Edwin Lutyens Quotes

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There will never be great architects or great architecture without great patrons.

Edwin Lutyens

Here's to the happiest years of our lives
Spent in the arms of other men's wives.
Gentlemen!—Our mothers!

Proposing a toast

Edwin Lutyens

If one was told that monkeys had built it, one could only say, 'What wonderful monkeys — they must be shot in case they do it again.'

Edwin Lutyens

Edwin Lutyens

Edwin Lutyens

Born: March 29, 1869

Died: January 1, 1944 (aged 74)

Bio: Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was a British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses.

Known for:

India Gate
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Castle Drogo
The Cenotaph, Whitehall
Parliament House

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