10th The Empire State Building New York, USA
The American, Art Deco-style, cultural icon was built in 1931 and is named after New York’s nickname – the Empire State. The 102-storey skyscraper has a roof
height of 1,250ft (381m), with a total height of 1,454ft (443.2m) including its antenna spire. The building has a view- ing platform at 369m (1,210ft)-high plus
an observation deck on the 86th fl oor deck at 320m (1,050ft). The Empire State Building is currently
undergoing a $550m (£342m, 419m) renovation, with $120m (£75m, 91m) already spent in an effort to transform the building into a more energy effi cient and eco-friendly structure.
The Empire State Building is considered to be an American cultural icon
T h e E i ff e l T o w e r Paris, France
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One of t h e world’s m o s t r e c o g n i s a b l e s t r u c t u r e s, t h e i r o n l a t t i c e t o w e r is n a m e d a f t e r t h e e n g i n e e r G u s t a v e E i f f e l , w h o s e c o m p a n y d e s i g n e d a n d b u i l t t h e t o w e r . E r e c t e d i n 1 8 8 9, t h e t o w e r i s t h e t a l l e s t s t r u c t u r e i n P a r i s a n d t h e m o s t v i s i t e d p a i d for m o n u m e n t i n t h e w o r l d. T h e t o w e r is 3 2 0m ( 1 , 0 5 0 f t )- t a l l , with
t h r e e l e v e l s f o r v i s i t o r s, the highest of which is 2 7 9 . 1 1 m (916ft)-high. ●
The Eiffel Tower was originally the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair
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