Archive for the 'Architecture' Category
Canada’s finance minister, Jim Flaherty says that the government is considering selling off certain of the country’s assets to avoid a budgetary deficit. One of the assets that is apparently off-limits and not for sale is Toronto’s CN Tower, as it defines the city’s skyline and is one of its most popular attractions. […]
Architect David Fisher has designed a rotating skyscraper. Each floor rotates independently and therefore the result is a building that changes shape. One is set to be built in Dubai in the near future, and apparently he has been looking for a location in Manhattan. Tomorrow, he has a press conference set for Miami, which […]
So sometimes you need to build a bridge where boats pass. Usually, they open at the middle. However, this bridge on the Paddington Basin in London is more interesting. It curls up to form a circle every Friday at noon. Read more…
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If you’ve read the King Arthur legends more times than you can count and your family is worried that you attend too many medieval fairs, it’s probably time for a vacation at an honest-to-goodness castle. Though many medieval castles have been renovated and brought into the 21st century as modern-day hotels, a […]
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has gained a reputation for putting up buildings bigger and faster than anywhere else in the world. The city is chock-full of superlatives: the world’s tallest building, the world’s largest mall, and, coming soon, the world’s longest bridge. An oasis of skyscrapers and urban sprawl in the Arabian […]
I had no idea that the Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world when it was built.
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