20 Glimpses Of Monuments Mid-Construction
April 16, 2024
History, Interesting
A collection that offers a sneak peek into the awkward adolescence of the world’s most famous structures. Before they were postcard-perfect, these monuments were just big ideas and even bigger piles of materials.
1. Tokyo Tower — Tokyo, Japan
2. Christ the Redeemer — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. Mount Rushmore National Memorial — Keystone, South Dakota
4. Petronas Towers — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5. Statue of Liberty — New York City, New York
6. Eiffel Tower — Paris, France
7. The Big Buddha — Hong Kong, Hong Kong
8. London Eye — London, England
9. The Gateway Arch — St. Louis, Missouri
10. Empire State Building — New York City, New York
11. Golden Gate Bridge — San Francisco, California
12. Washington Monument — Washington D.C.
13. Lincoln Memorial — Washington D.C.
14. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Mill Run, Pennsylvania
15. Sydney Opera House — Sydney, Australia
16. La Sagrada Familia – Barcelona, Spain
17. Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) — Chicago, Illinois
18. The Louvre — Paris France
19. CN Tower — Toronto, Canada
20. Alcatraz — San Francisco, California