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Modern architecture strikes our imagination. Looking at some buildings and structures, which are difficult to call even buildings, you simply wonder how people can live and work in them? Indeed, most of them are residential buildings or shopping and office centers, and some are exhibition complexes and concert halls. They were designed by designers and architects with a really wild imagination, and then you should look at them and find out more. We offer you the ten most unusual architectural structures of our planet.
1. Ark Nova, Japan
The name of this building translates as " New Ark', it is nothing but concert hall. However, this is not just a hall, but the world's first inflatable and mobile performance hall. It was designed in the form of a huge lilac-pink drop, which in its design represents air cushion. The authors of the project are British sculptor Anish Kapoor and Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The first performance at Ark Nova took place in October last year, and it was built on east coast Japan - especially to support the spirit of people affected by the tsunami. Even the auditoriums and benches here are made from pieces of trees damaged during natural disaster. This should become a symbol of the fact that after any trouble you need to be reborn and live on. According to the architects, the Ark Nova Hall will be the largest inflatable concert hall in the world. The Ark Nova is 18 meters high, 35 meters wide and can accommodate about 500 spectators. The main advantage of the unusual hall is the ease of transportation - it is enough to blow off the air and transport the hall to another place.
2. Solar Dome, Michigan, USA
An unusual construction resembling a honeycomb in the Michigan City Exposition Pavilion consists of many circles. They, in turn, are made of a special material - archil - very light and flexible, which contains fiberglass and carbon. The so-called "Solar Dome" illuminates the entire pavilion with its ghostly multi-colored light, which comes from the elements at the base of the structure. These elements store solar energy throughout the day and then project light onto the dome. The installation was created by the art studio "Loop.pH" and, according to the creative director of the studio, it represents a fundamentally new way of building, based on the technique of textile weaving. The size of the "Solar Dome" is 8 by 4 meters, and the weight is about 40 kilograms. This portable structure looks surprisingly harmonious in any environment.
3. Mirror House, Flint, USA
Would you like to live in a mirror house, and even hovering above the ground? Hardly. That is why no one lives here, and the house of mirrors in the city of Flint is a kind of monument to home comfort. It was built by London-based architects from the firm "Two Islands", who dedicated their creation to the thousands of demolished houses in the city of Flint, residents who were forced to leave this city. It was in Flint that the once legendary automobile company General Motors was born, later it began to transfer production to other regions and countries, and the city began to slowly fade without it. English name structures "Mark's House" ("Mark's House") arose from the story of an imaginary resident of Flint, Mark Hamilton, whose family lost their home during the period mentioned economic crisis. The brilliant house, towering on a pedestal, weighs almost two tons. There are 882 lightboxes in its floor, which show hundreds of photographs of faces, in particular, portraits of those who supported the initiative to create the "Mirror House" financially - and, unfortunately, there were no more than 90 such people around the world.
4. Lotus Dome, Jerusalem, Israel
There are many in Jerusalem mysterious places. One of them is Zedekiah's cave - the largest and most mysterious cave in the northern part of the Old City wall. It is named after the last Jewish king Zedekiah, and during the time of King Solomon, limestone was mined here. In the very center of the cave there is a very unusual dome lamp "Lotus Dome", made of several hundred aluminum flowers, which open their petals, turning towards people. The huge flower remains motionless until the first visitors appear in the hall. As soon as people enter the room, the petals begin to bloom one by one, illuminating the entire surrounding space with light streaming from the center of the dome. The closer the visitors come to the installation, the more noticeable the movements of the metal petals become - and now the whole "organism" of this huge silver ball becomes mobile. The author of the project is the Dutch designer Dan Rosegarde, his installation attracts tourists to the cave.
5. Smart eco-house, Sweden
But in such a house you definitely would not refuse to live, although the area it occupies is only 10 square meters! The author of this project was the Swedish architectural company Tengbum Architects. According to the developers, this house will be an excellent alternative to student dormitories, moreover, it is very environmentally friendly. The house is designed for one person, the developers managed to place in it a kitchen, a bathroom, a place for studying and sleeping, that is, everything necessary for a full-fledged life of a student. Light colors with bright color spots contribute to the creation of a comfortable atmosphere for living. Successful planning, the presence of two levels, the use of natural glued wood made it possible to reduce not only rent but also harmful effects on the environment.
