This is the last part of our famous landmarks, with the years it took to build and the year it was built, besides the name of the main builder.
Sydney Opera House – 14 years – 1959 – Jorn
Utzon
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The roof is
covered with more than one million tiles, and boasts 6,255 square meters of
glass, and 645 kilometres of electric cable.
The Space Needle, Seattle – 1 year – 1961 –
Edward Carlson and John Graham Jr.
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The structure
weighs about 5850 tons and its foundation reach 120 square feet underground.
Millennium Dome, London – 4 years – 1997 –
Richard Rogers
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 3
years – 1993 – Cesar Pelli
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A double-decker
bridge connects the two towers at the 41st and 42nd
floors.
Louvres Pyramids, Paris -6 years – 1983 – Ieoh
Ming Pei
Burj Khalifa, Dubai – 2 years – 2004 – Adrian
Smith
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At 828 meters,
the Burj Khalifa holds a number of titles, including the tallest building in
the world.
The Shard, London – 3 years – 2009 – Renzo
Piano
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Angled glass
panes reflect sunlight and the sky, so that the appearance of the building
changes according to the weather and seasons.
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