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    UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites

    The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt.
    by Josh Axelrod Jul 07, 2019 2 minutes
    The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who developed the concept of "organic architecture," that a building should develop out of its surroundings.

    Eight of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday, elevating them to the same status as Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza and the Statue of Liberty.

    The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at , include Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, the Guggenheim

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