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Nuns' Island gas station

The Nuns' Island gas station is a modernist-style building on Nuns' Island in Montreal, Quebec. It was built as a filling station in 1969 from a project of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Closed for several years, it was later converted to a community centre.

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Verdun, Verdun, Canada

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Nuns' Island gas station in Verdun, Canada

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1886-1969 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German and American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern architecture.

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