Since the museum is located in a former glassmaking workshop and the designers tried to protect the old structures (open workshop ceiling, rough floor and walls) to keep the former function visible.

因博物馆本身坐落于曾经的玻璃窑炉车间内，设计师试图保存原来的建筑结构(开放式的工作室顶棚，粗糙的车间地面，墙壁)使原先的空间功能仍然清晰可见。

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For its first 128 years as a republic, the United States was able to function without a debt ceiling.

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