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The building is one of the most important buildings of the De Stijl movement. Chilehaus 1924 Fritz Höger: Hamburg, Germany: The Chilehaus was exemplary for the brick expressionism of the 1920s. With its ship's bow-like tip, it became an icon of Expressionism in architecture. Einstein Tower 1924 Erich Mendelsohn: Potsdam, Germany
From the Pyramids of Giza to Beijing’s CCTV building by Rem Koolhaas, these are the most iconic buildings of all time.
A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character. Most architecture can be classified as a chronology of styles which change over time reflecting changing fashions, beliefs and religions, or the emergence of new ideas, technology, or materials which make new styles possible.
Willis Tower. Chicago Better known as the Sears Tower, this soaring landmark is a 110-floor, 1,450-foot skyscraper that when completed in 1973 began a 25-year reign as the tallest building in the ...
This is a list of flatiron buildings that are relatively notable. Any notable building shaped approximately like a flatiron can be included, regardless of whether the name of the building is "Flatiron Building" or not. Such a building is typically constructed at an intersection of streets or railway tracks that meet at an acute angle.
The clock tower of Philadelphia City Hall was part of the tallest building in the world from 1894, [9] when the tower was topped out and the building partially occupied, [10] [11] until 1908. Taller buildings have had clock faces added to their existing structure such as the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, with a clock added in 2000 ...
The Icone Tower (stylized as ICONE Tower), also known as the BCDA Iconic Building, is a proposed skyscraper at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, ...
Yeon Building (San Francisco) 432 Jackson Street March 16, 1970 SFDL 25 Moulinie Building: 458–60 Jackson Street March 16, 1970 SFDL 26 Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co. 800–804 Montgomery Street March 16, 1970 SFDL 27 Grogan-Lent-Atherton Building: 400 Jackson Street March 16, 1970 SFDL 28 Old Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Cathedral: 858–864 ...