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Worlds Tallest Buildings

The Taipei Towers with 101 floors is 508 metres (1,667 feet) high. It cost a whopping $1.8 billion to build the tower. Officially it is still the highest tower in the world. Built in 2004, the building was...

9 comments    sears tower taipei 101
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London's Skyscrapers

Giant skyscrapers are being built in Dubai, Shanghai and other cities. This page focuses on London's skyscrapers. These buildngs are all engineering miracles designed to withstand wind, earthquakes and terrorism. These postmodern buildings are the new pyramids. They are costly in the effort and the money needed to build them. They return benefits in city identity and national pride.

0 comments    london architecture construction
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10 Skyscrapers Of The World

Tall, colossal, impressive achievements of the modern architecture, skyscrapers took a significant place in an architectural landscape of many cities of the world. Originally the word ‘skyscraper’ was...

8 comments    travel architecture skyscraper
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Pyramids, Awesome or awful?

  Pyramids Awesome or Awful ? Without question pyramids are awesome, especially the Great Pyramid at Giza. Not only because of its enormous size, six and a half million tons of rock, (enough to build...

0 comments    history death museum
Burj Dubai51

Burj Dubai: World's Tallest Building

While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward, the definition of the world's tallest building or the world's tallest tower is less clear. The disputes generally centre on...

0 comments    architecture building skyscraper
Manhattan59

How to Have a Perfect Day in New York

Manhattan New York needs no introduction. If you only have a day and would like to get to know the place, I recommend spending it in Manhattan, the birthplace of the New York City, where in 1524 Giovanni da...

0 comments    advice travel new york
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Taipei City

Taipei’s economic and political development in the past years have made of the city an international destination for travellers all over the world and although rice fields have given way to skyscrapers Taipei is still a place where you can find a unique offer of excellent quality Cheap accommodation, an easy to use metro system for moving around the city, unique places to visit, friendly locals and delicious food.

2 comments    travel vacation asia
The Channel Tunnel (aka: The Chunnel), Europe74

Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World - Part II

This is the continuation of the "Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World - Part I"  hub. The Channel Tunnel, also known as the Chunnel,is a 50.5-kilometre undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in...

3 comments    home travel hubchallenge
CN Tower67

Tallest Travel Destinations

If you're not afraid of heights, then check out these travel spots that will put you head and shoulders above the rest.

0 comments    travel architecture
Rank 15. Guangzhou, China 60

Top 15 beautiful cities in the world

WWW.SANKARV1.BLOGSPOT.COMRank 15. Guangzhou, ChinaMetro/Urban Population: 4.1 millionGuangzhou, also Canton, Kuang-chou, or Kwangchow, city, southern China, capital of Guangdong Province. It is a busy port...

1 comment    tips travel beauty
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