Famous Things Being Built

 Tower Bridge, c.1893

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Tyne Bridge, c.1927-28

 

 

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Statue Of Liberty, 1870s Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_007

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The Capitol, 1860s Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_010

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Disneyland, 1954Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_013

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The Titanic, 1909-11Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_016

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Christ The Redeemer, Rio, 1926-1931 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_022

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Mount Rushmore, 1933 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_025

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Golden Gate Bridge, 1933-37 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_029

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Empire State Building, 1929-31 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_033

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Hoover Dam, 1931-36 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_036

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Lincoln Memorial, 1914-22 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_038

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, 1868-1884 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_039

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One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, 1955 Famous_Building_And_Their_Construction_043

World’s top 10 famous bridges

Tower Bridge, London, United Kingdom: A general view of Tower Bridge by night.

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA: The space shuttle Endeavour, on top of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, makes a pass over the Golden Gate Bridge before making its final landing in Los Angeles in San Francisco, California.

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Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, Canada: A scenic view of the city of Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge photographed from West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia: The Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen before the lights are switched off for Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia.

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A view of the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Glenfinnan, Scotland. Built by Sir Robert McAlpine between 1897 and 1901, the single track viaduct that is made up of 21 arches is considered to have been one of the largest engineering projects of its time. Today, it is still used by ScotRail and was recently used for scenes in three of the Harry Potter films

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Siyo-se-pol bridge in Isfahan, Iran: A general scenic view of the Siyo-se-pol bridge on the Zayandeh-Rood river in Isfahan, Iran

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Ponte Vecchio Bridge, Florence, Italy: A young woman with a flower in her hair stands across from the Ponte Vecchio bridge over the Arno river in Florence, Italy

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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: A sign warns tourists from proceeding from a lookout point over the Zambezi River below Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Called one of the world’s seven natural wonders, Victoria Falls stretches 1708 meters, forming the world’s largest waterfall

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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France: The Pont Alexandre III is the most extravagant and highly decorated bridge on the Seine. Built in 1900, Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II laid the first brick at a time when France was courting Russia as an ally; it was named after the Tsar’s father Alexander III

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Teufelsbrücke, Switzerland: This is the bridge built by the devil, or so the local people believe. The Teufelsbrücke spans the Reuss River high up in the Swiss mountains in the canton of Uri

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