Rare photographs of the world’s most famous landmarks when they were still under construction.
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1 of 32The Eiffel TowerParis, France. 1888.Wikimedia Commons 2 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 32Mount RushmoreSculptor Gutzon Borglum’s model of Mount Rushmore.
Location unspecified. Circa 1936.Library of Congress 5 of 32Mount RushmoreKeystone, South Dakota. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 32The Statue of LibertyThe statue’s unboxed head not long after its arrival in America.
New York, New York. 1885.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 32The Berlin WallBerlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 32The Berlin WallTanks stand guard while the wall is completed.
Berlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 32Times SquareOne Times Square, the former headquarters of The New York Times. New York, New York. 1903.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 32DisneylandWalt Disney watches the construction of The Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Anaheim, California. 1955.Tom Simpson/Flickr 13 of 32NeuschwansteinNeuschwanstein, the German castle that inspired the homes of Disney princesses.
Hohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 14 of 32NeuschwansteinHohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 32The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, New York. Circa 1872-1883.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 32Christ the RedeemerRio de Janiero, Brazil. Circa 1930-1931.RV1864/Flickr 17 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 32The Louvre PyramidThe wireframe that will become the Louvre Pyramid.
Paris, France. 1985.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 32The U.S. Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C. 1857.The U.S. National Archives 21 of 32The Lincoln MemorialWashington, D.C. 1920.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1966.Wikimedia Commons 23 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1968.Wikimedia Commons 24 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 32The Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco, California. 1933.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 32The World Trade CenterNew York, New York. 1971.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 32The Burj KhalifaDubai, United Arab Emirates. 2008.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 30 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 32The Freedom TowerNew York, New York. 2011.Wikimedia Commons 32 of 32Like this gallery?Share it:
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Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished View Gallery
There are some landmarks that it’s hard to imagine the world without. These are buildings and monuments so iconic that, today, it’s easier to think of them as an eternal part of our world rather than anything that was made by mere human beings.
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1 of 32The Eiffel TowerParis, France. 1888.Wikimedia Commons 2 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 32Mount RushmoreSculptor Gutzon Borglum’s model of Mount Rushmore.
Location unspecified. Circa 1936.Library of Congress 5 of 32Mount RushmoreKeystone, South Dakota. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 32The Statue of LibertyThe statue’s unboxed head not long after its arrival in America.
New York, New York. 1885.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 32The Berlin WallBerlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 32The Berlin WallTanks stand guard while the wall is completed.
Berlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 32Times SquareOne Times Square, the former headquarters of The New York Times. New York, New York. 1903.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 32DisneylandWalt Disney watches the construction of The Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Anaheim, California. 1955.Tom Simpson/Flickr 13 of 32NeuschwansteinNeuschwanstein, the German castle that inspired the homes of Disney princesses.
Hohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 14 of 32NeuschwansteinHohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 32The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, New York. Circa 1872-1883.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 32Christ the RedeemerRio de Janiero, Brazil. Circa 1930-1931.RV1864/Flickr 17 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 32The Louvre PyramidThe wireframe that will become the Louvre Pyramid.
Paris, France. 1985.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 32The U.S. Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C. 1857.The U.S. National Archives 21 of 32The Lincoln MemorialWashington, D.C. 1920.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1966.Wikimedia Commons 23 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1968.Wikimedia Commons 24 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 32The Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco, California. 1933.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 32The World Trade CenterNew York, New York. 1971.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 32The Burj KhalifaDubai, United Arab Emirates. 2008.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 30 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 32The Freedom TowerNew York, New York. 2011.Wikimedia Commons 32 of 32Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 32The Eiffel TowerParis, France. 1888.Wikimedia Commons 2 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 32Mount RushmoreSculptor Gutzon Borglum’s model of Mount Rushmore.
Location unspecified. Circa 1936.Library of Congress 5 of 32Mount RushmoreKeystone, South Dakota. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 32The Statue of LibertyThe statue’s unboxed head not long after its arrival in America.
New York, New York. 1885.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 32The Berlin WallBerlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 32The Berlin WallTanks stand guard while the wall is completed.
Berlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 32Times SquareOne Times Square, the former headquarters of The New York Times. New York, New York. 1903.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 32DisneylandWalt Disney watches the construction of The Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Anaheim, California. 1955.Tom Simpson/Flickr 13 of 32NeuschwansteinNeuschwanstein, the German castle that inspired the homes of Disney princesses.
Hohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 14 of 32NeuschwansteinHohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 32The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, New York. Circa 1872-1883.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 32Christ the RedeemerRio de Janiero, Brazil. Circa 1930-1931.RV1864/Flickr 17 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 32The Louvre PyramidThe wireframe that will become the Louvre Pyramid.
Paris, France. 1985.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 32The U.S. Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C. 1857.The U.S. National Archives 21 of 32The Lincoln MemorialWashington, D.C. 1920.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1966.Wikimedia Commons 23 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1968.Wikimedia Commons 24 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 32The Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco, California. 1933.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 32The World Trade CenterNew York, New York. 1971.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 32The Burj KhalifaDubai, United Arab Emirates. 2008.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 30 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 32The Freedom TowerNew York, New York. 2011.Wikimedia Commons 32 of 32Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 32The Eiffel TowerParis, France. 1888.Wikimedia Commons 2 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 3 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons 4 of 32Mount RushmoreSculptor Gutzon Borglum’s model of Mount Rushmore.
Location unspecified. Circa 1936.Library of Congress 5 of 32Mount RushmoreKeystone, South Dakota. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 6 of 32The Statue of LibertyThe statue’s unboxed head not long after its arrival in America.
