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Take a virtual tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House

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Take a virtual tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House

Explore the building with Frank Lloyd Wright Trust curator David Bagnall.


By David Malone, Associate Editor | April 23, 2020

Courtesy Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, located in Chicago and Oak Park, has recently uploaded a video to its Youtube channel that allows you to take a guided tour of Wright's Frederick C. Robie House.

The Robie House was Chicago's first Landmark building, is a National Historic Landmark, and has recently been inscribed to the World Heritage list. Watch below as David Badnall, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust curator, takes you on a guided tour of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most significant projects.

 

 

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust has also uploaded a virtual tour of Wright's Oak Park studio, which you can watch below.

 

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