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Chapter 4

Great buildings

This chapter covers ten of the world's great buildings, from Hagia Sophia, whose dome was the largest on Earth for nearly a thousand years, to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building ever. On the way: the Gothic Notre-Dame in Paris, Gaudí's Sagrada Família, the Forbidden City of China's emperors, the Potala Palace in Tibet, the Alhambra of Granada, a fairy-tale castle in Bavaria, an iron tower meant to last 20 years and an opera house that looks like sails.

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  1. Giant domed church, later a mosque, in IstanbulHagia Sophia
  2. Gothic cathedral on an island in the SeineNotre-Dame de Paris
  3. Barcelona basilica under construction since 1882Sagrada Família
  4. Palace of China's emperors for almost 500 yearsForbidden City
  5. Iron tower built for the 1889 World's FairEiffel Tower
  6. Concert hall whose roofs look like sailsSydney Opera House
  7. The tallest building in the worldBurj Khalifa
  8. Fairy-tale castle built for Bavaria's king Ludwig IINeuschwanstein
  9. Moorish palace and fortress above GranadaAlhambra
  10. Red and white palace of the Dalai LamasPotala Palace

Image credits

  • Giant domed church, later a mosque, in Istanbul: Jaba1977 (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Gothic cathedral on an island in the Seine: Uoaei1 (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Barcelona basilica under construction since 1882: Didier Descouens (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Palace of China's emperors for almost 500 years: N509FZ (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Iron tower built for the 1889 World's Fair: Benh LIEU SONG (Wikimedia Commons), public domain Source
  • Concert hall whose roofs look like sails: Thomas Adams (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • The tallest building in the world: Iyesthroughlens (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Fairy-tale castle built for Bavaria's king Ludwig II: C.Stadler/Bwag (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Moorish palace and fortress above Granada: Jebulon (Wikimedia Commons), public domain Source
  • Red and white palace of the Dalai Lamas: Jan Kranendonk (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source