When you stop to think about best architectural wonders of the world, you may be surprised how many structures will come to mind. There are many extraordinary architectural feats from the minds of modern designers that you may find your breath taken away by the scope and creativity of these architectural masterpieces. To highlight some of the most extraordinary creativity - here is a list of 10 different architectural wonders of the modern world, in no particular order. Click on the headings to read more:
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Sydney Opera House
Mention this particular landmark and many people quickly identify the world famous Sydney Opera House located in New South Wales, Australia. Read more about the Sydney Opera House.
Eiffel Tower
The world famous Eiffel Tower in Paris is an architectural wonder designed and created by Gustave Eiffel.
Christ the Redeemer statue
If you have seen the pictures of this wonderful Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio, you'll understand just why this deserves recognition as another architectural wonder.
The Palm
When you are talking about wonders of the architectural world, it would be impossible to overlook The Palm in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Golden Gate Bridge
No list of architectural wonders would be complete without the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
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Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Twin Towers are known to be the tallest twin buildings in the world. The first tower was built by Hazama and the second by Samsung.
London Eye
As a visitor to London today you cannot miss the most recent of modern architectural wonders - the London Eye.
Ground Zero
Ground Zero is the site of what was formerly the World Trade Center or Twin Towers.
CN Tower
No discussion of architecture could be complete without discussing the incredible free standing CN Tower located in downtown Toronto, Canada.
The Atomium
Our list of architectural wonders finishes with the Atomium located in Brussels, Belgium.
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