16 Famous Landmarks Pictured Before They Were Complete As You Know Them Today
by N/A, 10 years ago |
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Decades later and they're still some of the greatest architectural feats in the world.
1. The Sydney Opera House under construction in the 1960s.
2. Christ the Redeemer being refurbished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3. Manhattan Bridge being assembled in New York City, 1909.
4. Construction of The London Tower Bridge, 1892.
5. The beginnings of the Hoover Dam, in 1933.
6. The U.S. Capitol Building in 1861.
7. Progression of the construction of the Eiffel Tower in the late 1800s.
8. Mount Rushmore, missing some key figures.
9. The Statue Of Liberty in 1885, prior to assembly.
10. One World Trade Center, being constructed in 2012.
11. The Lincoln Memorial being finished in 1921, still missing his head.
12. The beginnings of the Washington Monument during the mid 1800s.
13. The Golden Gate Bridge being assembled in 1932.
14. Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, being completed in 2008.
15. New York City's Flatiron Building, in 1902.
16. The construction of the World Trade Centers in 1970.
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