Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889‚ it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer‚ engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair. The tower stands 324 metres (1‚063 ft) tall
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ALTON TOWERS Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Alton‚ England‚ UK‚ making this a man-made attraction. It originally opened in 1860 but the 4th April 1980 was its official opening of the ‘Theme Park’. The size of Alton Towers is roughly 800 acres‚ (3.2km2). This includes 35 rides. The resort includes the theme park as well as the Alton Towers Hotel‚ Splash Landings Hotel‚ Waterpark‚ Spa‚ Extraordinary Golf and Conference Centre. Unique selling points of Alton Towers are that
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The Einstein Tower: An Expressionist Landmark Introduction Erich Mendelsohn began his creative architectural sketches while standing guard in World War I‚ along with many other famous architects such as Mies van der Rohe‚ Gropius‚ and Le Corbusier. What was it about standing guard between life and death that enticed a certain creative architectural vision? Maybe it simply provided an ability to envision a world unlike the one being occupied or maybe it reminded these young men of the preciousness
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Advantages of Having Burj Khalifa Tower built in U.A.E In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Social Studies II- Asian History. Background of the study Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and is the tallest manmade structure in the world. Construction began on 21 September 2004‚ with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚ The tower’s architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore
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Freedom Tower as stated by‚ the architect on the project‚ Daniel Libeskind‚ was designed to “reassert the preeminence of freedom and beauty restoring the spiritual peak to the city and proclaiming American’s resilience even in the face of profound danger”(libeskind). The main concepts influencing the form of the Freedom Tower are drawn from creating a memorial as well as ensuring safety. The Freedom Tower exemplifies patriotism and pays homage to the late twin towers in many aspects of its form
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Twin Towers The Petronas Twin Towers dominate the sky scape in Kuala Lumpur. They are magnificent pieces of architecture which tower over the rest of Kuala Lumpur and are currently the second tallest buildings in the world‚ and the tallest twin towers in the world. They were built in 1998 and have 88 floors and reach 452 meters into the sky. The towers were planned in the form of an 8 sided star which in Islam symbolises fullness and regeneration. There is a viewing deck on the twin towers‚ the
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decision’s especially the victim’s family‚ a picture taken with the cornerstone for the foundation of the Freedom Tower‚ made from speckled block of granite from the Adirondack Mountains that written “To honour and remember those who lost their lives on September 11‚ 2001‚ and as a tribute to the enduring spirit of freedom‚ July 4th 2004”‚ in order to convince every public. In 2004‚ the Freedom Tower has been redesigned again by Skidmore‚ Owings and Merrill by adding more security concerns and construction
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Power Tower- Review If you want to have a home fitness device with which you can work on your entire body‚ then a Xmark power tower is the best option for you. You can perform a wide range of bodyweight exercises which helps in maintaining the strength of your muscles and also works best for those who want to build the muscles. It is one of the most beneficial and advantageous equipment at your home gym which achieves full-body workout from basic level. Being compact in size‚ Xmark power tower takes
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September 24th‚ 2017 Professor Iguanti Harkness Tower Harkness Tower was donated by Anna M. Harkness in dedication to her deceased son. The tower was built in 1917 by James Gamble Rogers. Both men were Yale graduates. Harkness Tower is constructed out of a mix of red‚ gray‚ and golden-brown granite. The darkest and most coarse stones are placed at the bottom foundation of the tower and the more elegant lighter colored stones toward the top. The tower has two intricately designed iron gates and stone
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skyscrapers have been topping each other in only small increments: Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers (one thousand four hundred and eighty-two feet) are thirty-two feet taller than Chicago’s Sears Tower (or Willis Tower‚ as it is now called); the Shanghai World Financial Center is about a hundred and thirty feet taller than the Petronas Towers; Taipei 101‚ in Taiwan‚ is fifty feet taller than the Shanghai tower; and so on. But the Burj Khalifa represents a quantum leap over these midgets. Even if you
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