Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition.
Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal.
It is located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin within Mitte, at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz.
It is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework.
Construction of the [answer] began in 2004, with the exterior completed 5 years later in 2009.
It is 1.25 metres (4.1 ft) tall and weighs 175 kilograms (385 lb).
As of 2009, the island has a population of 44.
Once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, it is 605 ft (184 m) high, 138 ft (42 m) wide, and weighs 9,550 tons.
Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its shape.
Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds.
Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres (782,910 square feet).
The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-gothic style.
The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight.
The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States.
It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.
Muslims believe that Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to [answer] during the Night Journey.
It is considered by Muslims to be the bayt Allāh, the 'House of God', and has a similar role to the Tabernacle and Holy of Holies in Judaism.
The building was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931.
The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158–1172 that had been badly damaged by a flood in 1342.
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Quiz Updated Jan 6, 2018
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