Castles Quote by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.” quote by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — Download Open image

“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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