20 Glimpses Of Monuments Mid-Construction

A collection that offers a sneak peek into the awkward adolescence of the world’s most famous structures. Before they were postcard-perfect, these monuments were just big ideas and even bigger piles of materials.

1. Tokyo Tower — Tokyo, Japan

2. Christ the Redeemer  — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3. Mount Rushmore National Memorial — Keystone, South Dakota

4. Petronas Towers — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5. Statue of Liberty — New York City, New York

6. Eiffel Tower — Paris, France

7. The Big Buddha — Hong Kong, Hong Kong

8. London Eye — London, England

9. The Gateway Arch — St. Louis, Missouri

10. Empire State Building — New York City, New York

11. Golden Gate Bridge — San Francisco, California

12. Washington Monument — Washington D.C.

13. Lincoln Memorial — Washington D.C.

14. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Mill Run, Pennsylvania

15. Sydney Opera House — Sydney, Australia

16. La Sagrada Familia – Barcelona, Spain

17. Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) — Chicago, Illinois

18. The Louvre — Paris France

19. CN Tower — Toronto, Canada

20. Alcatraz — San Francisco, California

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