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At the end of the 15th century, when the glory of the capital city of Turnovgrad was declining, as it seemed forever, a new cultural center was coming to life in its close proximity – the village of Arbanassi. The village is situated almost at the center of a densely populated region, formed between the towns of Veliko Turnovo, Gorna Orryahovitsa and Lyaskovets, at about a three-four-kilometer distance from each of them. It is built on a high plateau, providing a panoramic view towards the mediaeval fortresses of Tsarevets and Trapezitsa, and the ancient capital of Turnovgrad.
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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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