DUO Building

DUO is a twin-tower integrated mixed-use development (comprising residential accommodation, offices, a hotel and a retail gallery). it was  located on a site bordered by Ophir Road, Rochor Road and Beach Road in Singapore.

DUO will be connected to the Bugis MRT station served by the East West Line and Downtown Line via underground pedestrian linkways, providing easy access to the Central Business District, Marina Bay and major shopping, dining and entertainment areas at Orchard Road and the Singapore River.

It was designed by Mr.Ole Scheeren,and it's also for completion in 2017, DUO will play a part in transforming the area into a new centre for the city.

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The Taj Mahal

Name: Taj Mahal
Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India
Construction started: 1631
Completed: 1653
Opened: 1648
Height: 240'
Built by: Shah Jahan
Architects: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa
Architectural styles: Mughal architecture, Iranian architecture
Website: www.tajmahal.com/

To know:

- The Taj Mahal (Crown Palace) is India's most famous structure and maybe the most beautiful piece  of architecture in the world.
- The Taj Mahal is set on a raised platform which is 6.6 meters (20 ft) high and covers an area of 93.9 sq. meters (313 sq ft).
-The corner minarets are 41.1 meters (137 ft) high.
-The tomb is the representation of the queen's house in Paradise.
-Its setting was based on the palace gardens of the great nobles which lined both sides of the river at Agra India.

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Queensland Number One

Name: Q1
An abbreviation of: Queensland Number One
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Construction started: 2002
Completed: 2005
Opening: November 2005
Cost: US$ 255 million
Floor count: 78 (and 2 basement floors)
Height: 322.5 m (1,058 ft)
Buiding Uses: Residential
Owner: Sunland Group, Surfers Paradise Beach Resort
Website: www.q1.com.au

To know:
- The World's tallest residential tower.
- The tallest building in Australia. (2016 updated)
- A potential terroism target for the region.

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Lloyd's Building

Name: The Lloyd's Building
Alternative name: One Lime Street, Lloyd's of London, The Lloyds Building
Location: Lime Street London, EC3
Construction started: 1978
Completed: 1986
Cost: 75 million GBP
Opened: November 18, 1986
Floor counted: 14
Height: 312 ft
Building use: Insurance market
Owner: Richard Rogers
Website: www.lloyds.com/

To know:

- The internationally-renowned Lloyd’s building was designed by the architect Richard Rogers.
- It took eight years to build.
- 33,510 cubic meters of concrete, 30,000 square meters of stainless steel cladding
  and 12,000 square meters of glass were used during the construction.

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Egyptian pyramids

Name:Egyptian pyramids
Location: Egypt ( northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia)
Construction started: 2630 BC
Completed: 2611 BC
Weight: 6.5 million tons 
Height: 481ft (Today is stands at 449.5 ft.  having lost 31 ft. due to erosion)
  - each side measuring 756 ft
  - each side has an area of 5.5 acres.
Use Worker: estimate a workforce of about 20'000 to 25'000 men.
Designed by : khufu, imhotep, and Hemiunu.
Website: www.ancient.eu

To know:
for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.

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Burj Khalifa

Name: Burj Khalifa
Location:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Construction started: 2004
Completed: 2009
Opening: 2010
Cost: US$ 1.5 billion
Floor count: 160
Height: 828 m (2,722 ft)
Building uses: Mixed-use
Owner: Emaar Properties
Website: www.burjkhalifa.ae

To know:
- The world tallest buiding.
- The building was named in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Abu Dhabi and the UAE government lent Dubai money to pay its debts.
- The building broke numerous height records, including its designation as the tallest tower in the world.

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Chrysler Building

Name: Chrysler Building
Location: 405 Lexington Ave, New York, United States
Construction started: 1928
Completed: May 27, 1930
Cost: US$ 15 million
Floor count: 77
Height: 319m (1,046 ft)
Building uses: Office
Owner: Abu Dhabi Investment Council,and Tishman Speyer

To know:
- The tallest brick building in the world with a steel frame.
- One of the finest buildings in New York city.
- It was the tallest building in the world from 1930 to 1930.
- A leading example of Art Deco architecture.
- Declared as a National Historical Landmark in 1976, and a New York City Landmark in 1978.

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Taipei 101 Tower

Name: Taipei 101 Tower

Alternative names: Taipei Financial Center

Location: Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan

Construction started: 1999

Completed: 2004

Opening: December 31, 2004

Cost: US$ 1.9 billion

Floor count: 101 (and 5 below ground)

Height: 509m (1,670ft)

Owner: Taipei Financial Center Corporation

Website: www.taipei-101.com.tw

To know:

- Tallest in the world from 2004 to 2009.

- Rank 8th tallest in 2016. (Last updated)

- The tallest and largest green building in the world.

- A symble of the evolution of technology and Asian tradition.

- Why 101:

           + 100 commemorates the new century that arrived as the tower was build (a century= 100 year)
           + for all the new years on 1-01 (1st January)
           + 100: a traditional number of perfection
           +1 and 0 is the binary numeral system used in digital technology.

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