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Rivendell's elven architecture is described by artist Alan Lee as crossing "Japanese temple and Frank Lloyd Wright. The idea of the building nestling among the trees, coexisting with nature" FLW saw Japanese architecture as "organic", "nearer to earth... natural", compared to western.

May 7, 2025, 8:02 PM

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