6. Bamboo house, Vietnam
Vietnam has very insidious natural conditions. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that it was here that they conceived and brought to life the creation of the strongest bamboo house in the world, which is able to withstand a flood with a water level of 1.5 meters. The authors of the project - the Vietnamese architectural studio H&P Architects - do not intend to stop there and are checking whether the house can withstand a water height of three meters. The building is multifunctional and can be not only residential, but also public - a school, a hospital, etc. The building materials that were used for the house are bamboo, fiberboard, coconut leaves. The roof can be opened and closed, depending on weather conditions. Downstairs is a bedroom and living room, and upstairs you can arrange an office. The building is modular, costing about $2,500, and the buyer can assemble it himself in just 25 days.
7. House with a slumped facade, Margate, UK
Walking through the British city of Margaret, you can be incredibly surprised when you stumble upon a three-story house with ... a facade that has moved down. The first floor with the entrance door seems to lie directly on the ground, and the upper floor is open. Do not be surprised, the reason for this “sliding” facade from its place is not at all a natural cataclysm and not construction flaws, but just a wild imagination of designer Alex Chinnak. By the way, it took him almost a year to create the installation. The house had been abandoned for a long time. The building was once purchased by the municipality and was planned to be turned into social housing. But time passed, and the building more and more fell into disrepair and collapsed. The designer removed the facade from the old three-story building and replaced it with a new wall. The new façade opens the crumbling top floor of the house, twists near the ground and sits comfortably on the ground in front of the building.
8. Banknote House, Kaunas, Lithuania
A very unusual and very realistic building in the form of a folded banknote issued by Lithuania during the years of independence, in fact, is a large business center called "Office Center 1000". It is quite natural that two largest Lithuanian banks were located in it. The project was fully developed and implemented by RA Studija and a young Lithuanian architect, Rimas Adomaitis. One day, a famous specialist says that this building should never symbolize the power of money over people and universal admiration for it, which is why not a modern, but a historical bill was taken. The facade is decorated with glass tiles of various shapes and sizes, made in Holland. The house has no windows in the usual sense of the word, because the entire facade of the building is made of glass. Outside, the glass has a special coating that protects the design from adverse weather conditions. He assembled by hand large number builders, it was a big and painstaking work.
9. Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
Not only the most modern sculptures, buildings and structures can capture our imagination. What can you say about the sculpture built back in 1958? This is one of the main attractions of Brussels and a real symbol of the city called the Atomium. It was designed for the opening of the 1958 World's Fair by architect André Waterkeyn as a symbol of the atomic age and the peaceful uses of atomic energy, and built under the direction of architects André and Michel Polakoff. The majestic sculpture is a huge model of an iron crystal. Initially, the structure was covered with aluminum, and after a major overhaul in 2006, with a strong and durable steel shell sparkling in the sun. The height of the Atomium is 102 meters, the weight is about 2400 tons, and the diameter of each of the nine spheres is 18 meters. The spheres are interconnected by 23 m long pipes containing escalators and corridors. In total, there are 20 connecting pipes between the balls. In the middle of them there is an elevator that can take visitors to the restaurant and observation platform located in the highest ball of the Atomium in 25 seconds.
10. Art Museum building, Graz, Austria
At first glance at this unusual building, it is hard to believe that it houses an art museum. However, this is true, and the locals call the Kunsthaus affectionately and with humor - "pregnant cow". Gallery of Contemporary Art was opened as part of the program " cultural capital Europe" in 2003, the title of which was awarded to Graz. The concept of the building was developed by London-based architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier. Architectural style buildings defy any classification and contrast sharply with the surrounding buildings. But what is unique about the building is that it can communicate with the outside world. The facade of the museum is designed as a 900-square-meter media installation consisting of luminous elements that can be programmed using a computer. Despite its relatively short existence, the museum building won a lot of sympathy. local residents and tourists and is recognized as a symbol of the city and its modern life.
Modern cities are made up of buildings of all styles, sizes, designs and shapes - from wooden one-story shacks to high-tech buildings that look like they stepped out of the pages of science fiction novels. Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol once said: "Architecture is also a chronicle of the world: it speaks when both songs and legends are already silent." We invite you to take a brief tour of the buildings that have become real architectural milestones in the history of mankind.
