Architectural Landmarks
29 entries in the Architectural Landmarks compendium.
Architectural Landmarks — Era Chart
Taipei 101Taipei 101: A 508-meter icon of Taiwan, once the world's tallest building, blending neo-fuTaksim SquareAncient Roman stadium in Plovdiv, built in the 2nd century AD, capital of Roman Thracia.Tate ModernUK's national collection of international modern and contemporary art.Teatro RealThe heart and main quadrangle of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.Teatro di San CarloThe Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy, was originally called the Real Teatro di San CarTemple MountA contested holy site central to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.Temple of ConfuciusTemples venerating Confucius and Confucian sages across East Asia.Temple of EdfuThe Temple of Edfu stands on the Nile’s west bank in Upper Egypt, near the modern city of Temple of HeavenImperial complex for annual prayers to Heaven for good harvests.The BundHistoric Shanghai waterfront with European-style buildings and financial legacy.The Clock TowersGovernment-owned hotel complex with the world's tallest clock tower.Tokyo SkytreeCommunications and observation tower in Minato, Tokyo, completed in 1958.Topkapı PalaceOttoman administrative center and sultan's residence from the 1460s to 1853.Trevi FountainLargest Baroque fountain, completed in 1762 in Rome.Tōdai-jiBuddhist temple complex in Nara, home to the Great Buddha.Umayyad MosqueOne of the largest and oldest mosques, still in original form.United States CapitolSeat of the California state government in Sacramento.Van Gogh MuseumDutch museum housing the world's largest Van Gogh collection.Vatican MuseumsPublic museums of Vatican City housing papal art collections.Victoria and Albert MuseumWorld's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design.Villa La RotondaA Renaissance villa inspired by the Pantheon, completed after Palladio's death.Washington MonumentObelisk on the National Mall honoring George Washington.Western WallRenaissance Revival flatiron building, former steamship and cocoa exchange headquarters.Willis TowerA 110-story, 1,451-foot Chicago skyscraper, world's tallest from 1973 for nearly 25 years.Winter PalaceLargest palace complex in Rajasthan, built over nearly 400 years by the Mewar dynasty.Woolworth BuildingEarly skyscraper, originally an office tower, tallest in the world 1913–1929.World Trade Center (1973–2001)The World Trade Center was a seven-building complex in Lower Manhattan’s Financial DistricYasukuni ShrineShinto shrine viewed as a symbol of Japanese militarism and invasion of China.ZhongnanhaiGovernment compound and former imperial garden in Beijing.
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