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The 601 Lexington Avenue is an imposing skyscraper located at 53rdStreet,between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan in NewYork. Itis considered as one of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in the city of NewYork.With its unique architectural design and bright white color, it isconsideredas one of the most distinctive buildings [...]
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Capital Tower is an imposing skyscraper that is situated indowntownSingapore. Its specific address is 168 Robinson Road Downtown Core,Singapore.It is considered as the 4th tallest building in the Singaporeskyline. It isconsidered as the tallest building in the Shenton Way-TanjongPagar financialdistrict. Capital Tower Profile Capital Tower was initiallybuilt as thePOSBank’s headquarters. [...]
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Grundtvig’s Church is a uniquely designed church located inBispebjergdistrict in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its original name is the Grundtvig’sMemorialChurch but has since been shortened to its current name. Its uniquedesign isone of the rare examples of expressionist style of churcharchitecture. Andbecause it comes with an unusual design for a church, it is[...]
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The Votive Church in Vienna, Austria is considered as one of the morenotableneo-Gothic churches today. It is specifically located at theRingstrasse in thedistrict of Alsergrund near the University of Vienna. Itsexistence was madepossible by a stroke of history that may be unlike how otherchurches may haveoriginated. It was built as a [...]
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The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Late Gothic Revival cathedrallocatedin the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. It stands as thecenterpiece forthe main campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Despite beingcalled acathedral, this building is not built to be a house of religiousworship. It wasprimarily built as an educational building. [...]
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The Belvedere is a historical palatial complex located in the city ofViennain Austria. The palace complex consists mainly of two Baroque palacescalledthe Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery and the Palace Stables. Themoststriking building of the lot is the Upper Belvedere palace, noted foritssweeping Baroque architecture settled on one side of [...]
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The Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper located in the city ofChicagoin Illinois. It is the headquarters of the Tribune Company and the homeof theChicago Tribune newspaper. It is also considered as a Chicago landmark.TribuneTower History The Tribune Tower was a product of a design competitionthat washeld by the Chicago Tribune [...]
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The Two Towers of Bologna is the most popular of the group ofmedievalstructures that can be found in the city of Bologna in Italy. Theyareconsidered as primary landmarks in the city and have been preserved andhavebecome part of the city’s appeal and attractions. The Two Towersareparticularly being considered as the symbols [...]
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The Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located at the SoNo (South ofNorthAvenue) in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is the tallest building in thestate ofGeorgia. It is also considered as the tallest building in any US statecapital.Currently, it is the 51st tallest building in the world. Bank OfAmerica PlazaHistory The [...]
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Torre Altus is a skyscraper located in Bosques de las Lomas in Paseo delosLaureles y Alcanfores in Mexico City, Mexico. Its location is part of oneofthe most exclusive residential and commercial areas in Latin America. Itisconsidered to be the tallest residential building in Mexico as well as inthewhole of Latin America. [...]