1. Hal Saflieni, Paola City, Malta
This underground sanctuary (hypogeum) is one of the most ancient buildings on Earth: according to some estimates, its construction began about six thousand years ago. Initially, Khal-Saflieni was used as a temple, and then began to serve as a burial place - during excavations, archaeologists discovered the remains of more than seven thousand ancient inhabitants of these places.
2. Pyramids of Giza, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt
The pyramids on the Giza Plateau are the only creation of the ancient architects of the legendary Seven Wonders of the World that has survived to this day (strictly speaking, only the highest of them, the Pyramid of Khufu, better known as the Pyramid of Cheops, is classified as a Miracle).
No wonder the Arabs say: "The world is afraid of time, and time is afraid of the pyramids" - for about four thousand years, the pyramid of Khufu was the tallest building on the planet and still amazes the imagination with its majesty and grandeur. Its height is 146.5 meters, the pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaure (Mykerin) are slightly lower - 136.4 meters and 62 meters, respectively.
3. Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon
The debate about how the Egyptians managed to build "hills" of huge boulders weighing 2.5 tons will probably never subside. However, the builders of the temple of Jupiter in ancient city Baalbek could give them a head start in terms of the size of the “bricks”: when building the temple, they used three blocks weighing 800 tons each, although there are smaller ones, “only” 350 tons each.
Two kilometers from the temple, archaeologists found a block called the "South Stone" - its weight reaches over 1000 tons, but for some reason the largest "brick" remained in the quarry.
4. Assyrian aqueduct near the village of Jervan, Iraq
It's hard to believe, but this masterpiece of Assyrian architects, built in 703-688 BC by order of King Sennacherib, is an ordinary water supply that provided water to the capital of the Assyrian Empire, Nineveh. The length of the most famous part of the aqueduct, made of limestone, is about 300 meters, and the height is about 10 meters, while the total length of the ancient water supply system is more than 80 km.
5. Machu Picchu, Peru
The amazing quality of the buildings in Machu Picchu is explained either by the skill of the masons, or, more likely, by the extreme cruelty of the foremen, who forced them to work the blocks with copper and bronze tools so that they fit very tightly to each other and stand without any bonding solution for hundreds of years.
6. Aqueducts of the Roman Empire
Rounded arches were invented in Mesopotamia about four thousand years ago, but they are known all over the world thanks to the Romans, who willingly used this architectural detail in the construction of their aqueducts.
The highest of the ancient Roman aqueducts that have survived to this day is the Pont du Gard, located on the territory modern France. The aqueduct, built in 40-66 AD, was part of the water supply system of the city of Nîmes, the height of the Pont du Gard is 47 meters and its length is 275 meters.
7 Alexandria Window Glass
The first transparent panes in human history appeared in Alexandria around 100 AD (some historians say they are at least 200 years older). One of the Roman glassblowers living in the city guessed to add manganese oxide to the glass mass, as a result of which such an innovative, as they would say now, architectural solution appeared.
8. Concrete domes of Roman temples
The huge stone domes used in many Christian churches were first created by the Romans after the invention of concrete.
The oldest example of the use of a concrete dome is the temple of Mercury, built between the 27th year BC and the 14th year after, during the reign of Emperor Augustus. The largest unreinforced concrete dome belongs to the Pantheon in Rome, completed in 127 AD.
9. Linen processing plant in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
At first glance this ancient building unremarkable, but meanwhile he is respectfully called the “grandfather of skyscrapers”: when building a factory commissioned by the British entrepreneur Charles Badge, the architect and engineer William Strutt was one of the first in the world to use cast-iron beams and metal structures, which gave the structure unprecedented strength.
The construction of the factory was completed in 1797, and for many years its design became a model for the construction of many other industrial and residential buildings.
10. Suspension bridge over the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
One of the world's first suspension bridges, designed by engineers Erskine Hazard and Josiah White, was the largest of them at the time of opening in 1816, although it stood for only about a year.
11. Great Orangery Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK
The structure, designed by Joseph Paxton, the author of the famous Crystal Palace in London, was for some time the largest in the world. glass building: its length was 96.2 meters, the width was 37.5 meters, and the greenhouse reached a height of 20.4 meters.