New York, New York. 1885.Wikimedia Commons 7 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 8 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons 9 of 32The Berlin WallBerlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 10 of 32The Berlin WallTanks stand guard while the wall is completed.
Berlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons 11 of 32Times SquareOne Times Square, the former headquarters of The New York Times. New York, New York. 1903.Wikimedia Commons 12 of 32DisneylandWalt Disney watches the construction of The Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Anaheim, California. 1955.Tom Simpson/Flickr 13 of 32NeuschwansteinNeuschwanstein, the German castle that inspired the homes of Disney princesses.
Hohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 14 of 32NeuschwansteinHohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons 15 of 32The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, New York. Circa 1872-1883.Wikimedia Commons 16 of 32Christ the RedeemerRio de Janiero, Brazil. Circa 1930-1931.RV1864/Flickr 17 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 18 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 19 of 32The Louvre PyramidThe wireframe that will become the Louvre Pyramid.
Paris, France. 1985.Wikimedia Commons 20 of 32The U.S. Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C. 1857.The U.S. National Archives 21 of 32The Lincoln MemorialWashington, D.C. 1920.Wikimedia Commons 22 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1966.Wikimedia Commons 23 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1968.Wikimedia Commons 24 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 25 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons 26 of 32The Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco, California. 1933.Wikimedia Commons 27 of 32The World Trade CenterNew York, New York. 1971.Wikimedia Commons 28 of 32The Burj KhalifaDubai, United Arab Emirates. 2008.Wikimedia Commons 29 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 30 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons 31 of 32The Freedom TowerNew York, New York. 2011.Wikimedia Commons 32 of 32Like this gallery?Share it:
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1 of 32The Eiffel TowerParis, France. 1888.Wikimedia Commons
2 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons
3 of 32The Empire State BuildingNew York, New York. 1930.Wikimedia Commons
4 of 32Mount RushmoreSculptor Gutzon Borglum’s model of Mount Rushmore.
Location unspecified. Circa 1936.Library of Congress
5 of 32Mount RushmoreKeystone, South Dakota. 1932.Wikimedia Commons
6 of 32The Statue of LibertyThe statue’s unboxed head not long after its arrival in America.
New York, New York. 1885.Wikimedia Commons
7 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons
8 of 32The Statue of LibertyParis, France. 1883.Wikimedia Commons
9 of 32The Berlin WallBerlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons
10 of 32The Berlin WallTanks stand guard while the wall is completed.
Berlin, Germany. 1961.Wikimedia Commons
11 of 32Times SquareOne Times Square, the former headquarters of The New York Times. New York, New York. 1903.Wikimedia Commons
12 of 32DisneylandWalt Disney watches the construction of The Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Anaheim, California. 1955.Tom Simpson/Flickr
13 of 32NeuschwansteinNeuschwanstein, the German castle that inspired the homes of Disney princesses.
Hohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons
14 of 32NeuschwansteinHohenschwangau, Germany. 1886.Wikimedia Commons
15 of 32The Brooklyn BridgeNew York, New York. Circa 1872-1883.Wikimedia Commons
16 of 32Christ the RedeemerRio de Janiero, Brazil. Circa 1930-1931.RV1864/Flickr
17 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons
18 of 32Hoover DamBoulder City, Nevada. 1932.Wikimedia Commons
19 of 32The Louvre PyramidThe wireframe that will become the Louvre Pyramid.
Paris, France. 1985.Wikimedia Commons
20 of 32The U.S. Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C. 1857.The U.S. National Archives
21 of 32The Lincoln MemorialWashington, D.C. 1920.Wikimedia Commons
22 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1966.Wikimedia Commons
23 of 32The Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia. 1968.Wikimedia Commons
24 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons
25 of 32Tower BridgeLondon, England. 1892.Wikimedia Commons
26 of 32The Golden Gate BridgeSan Francisco, California. 1933.Wikimedia Commons
27 of 32The World Trade CenterNew York, New York. 1971.Wikimedia Commons
28 of 32The Burj KhalifaDubai, United Arab Emirates. 2008.Wikimedia Commons
29 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons
30 of 32Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney, Australia. 1932.Wikimedia Commons
31 of 32The Freedom TowerNew York, New York. 2011.Wikimedia Commons
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Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished View Gallery
Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished View Gallery
Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished View Gallery
Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished View Gallery
Famous Landmarks Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before — Unfinished
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There was a time, though, when these famous landmarks were nothing more than an idea in their creators’ minds, nothing more than plans and scaffolds created by people who had no way of knowing whether their work would last forever or whether it would be forgotten tomorrow.
After the plans were set, then came construction, which called for strength, creativity, and incredibly hard work. Teams of workers climbed up scaffolding and girders hundreds, if not thousands, of feet into the air, putting together what would soon become the Empire State Building or Mount Rushmore.
Aside from their construction alone, some of these famous landmarks went through incredible journeys. The Statue of Liberty was built in Paris, where its head was put on exhibition as a work of art on its own before making the long journey across the ocean to America. Other landmarks saw horrible tragedies, like the Hoover Dam, the perilous construction of which took the lives of more than 100 workers.
Here, in tribute to the architects and laborers who created the famous landmarks that would be permanently etched onto the face of the world, are some incredible photographs of these landmarks under construction. These photos provide a glimpse of these landmarks as they once were, before completion; when human mind and muscle were put to the task of creating something that would far outlive the people who made it.
Next, check out some fascinating Eiffel Tower facts and see the famous landmark under construction. Then, have a look at the abandoned communist monuments of the USSR.
