Being the gateway to a larg... by Minoru Yamasaki, an American Architect

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“Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.”

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Minoru Yamasaki

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Name: Minoru Yamasaki

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Dec 1, 1912

Date of Death: Feb 6, 1986

Profession: Architect

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