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Indifference to the fine arts comes close to barbarism.
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
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In the constructive part of architecture, the ancients were no great proficients.
William Chambers (architect)
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The massive entablature, the ponderous compartment ceiling, the tabernacle frame, almost the only form of ornament formerly known in this country, are now universally exploded, and in their place we have adopted a beautiful variety of light mouldings, gracefully formed, delicately enriched, and arranged with propriety and skill.
Robert Adam
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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