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Architecture Quote by Victor Hugo

“Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not…” quote by Victor Hugo
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“Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more resistant than architecture, but also simpler and easier. Architecture was dethroned. The stone letters of Orpheus gave way to the lead letters of Gutenburg. The book will kill the edifice.”

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