Research Paper On Daniel Burnham

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Daniel Burnham is an architect and a city planner who had done pretty well work for many major cities in the U.S. He built many famous buildings around the world. He built several buildings that are the first modern skyscrapers in the country at that time. In his opinion, he said that we always can make an ugly place become a beautiful and nice by our works. Burnham was the Director for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He was sailing to Europe through the summer with his wife, Margaret. He had chosen the Olympic ship for his trip because the ship is a new and glamorous. The name of Burnham today became really famous with the architectures and people around the world.

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