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America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
Our cross-country survey of iconic buildings worth seeing touches on many memorable landmarks, all one-of-a-kind. ... Related: In Full Bloom: Photos of Gorgeous Botanical Gardens in All 50 States.
Tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1989 to 2017. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1980s. It was previously the tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof. [59] [60] It is now third on that list behind China World Trade Center Tower III, and Guangzhou International Finance Center. Franklin Center ...
Tallest building in East Asia and China and contains the highest luxury hotel in the world; Tallest twisted building [17] 4 Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower: 601.0 1,972 120 (+ 3 below ground) Mecca Saudi Arabia: 2012 Tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest clock tower and contains the highest museum in the world [18] 5 Ping An International Finance ...
Completed in 1931, this iconic building symbolize the city’s ambition, innovation, and a competitive spirit. Angelo Hornak - Getty Images Eiffel Tower — Paris
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum has a diameter of 50 m and reminds with its form of the foot of an atomic mushroom or of a UFO. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1997 Frank Gehry: Bilbao, Spain: The very bizarre building is famous for its deconstructivist architectural style. But the museum building also stands for economic success, see Bilbao Effect.
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
Tallest building in North America outside of the United States. Tallest skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico, and Latin America. [44] 28= JPMorgan Chase Tower: Houston: United States 305 (1,002) 75 1982 Tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world [45] [46] Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989. 28=