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Forbidden City, Beijing, China.The most visited monument in Asia, as well as in the world. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Vatican City. Palace of Versailles, Versailles ...
List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country; List of tallest buildings and structures in Australia; List of tallest buildings and structures in Austria; List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham; List of tallest buildings and structures in Canada; List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain; List ...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the oldest known list of this type, documenting the most iconic and remarkable human-made creations of classical antiquity; it was based on guidebooks popular among Hellenic sightseers and as such only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim and in the ancient Near East. The number seven was ...
Τallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors [23] 10 CITIC Tower: 527.7 1,731 109 (+ 8 below ground) Beijing: 2018 [24] 11 Taipei 101: 508.0 1,667 101 (+ 5 below ground) Taipei Taiwan: 2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25] 12 Shanghai World Financial Center: 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 ...
The second largest skyscraper by floor area in the world, the second tallest building in China, the fourth tallest building in Asia and the fourth tallest building in the world, with the height of 599.1 m (1,966 ft). Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 China: Shenzhen: 459,000 m 2 (4,940,000 sq ft) [78] Tesla Giga Nevada United States
The world's earliest settlement with one and two storied brick houses, public baths, assembly halls, central marketplace and covered drains. Caral: Peru: South America: 2600 BCE Pyramid Once thought to be the oldest building in South America. [73] Pyramid of Meidum: Egypt: Africa: c. 2580 BCE Tomb Fourth Dynasty structure completed by Sneferu ...
Not only is it among the biggest mosques in the world, it is home to one the globe's largest chandeliers and the planet's most sizeable hand-knotted carpet. 6 . Church of the Transfiguration ...
Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world. 3: CN Tower: 553.3 m (1,815 ft) 1976: Concrete Canada: Toronto: Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere: 4: Ostankino Tower: 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 1967 Russia: Moscow