Guggenheim Museen
Der Industrielle Solomon R. Guggenheim gründete 1937 eine Stiftung, um moderne Kunst zu fördern. Aktuell gibt es weltweit fünf Museen, die eine der wichtigsten Sammlungen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts beheimaten. Das Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York wurde vom berühmten Architekten Frank Lloyd Wright erbaut. Das Guggenheim Abu Dhabi wird 2011-2012 fertiggestellt sein.
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Der Industrielle Solomon R. Guggenheim gründete 1937 eine Stiftung, um moderne Kunst zu fördern. Aktuell gibt es weltweit fünf Museen, die eine der wichtigsten Sammlungen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts beheimaten. Das Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York wurde vom berühmten Architekten Frank Lloyd Wright erbaut. Das Guggenheim Abu Dhabi wird 2011-2012 fertiggestellt sein. The world's first McDonald's restaurant
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