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Weekly Snapshot: Burj Khalifa

Weekly Snapshot: Burj Khalifa

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Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai, is currently the world’s tallest building – reaching 829.84 m (2,723 ft).  It is located close to Dubai’s financial area in a development known as Downtown Dubai.  The tower itself is the centerpiece of this large-scale urban development that includes the Dubai Mall, [...]

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Weekly Snapshot: Petronas Twin Towers

Weekly Snapshot: Petronas Twin Towers

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Petronas Twin Towers – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Counting with 88 floors and standing 452 meters high (1,483 ft), these towers were once the tallest buildings in the world (from 1998 till 2004 – until surpassed by Taipei 101), yet they still maintain the title of the world’s tallest twin towers. The Petronas Towers clearly dominate [...]

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Scale Model of Machu Picchu in Peru

Weekly Snapshot: Ancient Scale Model of Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu – Peru In today’s construction business it is common to see scale models of modern building.  These help visualize the project before it is built and also aid the architect and workers during the design and construction process. According to archaeologists, Machu Picchu has one of the oldest, if not the oldest, building [...]

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Belize City, Belize

Belize Snapshot: Belize Supreme Courthouse

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 Belize Supreme Courthouse – Belize City, Belize This is the Belize Supreme Court building, located in the center of Belize City.  The building you see today is not the original building that sat on that location.  The first courthouse building was built in 1818, but it wasn’t until 1820 that the first sitting of the [...]

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Garifuna House in Hopkins, Belize

Belize Snapshot: Garifuna House

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Garifuna House – Hopkins, Belize One of the beautiful things about Belize is that it is not an over developed country. Compared to other Central American countries, Belize has managed to conserve the roots and basic lifestyle of many of its cultures – including the Maya and Garifuna. Thanks to this, it is very easy [...]

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Cusco, Peru

Weekly Snapshot: Stone of 12 Angles

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Stone of 12 Angles – Cusco, Peru Inca stonework can be admired along many streets of Cusco.  Take a quick walk and you’ll be able to admire the skills they had to build such walls with such perfection – all without the use of mortar. One of the most important examples of these skills can [...]

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Dabuyaba: Sacred Garifuna Architecture

Dabuyaba: Sacred Garifuna Architecture

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This is probably one of the most important vernacular Garifuna architecture found in Central America.  This building, called the dabuyaba, is where traditional ceremonies are performed, among those, the Dügü.  This one in particular is located in the Barranco Community in Southern Belize. The Garinagu (plural of Garifuna) translate the word Dügü into English as [...]

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Cusco, Peru

Weekly Snapshot: Cuzco Cathedral

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Cuzco Cathedral – Cuzco, Peru Cuzco Cathedral, also known as Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción, is the main temple of the city of Cuzco, Peru.  It is located in the main plaza of the city, known as the Plaza de Armas.  This is in fact, one of the most impressive buildings you’ll [...]

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Grand Central Terminal, New York City

Weekly Snapshot: Grand Central Terminal Statues

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Grand Central Terminal – Midtown, New York Since it’s construction in 1871, much of the Grand Central Terminal Beaux-Arts facade in New York City is decorated with famous art statues and brilliant bronze and gold accents. Outside the station, the clock in front of the Grand Central Terminal facade facing 42nd Street contains the world’s [...]

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Palace of Culture, Warsaw, Poland

Weekly Snapshot: Warsaw’s Palace of Culture

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Palace of Culture and Science – Warsaw, Poland The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland and the eighth tallest building in the European Union. The building was originally known as the Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science, since Stalin himself gifted it to Poland, but in the [...]

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