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"Structure" is the generic type for all things built. "Structure" is connected through properties to "Architect" and "Architectural Firm." "Engineer" and "Engineering Firm" can be used... more

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Casa Batlló The Casa Batlló in Barcelona Building 1907 Josep Maria Jujol
Casa Batlló is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia...
Listed Site Antoni Gaudí
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Park Güell View of Park Guell Building   Antoni Gaudí
Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part...
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Casa Milà Casa Milá at dusk Building 1907 Antoni Gaudí
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1906–1910 (officially completed 1912). It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia ('passeig' is Catalan...
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Abbotsford House Abbotsford in 1880. House    
Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novel and poet, Walter Scott. The nucleus of the estate...
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Buckingham Palace The Imperial Memorial to Queen Victoria in front of Buckingham Palace Building 1703 John Nash
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal entertaining, and a major tourist attraction. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national...
Location Edward Blore
Aston Webb
William Winde
Bletchley Park House    
Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, now part of Milton Keynes, England. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main codebreaking...
British Library British Library Ossulston St entrance, with distinctive red logo Building    
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is based in London and is one of the world's largest research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; book, journal, newspaper, magazine...
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Bank of China Tower Skyscraper 1990 I. M. Pei
The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower; ) is one of the most recognized skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western...
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British Museum January 15: British Museum Building 1852 Robert Smirke
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and...
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Burwash Hall Burwash dining hall viewed from Charles St Building    
Burwash Hall is the second oldest of the residence buildings at Toronto's Victoria College. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1913. It was named after Nathanael Burwash, a former president of Victoria. The building is an extravagant...
CN Tower Toronto's CN Tower. Skyscraper 1976  
The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and tourist tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on...
Building
Tower
Award Winner
Camp David Main Lodge at Camp David during Nixon administration, February 9, 1971 House    
The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125 acre (0.5 km²) mountain retreat of the President of the United States. Camp David is part of the Catoctin Mountain Park recreational area in Frederick County,...
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Chrysler Building The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928–1930 Skyscraper 1930 William Van Alen
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was briefly the world's tallest building before it was surpassed by the...
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Central Plaza, Hong Kong Central Plaza by day in April 2003 Skyscraper 1987  
Central Plaza is the second tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 374 m (1,227 ft), Central Plaza is only surpassed by 2 IFC (415 m / 1,362 ft) in Central. The building is located at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It...
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Eiffel Tower Skyscraper 1889 Gustave Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower (, ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave...
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Tourist attraction
Empire State Building 1931: Empire State Building is opened Filming location 1931 Gregory Johnson
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for...
Skyscraper
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Great Pyramid of Giza Building 2560 B.C. Hemon
The Great Pyramid of Giza , also called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramid in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only remaining member of the...
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Glasgow City Chambers George Square and Glasgow City Chambers Building    
The City Chambers (built 1882-90, architect William Young) of Glasgow, Scotland, are the headquarters of Glasgow City Council, the largest local authority in Scotland, and were completed in 1889. Located on the eastern side of the city's George...
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Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong Hopewell Centre with the ruins of an old mansion in the foreground Skyscraper    
Hopewell Centre (Chinese: 合和中心) is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is located at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It is the first circular skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is named after Hong Kong-listed property firm Hopewell...
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Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster, showing the Victoria Tower (left) and the Clock Tower (with the clock faces) Building 1860 Charles Barry
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet. The palace lies on the north bank...
Listed Site Augustus Pugin
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Pembroke College, Cambridge   Building   Christopher Wren
Pembroke College is a college of the University of Cambridge, home to over six hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest of the colleges. Physically, it is one of the larger colleges in the university, and contains buildings from almost...
College/University Alfred Waterhouse
Educational Institution
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Scotland Yard New Scotland Yard, London Building    
New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (excluding the City of London; see City of London Police). New Scotland Yard...
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Sears Tower Skyscraper 1974 Bruce Graham
The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the tallest building in North America since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the Empire State Building only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears,...
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Filming location
Tourist attraction
Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island Building   Gustave Eiffel
Liberty Enlightening the World , commonly known as the Statue of Liberty , was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans....
Protected Site Richard Morris Hunt
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The Center A screen showing financial news at The Center, an office complex in Central Skyscraper 1998  
The Center is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Centre (88 storeys), Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m (1,135 feet), it comprises 73 storeys. The Center is one of the few...
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Tower of London The White Tower Building 1078 Gundulf of Rochester
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames. It is located within the London Borough of...
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Prison
UMIST UMIST Main Building Building    
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England. It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research, especially...
Educational Institution
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Villa Savoye Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, a well known example of modern architecture Building 1929 Le Corbusier
The Villa Savoye is considered by many to be the seminal work of the French architect Le Corbusier. Situated at Poissy, outside of Paris, it is one of the most recognisable architectural presentations of the International Style. Construction was...
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White House House 1800 James Hoban
The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style, it has been...
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World Trade Center