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Frank Lloyd Wright is considered the most influential American architect of the 20th century. Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most widely acclaimed works, was designed in 1936 for the family of Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. Built over a waterfall, it displayed Wright’s fascination with European modernism, nature and daring structures. The house is located halfway between the villages of Mill Run and Ohiopyle on Pennsylvania Route 381, USA. Driving time from Pittsburgh is about two hours. Over 2.7 million people have visited Fallingwater since it opened to the public in 1964.

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