Buildings marked "best"

01 rounded arch of stainless steel "Gateway to the West" in St. Louis (Missouri, USA) has a height and width 192m. The monument symbolizes the conquest of the West, after the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803., Finished in 1965.

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The tower "CN Tower" in Toronto (Canada) is 553, 34m. The construction was from 1973 to 1975.

At 13 meters above the Ostankino in Moscow.



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The volume of ST. John the Divine Cathedral, New York Diocese (US) is 456 350m3, total area - 11 240m2. The construction was from 1892 to 1979.



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The total area of ​​the mosque Shah Faisal in Islamabad (Pakistan) is 18, 97ga. The prayer hall of 0, 48ga with a patio can accommodate 100,000 worshipers, and in the surrounding area can accommodate another 200 000 people.



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Angkor Wat ("temple city") in Cambodia - the largest of all ever built religious buildings. It covers an area of ​​162, 6n. Size - 24h6km. Construction began in 900g.n.e.



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The biggest in the world is the palace of Chinese emperors, located in the heart of Beijing. It was built in the shape of a rectangle with sides of 960 and 750 meters and covers an area of ​​72 hectares. Today, the palace looks just like 600 years ago. In one of the rooms of the palace until 1924 he lived the last Empress of China.



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Pride Malaysia - two towers twins. This is the highest office building in the world - 451, 9 meters (88 floors).



Baalbeck terrace is located in Lebanon. It was built nearly four thousand years ago. Founded nine huge blocks placed in three rows. Each block has a size 8h3h4 meters, and the famous "Trilithon" stone slab, reaching 19 meters in length and weigh about 750 tons!



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