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Tell Qaramel. Syria. Asia. 10650–9650 BCE. Tower. Located in Aleppo Governorate, five stone towers were found at Tell Qaramel; dated to the period from the middle of the 11th millennium BC to about 9650 BC, which makes them the oldest structures of this type in the world. Göbekli Tepe. Turkey.
Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Landmark 81, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower, Busan, South Korea. This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least 274 m (899 ft) tall. The tallest building ...
The Historic Centre includes a range of buildings and public spaces that illustrate the integration of architectural, technological, and artistic influences from both East and West. Notable landmarks within the Historic Centre include the Ruins of St. Paul's, the Senado Square, A-Ma Temple, and the Guia Fortres. 1110. Yinxu * Henan: 2006 ii ...
The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum.
Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1] It is primarily invested and developed by Vinhomes , the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer. Landmark 81 holds the position of the tallest building in Vietnam , the second tallest building in Southeast Asia , as well as the seventeenth tallest building in the world ...
Angkor Wat (/ ˌ æ ŋ k ɔːr ˈ w ɒ t /; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia.Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it is considered the largest religious structure in the world by Guinness World Records.
The second-tallest structure in the world is the 679-metre-tall (2,227 ft) Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, while the third-tallest self-supporting structure and the tallest tower in the world is the Tokyo Skytree (634 m or 2,080 ft). The tallest guyed structure is the KRDK-TV mast in North Dakota, U.S. at 630 metres (2,060 ft).
The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the ...