Built for the 1889 World’s Fair, this was the world's tallest structure for 41 years.
It would take the construction of NYC’s Chrysler Building in 1930 to replace the Eiffel Tower as the world's tallest structure.
Among the design elements characteristic of this architectural style are the pointed arch, rib vault and flying buttress.
Gothic architecture was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It originated in northern France in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions.
The public sculpture by Anish Kapoor in Chicago's Millennium Park is officially named "Cloud Gate", but it is better known by this nickname.
Media outlets nicknamed it "The Bean" during its construction because of its rounded, oblong shape. Kapoor described the nickname as "completely stupid" although he eventually came around and accepted it.
Fill in the blank: Famed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of _______ was burned down in 356 BC due to act of arson by Herostratos.
After his execution, it was forbidden to mention Herostratus by name under penalty of death. The sentence was meant to condemn him to obscurity, but It didn't work. Herostratus has become an eponym for someone who commits a criminal act in order to become famous.
Constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries AD, Cliff Palace is a structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans and found in this U.S. national park.
Established in 1906, Mesa Verde is best known for a large number of well-preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in alcoves, or rock overhangs along the canyon walls.
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