a
sheet of paper.

A man who could build a church, as one may say, by squinting at a
sheet of paper.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Architecture Quotes,
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