Prince Charles of Britain has gone further: to demonstrate that the old can be re-invented, he is sponsoring construction of a new traditional-style English village in Dorset.
In that position he sponsored the construction of Jewish settlements in occupied Arab territories.
Suryavarman also sponsored the construction of several other temples in the style of Angkor Wat.
During the 1990s the government sponsored the construction of a number of dams to control flooding, preserve runoff, and recharge the water table.
Thorbecke, especially in his first and second ministries, promoted free trade through navigation acts and abolition of excise duties and sponsored the construction of new canals and waterways.
Between 1880 and 1913, New York and Brooklyn sponsored the construction of 29 armories, including the Bedford-Atlantic Armory, built for the 23rd Regiment in Brooklyn.
The city has helped things along; since 1986, it has sponsored the construction or rehabilitation of 8,310 homes and started work on 1,373 more.
The Case Study House Program ran from 1945-67 and it sponsored the construction and/or design of houses that were meant to be works of art as well as habitations.
In partnership with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a nationwide association of civic-minded clubs founded by theater owners, he sponsored the construction of several thousand Ten Commandments monuments throughout the country to hype his product.
A similar transformation is unfolding in Bushwick, where the New York City housing agency has sponsored new construction and the renovation of 4,000 homes and apartments -- more than a quarter of them occupied by owners.
Additionally, Darius sponsored large construction projects in Susa, Babylon, Egypt, and Persepolis.
