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Frank Lloyd Wright’s stunning Monona Terrace Convention Center in the heart of Madison, Wisconsin

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published July 26, 2017 at 3:04 AM PDT
Shades of the Guggenheim in NYC at Monona Terrace
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Shades of the Guggenheim in NYC at Monona Terrace
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Soaring backlit ceilings at Monona Terrace
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Soaring backlit ceilings at Monona Terrace
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Frank Lloyd Wright signature details abound at Monona Terrace
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Frank Lloyd Wright signature details abound at Monona Terrace
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Radius ceiling detail at convention meeting space-- Monona Terrace
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Radius ceiling detail at convention meeting space-- Monona Terrace
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Rooftop at Monona Terrace is a destination in itself
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Rooftop at Monona Terrace is a destination in itself
Lake Vista Cafe fooftop at Monona Terrace
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Lake Vista Cafe fooftop at Monona Terrace
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Monona Terrace rooftop deftly frames Wisconsin State Capital
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Monona Terrace rooftop deftly frames Wisconsin State Capital
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Original Frank Lloyd Wright 1938 rendering for Madison's Monona Terrace
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Original Frank Lloyd Wright 1938 rendering for Madison's Monona Terrace

Madison, Wisconsin’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center was first proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938. But it was 21 years before the project was completed, sadly just weeks after Wright’s death. 

Come along and join Gregg McManners, Executive Director, and Fran Puleo, Manager of Community and Public relations for insights about Monona Terrace, past and present. Today Monona Terrace celebrates its 20th anniversary and remains cutting-edge with LEED Gold Certification.

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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