Modern
32 buildings
Great Pyramid of Giza
Built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu. 2.3 million limestone blocks averaging 2.5 tons each. O...
Burj Khalifa
The tallest building in the world at 2,717 feet. 163 floors above ground. The design is in...
Sydney Opera House
Designed by Jorn Utzon who never saw the completed building. Over 1 million tiles cover th...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Designed by Frank Gehry using titanium panels. The titanium skin covers 33,000 square mete...
Stonehenge
The largest stones weigh 25 tons and were moved 19 miles. The smaller bluestones came from...
CN Tower
Stood as the tallest freestanding structure for 31 years at 1,815 feet. The glass floor ca...
Petronas Towers
Twin towers standing 1,483 feet tall with 88 floors. The sky bridge connects the two at th...
Shanghai Tower
The second tallest building at 2,073 feet. 128 floors above ground. The twisted form reduc...
Lotus Temple
Shaped like a lotus flower with 27 petals. Designed by Fariborz Sahba. Made from white Gre...
Millau Viaduct
The tallest bridge in the world at 1,125 feet at the highest pier. Designed by Norman Fost...
Sphinx
The largest monolith statue in the world at 240 feet long and 66 feet tall. Carved from a ...
Lascaux Caves
Over 600 parietal wall paintings covering the walls. The paintings are estimated to be 17,...
Willis Tower
Stood as the tallest building for 25 years at 1,451 feet. 110 floors with 16,100 bronze-ti...
One World Trade Center
Stands at 1,776 feet, referencing the year of American independence. The tallest building ...
Burj Al Arab
Stands on an artificial island 920 feet from shore. Marketed as the worlds only 7-star hot...
Taipei 101
Was the tallest building from 2004 to 2010 at 1,667 feet. 101 floors above ground. The tun...
Tate Modern
Housed in the former Bankside Power Station designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The Turbi...
Guggenheim New York
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The spiral ramp ascends a quarter mile. Wright wanted visi...
Centre Pompidou
Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers with all structural elements on the exterior. T...
Mohenjo-daro
One of the largest ancient Indus Valley cities. Over 4,500 years old. Had the first known ...
Gobekli Tepe
The oldest known temple complex in the world, predating Stonehenge by 7,000 years. Built b...
Newgrange
A passage tomb older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. At dawn on the winter solstice a be...
Pyramid of Djoser
The oldest large stone monument in the world. Built for Pharaoh Djoser by the architect Im...
Karnak Temple
The largest religious building ever constructed. Built and expanded by over 30 pharaohs ac...
Space Needle
Built for the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair in under 400 days. Stands 605 feet tall on a tripod...
Gateway Arch
The tallest monument in the United States at 630 feet. Also the tallest arch in the world....
Seagram Building
The definitive modernist skyscraper by Mies van der Rohe. Bronze I-beam mullions run up th...
Walt Disney Concert Hall
A concert hall in curved stainless steel by Frank Gehry. Home of the Los Angeles Philharmo...
Habitat 67
A modular housing complex built for Expo 67 in Montreal. Designed by Moshe Safdie from his...
Marina Bay Sands
A resort crowned by a sky park spanning three towers. The towers rise 57 stories above Mar...
Sheikh Zayed Mosque
The largest mosque in the UAE. Its courts hold 41,000 worshippers. The main dome ranks amo...
Beijing National Stadium
The Birds Nest stadium built for the 2008 Olympics. Designed by Herzog and de Meuron with ...