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...Dumbarton Oaks became something of a household name in 1944 when it hosted the conference of Allied ministers which helped lay the groundwork for the formation of the United Nations...
After the war the Byzantine scholars moved in, but in 1947 they put their books aside long enough to hear Igor Stravinsky conduct the premiere of his Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
Critics of the project are led by Peter Schenk, a former Dumbarton Oaks gardener who resigned his position in order to protest the plan. He claims that the underground library would destroy much of the beauty of the terrace, which he said is unique and perfectly proportioned...
...Bliss and her husband, Robert W. Bliss, formally transferred their estate, Dumbarton Oaks, to Harvard to house the Center for Byzantine Studies. Later a collection of pre-Columbian art and a library of garden design were added...
...Dumbarton Oaks is best known for its formal garden, which both critics and proponents of the current plan agree is one of the most beautiful in the world...