20+ Of The World’s Most Iconic Landmarks Before They Were Finished!!

01. The Sydney Opera House under construction in the 1960’s.

 

Sydney Opera House – 1966

02. Christ the Redeemer being built on a mountaintop in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Christ The Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 1931

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03. Manhattan Bridge in New York City, 1909.

 

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The Golden Gate Bridge – 1936

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04. The London Tower Bridge without a middle in 1892.

 

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05. The beginnings of the Hoover Dam – 1932.

 

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06. The U.S. Capitol Building in 1861.

 

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07. The Eiffel Tower under a cool illusion.

The Eiffel Tower – 1888

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08. The Atomium in Brussels, Belgium – 1958.

 

09. Chrysler Building – 1930

The sharp, glistening spire of the Chrysler Building stands revealed as the world’s tallest building sheds its scaffolding, May 26, 1930. (AP Photo)
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10. Mount Rushmore, missing some key players.

 

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Mount Rushmore – 1933

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11. The Statue of Liberty reaching new heights in 1885.

 

Image credits: Albert Fernique/New York Public Library

 

The Statue of Liberty – 1885

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12. One World Trade Center in 2012.

 

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 World Trade Center – 1970

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13. The Lincoln Memorial, pictured during construction, missing the head of Lincoln – 1920.

 

Image credits: The U.S. National Archives

 

14. The early stages of the Washington Monument.

15. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, being completed in 2008.

 

Image credits: Imre Solt

 

16. Luxor, Las Vegas – 1993

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17. New York City’s Flatiron Building, pictured here in 1902.

 

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18. The Empire State Building in 1931.

 

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19. The layers of the Petronas Towers being built in Malaysia in 1995.

 

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20. The construction of the Space Needle in Seattle. This photo was taken in 1961.

 

Image credits: Seattle Municipal Archives

Space Needle, Seattle – 1961

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21. The iconic Gateway Arch, looming large over St. Louis in 1965.

 

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