Comparative Elevations, Seven elevations of clear-span buildings, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1969
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, portraitLudwig Mies van der RoheAmerican, 1886–1969

Comparative Elevations, Seven elevations of clear-span buildings

1969 · Mies van der Rohe Archive

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Where is “Comparative Elevations, Seven elevations of clear-span buildings” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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MR1007.1

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In the life of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The whole life
  1. 1968

    The Mies archive at the Museum of Modern Art

    The trustees of the Museum of Modern Art established the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Archive in response to the architect’s desire to bequeath his entire work to the museum.

  2. 17 August 1969

    Esophageal cancer and a grave in Graceland

    He died of esophageal cancer caused by his smoking habit; after cremation his ashes were buried near Chicago’s other famous architects in Graceland Cemetery, and his grave is marked by an intentionally unadorned black slab of polished granite.

  3. 17 August 1969

    Died

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