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The World's Most Famous Man-made Structures

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Famous Landmarks & Buildings

1543

7.6

7.7

1. Midnight in Paris (2011)

The Eiffel Tower

France, Paris

217

6.2

6.4

2. London (2005)

Big Ben & The Houses of Parliament

London, England

1037

7.2

3. Escape from New York (1981)

The Statue of Liberty

New York, USA
Given to The States as a gift from the people of France.

493

5.8

5.2

4. When in Rome (2010)

The Colosseum

Rome, Italy

7.4

6.2

5. Made in Greece (1987)

Parthenon

Athens, Greece

7.6

6.7

6. China (1943)

The Great Wall of China

China

1350

6.5

6.8

7. The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Pyramids of Giza

Cairo, Egypt

148

7.2

7.3

8. A Passage to India (1984)

The Taj Mahal

Agra, India

6.6

6.8

9. London River (2009)

Tower Bridge

London, England

7.1

10. All or Nothing: A Moscow Detour (2004)

The Kremlin

Saint Basil's Cathedral

Moscow, Russia
The Kremlin is in fact a fortified complex with a collection of buildings within it, including Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square.

6.7

6.5

11. Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

The White House

Washington D.C., USA

3.1

5.4

12. The Leaning Tower (2006)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

341

6.2

13. Sydney White (2007)

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia

1158

7.4

7.7

14. Rushmore (1998)

Mount Rushmore

Keystone, USA

6.7

5.2

15. Golden Gate (1994)

The Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, USA

1960

6.6

6.7

16. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Notre Dame

Paris, France

3.7

17. Vatican Conspiracy (1982)

St. Peter's Basilica

Vatican City, Italy

7.6

7.7

18. The Tunnel (2001)

The Brandenburg Gate

Berlin, Germany
The gate was made more famous during The Cold War as it was located along the dividing Berlin Wall, once the wall fell the gate became the symbol of unified Germany.
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4.3

3.8

19. Golden Temple Amazons (1986)

The Golden Temple

Amritsar, India

2000

7.2

20. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Sagrada Família

Barcelona, Spain
The building is STILL under construction, with an estimated finishing date between 2026 & 2028!

876

7.6

7.7

21. This Is England (2006)

Stonehenge

Amesbury, England

6.7

22. Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Forbidden City

Beijing, China

7.3

7.5

23. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

Angkor Wat

Siem Reap, Cambodia

8.5

4.1

24. Blue Belgium (2000)

Atomium Building

Brussels, Belgium

3.5

6.2

25. Istanbul (1957)

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey
Recently featured in James Bond movie, Skyfall.

1170

6.6

6.8

26. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Potala Palace

Chengguan, Tibet

6.4

27. Bilbao (1978)

Museo Guggenheim

Bilbao, Spain

Iconic & Famous Skyscrapers

786

6.3

28. New York, I Love You (2009)

The Empire State Building

New York, USA

964

6.8

7.4

29. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Burj Khalifa

Dubai, UAE
Worlds tallest building (2012)

30. Taiwan Canasta (1985)

Taipei 101

Taipei, Taiwan

1189

5.8

6.1

31. Entrapment (1999)

The Petronas Towers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2197

6.7

7.1

32. Chicago (2002)

Willis Tower (Sears Tower)

Chicago, USA

6.8

6.2

33. Dubai (2005)

Burj Al Arab

Dubai, UAE

2637

7.1

7.7

34. Zodiac (2007)

Transamerica Pyramid

San Francisco, USA

130

4.4

4.7

35. Winning London (2001)

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

London, England

292

6.2

36. London Boulevard (2010)

The Shard

London, England

6.6

6.4

37. Shanghai (2010)

Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai, China

3179

7.5

38. Gangs of New York (2002)

The Crysler Building

New York, USA

230

7.5

7.3

39. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Tower 2 of the International Finance Centre

Hong Kong, China

4.4

40. Highpoint (1982)

CN Tower

Toronto, Canada

5.5

4.4

41. Maid in Sweden (1971)

Turning Torso

Malmo, Sweden

7.3

6.7

42. Barcelona (1994)

Torre Agbar

Barcelona, Spain

6.4

6.2

43. Tokyo Tower (2005)

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

Tokyo, Japan

7.4

44. Australia: Land Beyond Time (2002)

Eureka Tower

Melbourne, Australia
The second-tallest building in Australia, 'Q1' in Queensland is the tallest due to it's large mast.

7.5

7.9

45. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Seven Sisters/Moscow State University/Vysotki

Moscow, Russia
The biggest of the Stalinist 'Seven Sisters' buildings.

5.8

6.4

46. Warszawa (Warsaw) (2003)

Palace of Culture and Science

Warsaw, Poland
Another of the Stalinist style skyscrapers.

This could quite easily become a very long list, so the buildings featured are mainly known throughout the globe or famous for a significant reason. I however would like suggestions and ideas from you guys to make the list as complete as possible so please post any suggestions in the comments below.
Thanks

Sources:

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_famous_landmarks.htm

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/travel-tips-and-articles/76606

http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/20-most-iconic-skyscrapers-343149#tokyo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emporis_Skyscraper_Award

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Comments

Villiana

Posted: 6 months ago at Nov 20 7:00

wow, nice to see Warsaw on this list :) great job

Villiana

Posted: 6 months ago at Nov 20 7:36

My suggestion:
Burj Al Arab
http://www.blueorienttravelandtours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dubai_sightseeing.jpg

Phil_Sump

Posted: 6 months ago at Nov 20 7:43

Thanks Villiana.

Happy Vader

Posted: 5 months, 4 weeks ago at Nov 23 7:33

Dude, I can help you a lot on this list... here's one for now, the rest will follow later, what say you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minar-e-Pakistan

johanlefourbe

Posted: 5 months, 4 weeks ago at Nov 23 7:51

Mount Rushmore, maybe?

Phil_Sump

Posted: 5 months, 4 weeks ago at Nov 23 7:53

Of course, thanks guys.

Severin Severin

Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 25 21:06

Awesome list. How about the Golden Temple in India and the Kremlin in Russia?

starman

Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 26 6:09

Great List makes a nice change from all the girl images Lists!!

JPHOLT

Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 26 10:24

Awesome list!

DarkWarrior

Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 26 14:05

Outstanding creation of great historic man-made structures.My suggestions :1- Mont St-Michel (france XI century ) 2-The Castle of Versailles (france XVII century ) 3- Notre-Dame of Chartres (france XII century) 4-The Palace of the doges (italy,venicia IX century) 5-Hoover Dam (u.s.a. XX century) great historic list