Image 2 - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/roman-gardens/gre-images/main/content/place/hispania_tarraconensis/segobriga/his_tar_seg_bath_fig2.jpg]]> Image 2 - Photo Juan Manuel Abascal or Rosario Cebrián. From Cervantesvirtual website.]]> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayt_al-Suhaymi#/media/File:Flickr_-_Gaspa_-_Cairo,_Bayt_es-Suhaimi.jpg)]]> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayt_al-Suhaymi#/media/File:GD-EG-Caire-Suhaymi033.JPG)]]> (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GD-EG-Caire-Suhaymi023.JPG#mw-jump-to-license)]]> https://www.etbtoursegypt.com/Wiki/Egypt-Travel-Guide/bayt-al-suhaymi-house-of-suhaymi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayt_al-Suhaymi]]>  The Bazaar of Tabriz is both a functional and symbolic structure of Iranian trade and cultural traditions. More than just a commercial hub, it also houses caravanserais, places of worship, and schools for learning, blending the social commerce space with religion, boarding, and education. ]]> https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/]]> ]]> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell_Tower_of_Todaiji.jpg)

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Image 2: Creative Commons]]> Inside, Ben’s Chili Bowl preserves a rare authentic mid-20th-century dinner interior. The long counter, classic stools, narrow circulation path, and textured wall surfaces remain largely intact, accompanied by new layers of cultural memory: photographs of civil rights leaders, musicians, and presidents who have visited the restaurant. Renovations in 2008 strengthened the building’s structure and systems while keeping its historic materials and language design intact.
Over time, the building transitioned from a silent movie theater to a family-run dinner that withstood the 1968 riots, economic decline, and urban renewal. Today, Ben’s Chili Bowl stands not only as a beloved local landmark but also as an architectural marker of continuity in a rapidly changing city, its preserved storefront and dinner interior embodying the cultural and social history of Washington, D.C.’s U Street corridor.
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Builder - Early 20th-century construction commissioned for the Minnehaha Theater (specific contractor not widely documented)]]> https://photos.cinematreasures.org/production/photos/292680/1575353793/small.jpg?1575353793
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]]> - Wilson, K., 2020. Why Ben’s Chili Bowl, Home of the Half-Smoke, Is Hallowed Ground in D.C. AFAR [online]. 17 February. Available at: https://www.afar.com/magazine/why-bens-chili-bowl-in-washington-dc-is-a-dining-destination
[Accessed 8 December 2025].
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- Minnehaha Theater in Washington, DC - Cinema treasures (no date). https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/18967.
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- Robinson, E. (2025) 'A Washington landmark: Ben’s Chili Bowl,' Boundary Stones [Preprint]. https://boundarystones.weta.org/2017/12/07/washington-landmark-bens-chili-bowl.
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- Andrews, D. (2023) 'Ben’s Chili Bowl offering free Half Smokes to celebrate 65th anniversary,' WTOP News, 22 August. https://wtop.com/dc/2023/08/bens-chili-bowl-offering-free-half-smokes-to-celebrate-65th-anniversary/.
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1987 - Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site]]> The Blue Mosque serves as Afghanistan's vital Islamic monument and stands as a prominent Timurid architectural feature throughout Central Asia. The mosque features thousands of blue tiles which create geometric and floral designs that represent Islamic artistic traditions of heaven and divine unity and paradise. The main courtyard of the mosque features pointed iwans and elevated arched entrances which display calligraphic writing and star-shaped tiles that repeat throughout the design. The geometric designs achieve harmony through their symmetrical arrangement and their repetitive patterns which follow mathematical rules. The building's lapis-blue glaze extends from local stone practices to establish its sacred position within Mazar-i-Sharif city. The site underwent multiple restoration phases to preserve its Timurid artistic heritage while maintaining its status as a sacred pilgrimage destination for Afghan people.]]> Major reconstruction: 20th centur]]> ]]> Longitude: 67.1164 E
]]> The 2017 redevelopment reimagined this once-closed military facility into a vibrant mixed-use center. Large sections of the façade were replaced by a sweeping glass curtain wall, opening the interior to daylight and views while signaling its new civic presence within the Navy Yard campus. The lobby was transformed into a public-access food hall and marketplace, establishing the building as a social anchor in the rapidly revitalizing district. Offices, creative studios, fabrication workshops, and light-industrial tenants now fill floors that once stored wartime materials.
Over time, building 77 has evolved from a fortified military warehouse to a key component of a broader mixed-use innovation district that includes restaurants, shops, galleries, light manufacturing, and tech-focused workplaces. Its renewal reactivated historic industrial spaces, repaired the original concrete frame, improved circulation, and restored the Navy Yard’s role as a center of production now oriented toward 21st-century urban industry. Today, building 77 stands as a testament to the power of adaptive reuse, connecting Brooklyn’s manufacturing past to its innovation-centered future.]]> Builder - Builder (Original): U.S. Navy / U.S. Government wartime construction contractors]]> https://marveldesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/1508_1706_Building-77-Brooklyn-Navy-Yard_N52-scaled.jpg
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https://www.nycrc.com/images/uploads/previousprojects/8-200123105926.jpg]]> - Marvel (2025) Building 77, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Marvel. https://marveldesigns.com/project/building-77-brooklyn-navy-yard-arch/.
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- Colista, J. et al. (1942) Premium opportunities in the yard’s recently renovated, Multi-Tenant flagship property. report. https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BNY-BLDG-77_2023-Flyer-Final-507-Flyer.pdf.
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- Impressive Click, Inc. (no date) Brooklyn Navy Yard Redevelopment Project IV :: NYCRC. https://www.nycrc.com/project.html?id=22.]]> Originally a Late 19th–early 20th-century brick warehouse district (50 acres). Now revised for Mixed-use district: restaurants, shops, galleries, offices, hotels, residential lofts

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