Famous Buildings

One World Trade Center

- 9/11 memorial next door

St. Basil's Cathedral

- All the color is new and originally it was only red and white

Sagrada Familia

- Antoni Gaudi - Antoni is buried there

Note Dame Cathedral

- Caught on fire in 2019 and destroyed large parts of the cathedrals

Falling Water

- Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright - Cantilevers

Farnsworth House

- Frank Lloyd Wright

Chrysler Building

- Gargoyles

United States Capitol

- Legislative Branch/ House of Rep./Congress

Dancing House

- Looks like two people dancing

St. Paul's Cathedral

- Martin Luther King JR. preached there

St. Peter's Basilica

- Michelangelo is one of the architects - The Pope works there

Pantheon

- Oculus is what the hole on top of the dome is called (only source of light)

Guggenheim Museum

- Puppy is located her - build out of titanium

Dome of the Rock

- Scared Site Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

Burj Khalifa

- Tallest building in the world - The architect is now designing a new building that should be taller

Parthenon

- Temple was dedicated to Athena - Post and Lintel

Leaning Tower of Pisa

- The soil is soft which is why the tower leans

Hagia Sophia

- changed its function many times - Minarets (four)

Colosseum

- gladiators which are men all over war that fought for their freedom or died

Neuschwanstein Castle

- inspiration for Disney

Sydney Opera House

- looks like sails on a boat

Taipei 101

- the building has a mass damper which helps it from falling over

Taj Mahal

- tomb for Mumtaz Mahal by her husband - Minarets (the four polls around it)

Willis Tower

-Tubular construction is how it was built. The beams are circular. - Used to be known as Sears Tower.

Petronas Towers

The tallest twin towers