1) Saarinen, Eliel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...American architect and city planner, resident of the United States after 1923. In Finland, Saarinen's most celebrated building was the railway station in Helsinki.... 2) Saarinen, Eero. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...American architect, son of Eliel Saarinen. Saarinen's reputation was established with his design of the General Motors Technical Center, Warren, Mich. (1951-55).... 3) Joensuu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...The modern city hall was designed by Eliel Saarinen. A university was established there in 1969.... 4) Cranbrook Educational Community. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001 ...Cranbrook Educational Community, at Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; est. and endowed by George G. and Ellen Scripps Booth in 1927. It includes the Cranbrook Academy of Art,... 5) Lahti. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Connected with the southern end of the Paijanne lake system, it is an important lake port as well as a transportation center. It has many large factories and is a... 6) Berkshire Festival. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Stockbridge and Lenox, Mass. The Berkshire Festivals were begun in 1934 at a farm in Stockbridge. Henry Hadley conducted an orchestra composed largely of members... 7) Helsinki. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Situated on a peninsula, sheltered by islands, and protected by the island fortress of Suomenlinna, the city is a natural seaport (blocked by ice from January to... 8) Scandinavian art and architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Scandinavian art and architecture, works of art and structures created in the Scandinavian area of Europe. 1 Early HistoryThe Scandinavian countries are rich in artifacts... |