Paxton, who served as a gardener at the residence of the Dukes of Devonshire, impressed the guests of the estate with his unprecedented fantastic designs, but many of them were too impractical: for example, to maintain temperature regime eight boilers had to be built in the greenhouse and 11 km of pipes had to be laid. The Great Orangery cost Chatsworth House so much that it was demolished in 1923.
12. Four-story house, suburb of Paris, France
A nondescript, graffiti-covered building on one of the northern outskirts of Paris - real monument architecture, although it is hard to believe. Its creators, engineer Francois Coignet and architect Theodore Lachaise, were the first to use reinforced concrete as a building material, after which this practice became widespread.
13. Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Although the factory in Shrewsbury is called the “grandfather of skyscrapers”, this honorary epithet should rightfully belong to a building erected in 1864 by architect Peter Ellis: load-bearing steel structures with window panes fixed to them were first used in Oriel Chambers - this is the technology used to build a large some of the tallest buildings on the planet.
14. Insurance Company Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The 42-meter building, built according to the project of William Le Baron Jenney, one of the most respected representatives of the Chicago school of architecture, belongs to the building, for the first time, so to speak, "scraped the sky."
The construction of the world's first skyscraper was completed in 1885, and in 1891 two more were added to its ten floors, and the height increased from 42 meters to 54.9 meters.
The architect, apparently, did not trust the strength of the steel frame too much, so he placed the concern for the stability of the building also on the back load-bearing wall and granite columns. Unfortunately, the first skyscraper has not survived to our time - in 1931 the building was demolished.
15. Ingalls Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Chicago is considered the birthplace of skyscrapers, but the world's first such structure made of reinforced concrete appeared in the city of Cincinnati in 1903. An unprecedented 15-story building 64 meters high was designed by the architectural bureau Elzner & Anderson for Melville Ingalls, one of the American financial tycoons of the early 20th century. The skyscraper has survived to the present and is included in the list of objects world heritage UNESCO.
16. Villa Savoy, Poissy, France
A small country villa, built in 1931 by the famous Le Corbusier, the founder of modernism in building design, is considered the epitome of his "Five starting points modern architecture”, formulating the basic principles of the Art Nouveau style. These include a flat roof, pillars, horizontal windows, free planning and a free facade - the supports are not located outside the house, but in any way, external walls can also be any.
17. Solar House No. 1, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Employees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Hoyt Hottel, in 1939 built a building on the territory of the Institute, completely heated by solar energy. Later, several more similar houses were created for scientific purposes, and the first commercial building, heated exclusively by the sun, appeared in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1956, it was designed by Frank Bridgers and Donald Paxton.
18. Echoviren, California, USA
In August this year, a team of Californian architects completed the construction of the world's first building, all building materials for which are made using 3D printing. Of course, it is difficult to call it a building, rather it is something like a small hut: its dimensions are 3 × 3 × 2.4 meters.
The project was named Echoviren - in honor of one of the rare species of redwoods, because the structure of the walls of the 3D hut resembles the cellular structure of the fibers of this tree. It took about 10,800 hours to manufacture its 585 components in total: for two months, seven 3D printers worked almost around the clock, and assembled the “building” in just four days.
I think that many of you have seen examples of unusual architectural structures or even been inside such creative buildings. But today we will present you with 21 examples of fantastic architectural structures that simply amaze the imagination and surprise with the originality of the idea.
1. Atomium
The building is located in Brussels. The Atomium was built in 1958 by architect André Waterkeyn. The Atomium rises to 102 meters. Externally, the structure looks like an atom. Despite its impressive age, it still looks good, the reconstruction of the Atomium took place from 2004 to 2006. Then aluminum was replaced by steel.
2. Building Barcode
Located in St. Petersburg, Russia. The building is made in the form of a giant barcode. The black stripes of the traditional barcode are replaced by large windows, creating a very realistic look. The building itself is made in red.
3. Foggy building
The foggy building, designed by architects Elisabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, is located on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. This miracle has dimensions of 60 x 100 x 20 meters, made of metal. Special holes are mounted in the body, spraying water from the lake around the building.
4. Cybertecture Egg
The Cybertecture Egg is located in Mumbai, India. The surface area is 32,000 square meters. The egg-shaped structure is the embodiment of ecological design, an intelligent system and a memorable landmark of the city. In addition to its great design, the egg is equipped with the latest technical advances. The facility is able to monitor the well-being of employees - to measure their weight and blood pressure. The doctor will be notified of any sudden changes in the well-being of the staff.
