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Arlberg (ärl`bĕrk), pass, 5,946 ft (1,812 m) high, W Austria, on the boundary between Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The Arlberg region forms the water divide between rivers flowing to the North Sea and those flowing into the Black Sea. The Arlberg Tunnel (built 1880–84) is one of the world's longest (6.2 mi/9.9 km) railway tunnels. The Arlberg district is a noted winter sports center. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Despite these international players, however, it was the vibrant local scene of architects that inspired this change in attitude leading to the improved public reception of modern architecture; for instance the ar+d highly commended scheme by Manzl-Ritsch-Sandner Architects for a station building at the 2001 world championship skiing venue of St Anton am Arlberg (AR December 2001), and their Zielstadion; and the town house by riccione architekten (Bortolotti, Cede and Ramoni). Antonam Arlberg, Austria, Caroline was poised to move from second place to first place--to being recognized as the world's best women's skier. The material lends a quality of rural art to the St Anton Railway Station at Arlberg by Manzl-Ritsch-Sandner Architects, highly commended in the 2001 ar+d award for emerging architects (AR December 2001) and to Dominique Perrault's Cycling Arena and Indoor Swimming Pool in Berlin. |
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