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