5. Solar Ark
The Solar Ark is located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan built by Sanyo. It is one of the most impressive solar powered buildings in the world. The building was created as a symbol of "clean energy society" and inside it is the Solar Museum. The Ark includes 5,046 solar panels and produces about 630 kW of power, equivalent to 530,000 kWh of clean energy per year.
6. Building-Basket
The Basket Building is located in Ohio, USA. This is the seven-story corporate headquarters of Longaberger Basket. Inside the building, there is an atrium that soars up into a glass ceiling through which you can see the handles of the basket coming together above the roof.
7. Piano House
The Piano House is located in Hui Province, China. The violin serves as an escalator and entrance to the building. Apparently, the building was built by the local government to attract people to developing areas countries. This building is a perfect example of the harmonious combination of music and architecture.
8. Esplanade
The building is located on six hectares of land next to Marina Bay near the Singapore River. It plays the role of a local theater and concert hall, the concert hall is designed for 1600 people, and the theater for 2000 seats.
9. Cube house
The building is a combination of several cubic structures. The architectural composition is located in the Netherlands.
10. Project Eden
The Eden Project is an original structure that attracts many tourists to the United Kingdom every year. At the same time, the structure is the largest greenhouse in the world. Plants from all over the world are collected inside artificial biomes. The project is located 2 km (1.25 miles) from St Blazey and 5 km (3 miles) from the larger city of St Austell, Cornwall.
11. Spiral Forest
Waldspirale is a residential complex in Darmstadt, Germany built in 1990. The name translates as a wooded spiral, it fully reflects overall plan building, and the fact that it has a green roof. architectural structure was designed by the Viennese artist Hundertwasser Friedensreich, the architect M. Springmann Heinz worked on the implementation, and the building was built by the Bauverein company in Darmstadt. The building was completed in 2000.
12. Robotics
The robot building is located in Sathorn, the business district of Bangkok, Thailand. Here is the headquarters of United Overseas bank. The building, which looks like a huge robot, symbolizes the computerization of the banking system in the country. The main features of the building are antennas and eyes, which play an important role both from an aesthetic and practical point of view. The structure was completed in 1986 and is one of the last examples of modern architecture in Bangkok.
13. Atlantis
Atlantis (Dubai) is a majestic hub Palm Jumeirah, artificial island, which excites the imagination of people from all over the world with its unimaginable scale. From the moment you arrive, you are immersed in a dazzling world of style, pleasure and luxury. The resort offers relaxation and thrill for couples and families. Activities include unique boat trips, an exhilarating water park, pristine white beaches, world-class cuisine, a spa and more.
14. Revolving Tower
The revolving tower is also located in Dubai. The floors of this architectural composition will rotate around the central axis. It will be a constant movement and change of form, which will allow the inhabitants of the house to independently choose the desired landscape outside the window at the touch of a button. The architecture of the structure provides a very high resistance to earthquakes, since each floor rotates independently.
15. Banpo Bridge
Banpo Bridge is located in Seoul, South Korea. It is the world's longest bridge fountain and has set a Guinness World Record with nearly 10,000 LED nozzles running along both sides of the bridge. Water is sprayed over a distance of 1140 m.
This project is the first of its kind in the world. The bridge has 38 water pumps and 9380 nozzles on both sides, which pump 190 tons of water per minute from the river from a depth of about 20 meters.
16. Palais Bulles
Bulles Palais is located in Cannes, France. In the early eighties, fashion designer Pierre Cardin wanted to buy a house so he could come to Cannes for the summer. While searching, he stumbled upon the construction site of a house being built by architect Antti Lovag for a French industrialist. When the owner died before the Bubble House was completed, Cardin bought the half-finished structure, added his own elements, and completed the building.
17. Solar oven
The solar oven is located in Odeillo, France. The building is a curved mirror (or array of mirrors) that acts as a parabolic reflector, concentrating light at a focal point. The largest solar oven in the world is at Odeillo in the Pyrenees-Orientales, France, opened in 1970.
18. Park Guell
Park Güell is located in Barcelona, Spain. Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements, located on the hill of El Carmel in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Park Güell is expertly designed and looks like a scene from a fairy tale. The bright colors and aura of the park is amazing.
