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[T]hough man cannot again use the parts of "Cohesive Construction"…

Quote byRafael Guastavino · 1842–1908

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part III. Theory and Coefficients of Application.

English (original)

[T]hough man cannot again use the parts of "Cohesive Construction" for modern buildings, their ruins inspire respect and ; and only Nature, with her slow... disintegration, can take from this... material for her immense and eternal laboratory.

— Rafael Guastavino

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