Florida Architecture
What architecture is famous in Florida?
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Most people think of nature's beauties when they think of Florida, but Florida has some unique architecture, too. The Epcot Spaceship Earth in Orlando is one of the most famous designs in Florida.
By chensiyuan (chensiyuan) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
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Take out your activity page and decide what symbol you want to use for a place of architectural interest. Add your symbol to your map key and write "architectural interest" next to it. 
The historic Breakers Hotel is in Palm Beach. It opened in 1896 and has an Italian Renaissance style. The hotel, which was originally built by railroad tycoon Henry Flagler, has 538 rooms. 
The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg has a famous glass entryway called the Enigma. It is 75 feet tall and has a spiral staircase. 
Another famous museum is the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. This museum has twenty-one galleries of paintings, but even the building itself is an architecturual work of art. 
In Orlando, you can see the Orange County Convention Center. Inside, it is column free and has an open-air concept. Orange County Convention Center is one of the top convention places in the world with 2.9 million square feet of space. 
Tom Schaefer [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons This is the Freedom Tower in Miami. Notice the beautiful cupola at the top. Some of its styles are based on those found in Spain. 
The Daytona Beach Bandshell is an amphitheater that holds open-air concerts. 
Florida is home to some amazing architecture. Choose your favorites and mark three to five of them on your Florida map. |
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