These buildings are known all over the world, they are admired, admired and idolized. These are the visiting cards of cities, let's take another look at these historical buildings:
The Moscow Kremlin is the largest fortress in Europe, preserved and operating to this day, located in the oldest part of Moscow, the main socio-political, historical and artistic complex of the city, the official residence of the President Russian Federation. It is located on the high left bank of the Moskva River - Borovitsky Hill, at the confluence of the Neglinnaya River. In plan, the Kremlin is an irregular triangle with an area of 27.5 hectares (ha).
The Taj Mahal in India is located near Agra. In its outward stately appearance, it resembles a temple, but in fact it is a mausoleum built in honor of the second wife of Shah Jahan - Mumtaz Mahal (otherwise Arjumand Bano Begum). It is indeed a very beautiful building. No description, photo or video can convey the true beauty of this structure. The architecture of the building conveys a mixture of Indian, Persian and Islamic architecture.
Sydney Opera theatre(Sydney Opera House) - one of the most famous and easily recognizable buildings in the world, at the same time it is a symbol largest city Australia. It is considered one of the main attractions of the continent - the sail-like shells that form the roof make this building unlike any other in the world. The Sydney Opera House is recognized as one of the outstanding buildings of modern architecture in the world and since 1973 has been, along with the Harbor Bridge, calling card Sydney. Since June 28, 2007, this building has been under the protection of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower, part of the ensemble of the city's Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Pisan Cathedral) in the city of Pisa, which has gained worldwide fame due to its inadvertent tilt. The tilt of the tower, caused by the softness of the soil, occurred as the construction ended in 1360. The “tilt” process ended only in 2008. The tower has 294 steps. The height of the tower is 55.86 m from the ground on the lowest side and 56.7 m on the highest side. The diameter of the base is 15.54 m. Its mass is estimated at 14,453 tons. The current slope is 3°
The Empire State Building is a 102-story building located in New York City on the island of Manhattan. It is an office building. From 1931 to 1970, was one of the tallest buildings in the world, until the opening north tower World Trade Center. He regained this status again after the tragedy of 2001 (the collapse of the World Trade Center). The architecture of the building belongs to the Art Deco style.
The Eiffel Tower is the most famous architectural landmark of Paris, known as a symbol of France, erected on the Champ de Mars and named after its designer Gustaf Eiffel. It is the most recognizable and tallest building in Paris, its height, together with the new antenna, is 324 meters, which is approximately the same as a house of 81 floors. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 and has amazing story origin. In 1889, in Paris, in memory of the centenary of the French Revolution, the World Exhibition was held, it was thanks to the exhibition that the city authorities instructed to invent and erect a temporary structure serving as its entrance arch.
The Colosseum is a symbol of strength, power and centuries of history Rome, one of the most famous landmarks in Italy. It is considered the most beautiful and largest stadium of the ancient world, built in the first century AD. e. in the form of an amphitheatre. The construction of this grandiose structure began after numerous victories by the emperor Vespasian in Judea. The construction lasted 11 years, during which they did the impossible - quality, a complete emergency and the introduction of advanced, unthinkable at that time technologies - a conveyor.
Big Ben - famous all over the world clock tower Palace of Westminster in London. The Palace of Westminster hosts meetings of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, it is easy to get lost in the multi-kilometer corridors of the palace right direction, there is hardly a person who has visited all of its 1200 rooms, but the most famous part of the palace - the clock tower - is known, without exaggeration, to the whole world and is one of the brightest architectural symbols of the city. The height of the tower is 96 meters, inside it hides a narrow spiral staircase of 334 steps.
Burj Al Arab (Burj Al Arab) - translated from Arabic means " arab tower”, which Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gave him, rightfully occupies the highest position in the list of the most luxurious hotels in the world. The best designers in the world worked on the interior of the Burj Al Arab hotel in order to emphasize its exclusive luxury. To furnish the rooms and halls of the hotel, they used about 1590 m² of 999 gold foil, as well as the best varieties of marble, precious and semi-precious stones, precious woods and the finest leather. The building rises 321 meters above an artificial island, poured specifically for its construction in the early 90s, 280 meters from coastline, his appearance reminiscent of the sail set on traditional Arab ships. Creating a sail for the Burj Al Arab hotel was a truly amazing and time-consuming process.
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