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Who: The Rosenbergs (executed spies during the Cold War)

What: The Rosenberg's two sons, after being orphaned at age 6 and 10, find out that their parents really were spies

When: September 2008

Where: New York

Why: They wanted to prove their parent's innocents but ended up just convicting them even more

How: They investigate the alleged suspicion and with time papers were released convicting their parents

Lead: "They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union."

New Lead: Michael and Robert Rosenberg were orphaned at the tender age of 6 and 10 when their parents were arrested and executed for the suspicion of delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

Who: The first Superman comic

What: An unrestored copy of the first superman comic is for sale

When: February 2009

Where: Not mentioned

Why: It's worth an estimated $400,000, that's why

How: Only ten were made and they are super rare and one has finally surfaced and being sold.

Lead: "After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday."

New Lead: After years of hiding, an original copy of the "Action Comics No. 1" has finally resurfaced and it's for sale!

Architecture Preview

The picture shows patterns because every window is perfectly spread out an even amount of space. Both sides of the basket has  handle which balances out the picture very well along with the two columns each. 

This shows angles and shapes. Obviously not many building look like this violin and piano and therefore it's very unique. 

This building shows a pattern of books. Even though they are all different colors and they titles are all different they all have the same concept and shape. 

The photographer was really able to catch the detail of the cracks in this building. The cracks and destroyed look of this building is what makes this building unique and the picture really shows that.

The lighting in this picture really emphasizes the building. Not only does the shape make the building stand out but with the way that it lights up too.

Buildings from Across the World

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? The Taiwanese

2. When was it built? The end of the seventies

3. Where is it located? Taiwan, (15 kilometers from its capital)

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? They are abandoned but many people still visit them.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No but it does say that they were never fully completed.

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? At the end of the seventies, Taiwan had just overcome the oil crisis and was embracing the new economy. Flying saucers were very popular and the idea of building high end condos the better the economy even more was very intriguing to the Taiwanese.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I chose this building because I myself am Taiwanese and my mom actual took me to visit this site when I was younger. My mom uses to tell me how these building were haunted and they they were build over a burial ground of dead soldiers. It's marvelous how after thirty years of abandonment the structures still still pretty well with minor holes. It was scheduled to be bulldozed for a while now but they still stand tall as an historic site in Taiwan.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Moshe Safdie

2. When was it built? 1967

3. Where is it located? Montreal, Canada

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? It's an apartment complex so I guess your answer is yes?

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? The high per unit cost is approximately $140,000

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was originally a project for an architecture program but with time became a highly recognized building.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) When I first say this picture I didn't believe it to be really. I thought it was Photoshopped or ever a house made out of Lego's. After looking at more pictures and even pictures of the inside rooms it grew on me. Moshe Safdie is a very talented architect who was able to create a masterpiece that I'm sure no one could ever recreate.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Paul Andreu

2. When was it built? December 2001

3. Where is it located? Beijing, China

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit it. It's an opera house.

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 3.2 billion yen

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The arts is very important to the Chinese along with architecture and that is why this crazy design was made.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) When I saw Performing Arts Center on the list I was intrigued. Normally people think of fine arts as boring and would never expect anything like this. This building is able to seat 5, 452 people in only three halls. Crazy! The Chinese like the think of themselves as the biggest and the baddest and with this building they are defiantly up there.

 

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Friedensreich Hundertwasser

2. When was it built? 2001

3. Where is it located? Vienna, Austria

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Public

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? Nope

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? It was based of a famous picture created by Hundertwasser.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I've heard of this building before and even seen pictures so I wanted to learn more. I find it interesting that these apartments were modeled after a picture. I have never heard of somebody painting something and then decided that they wanted to make it real.

1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Nicholas Grimshaw

2. When was it built?1999

3. Where is it located? Cornwall, United Kingdom

4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Public greenhouse

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? Nope

6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The Eden Project is a gigantic greenhouse that holds plants from all over the world.

7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)  I'm not going to lie, when I first saw this picture I thought of EPCOT. After further researching this it's nice to know that somebody out their still cares about our environment and is willing to build this gigantic greenhouse to help conserve it. It took two and half years to build but the reward is amazing. It's the largest greenhouse on the planet with plants from all over the world.

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