15 Things You Might Not Know About the Empire State Building
It may not be New York City’s tallest building, but it’s possibly its most celebrated.
It may not be New York City’s tallest building, but it’s possibly its most celebrated.
How many castles can one city in the American desert have? At least four.
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It may not be as tall as landmarks like the Empire State Building or Chicago's Willis Tower, but the 605-foot structure has a towering spirit of its own.
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Instead of building with bolts and rivets, architects may one day design skyscrapers held together with high-tech adhesives.
An architectural photographer hunts down the relics of Victorian London's public hygiene efforts.
Locals believe the devil is the main architect behind these medieval structures.
A state housing report calls for the creation of more dorm-like housing for young people in the city.
With these buildings, form trumps function.
The brilliant colors for which the cathedral is known weren't part of the original design.
Spend the night in a hotel room built from straw, salt, sand, snow—or chocolate.
Paris' love locks are far from the world's only bridge-related tradition.
Some cost less than a Manhattan apartment.
Once the largest cathedrals in the world, this 1,500-year-old landmark has had quite the history.
The building's design was inspired by sunflowers.
The famed Catalan designer was well-known in Barcelona, but he died a pauper's death when no one recognized the injured old man on the street.
Here's what goes into building a technical marvel.
A new book offers an absorbing account of the obelisk’s place in human civilization.
This could be what Martian colonies of the future are made of.
The ice bridge will stretch 115 feet.
Supertall skyscrapers and megastructures coming to a surging economy near you.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, but more delicious.
The Chenab Bridge in India will stand at 1178 feet tall.