Famous Things Being Built (43 pics)

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3 Jul, 2013 |
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Amazing photos of famous things being built.

Tower Bridge, c.1893

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Tyne Bridge, c.1927-28

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Statue Of Liberty, 1870s

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The Capitol, 1860s

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Disneyland, 1954

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The Titanic, 1909-11

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Christ The Redeemer, Rio, 1926-1931

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Mount Rushmore, 1933

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Golden Gate Bridge, 1933-37

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Empire State Building, 1929-31

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Hoover Dam, 1931-36

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Lincoln Memorial, 1914-22

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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, 1868-1884

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One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, 1955

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№1 Author: percytard (3 Jul 2013 03:54) Total user comments: 110

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Awesome set of pics!!!

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№2 Author: CabezaCM (3 Jul 2013 06:06) Total user comments: 106

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percytard,
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№3 Author: Jockey straddler (3 Jul 2013 08:59) Total user comments: 705

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Scaffolding seems to be a very old technology.

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№4 Author: thughugger (3 Jul 2013 13:12) Total user comments: 1015

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Some great feats of engineering :04:

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№5 Author: Lu (3 Jul 2013 19:04) Total user comments: 15132

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We build statues, bridges and dams, whilst a monkey stays a monkey.

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№6 Author: krebs303 (3 Jul 2013 21:15) Total user comments: 0

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Disneyland opened the matterhorn in 1959

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№7 Author: capt.huffnpuff (4 Jul 2013 03:51) Total user comments: 2822

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Hoover Dam, The Empire State Building, The Lincoln Memorial, The Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore, Christ the Redeemer, The US Capitol, The Statue of Liberty, Tower Bridge, and of course, Disnelyand ;)

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№8 Author: GabachoMike (7 Jul 2013 10:43) Total user comments: 215

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Disneyland was really something...up until they started 'developing' the surrounding area.
Up through the mid-80s, acres and acres of orange groves were plowed-under...till they wound up with the city of Anaheim. German for 'our city-of-shit'.

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