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23 hours ago · Set near the famous Qutub Minar of Delhi is the lesser-known circular monument known as Alai Minar. An unfinished tower that was started by Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty in 1311 CE, the ...
3 days ago · Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect, whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous color and texture, and organic unity. Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), which was unfinished at his death in 1926.
3 days ago · Never Built New York, a book by Greg Goldin and Sam Lubell answers this question, filling nearly 400 pages with information and photographs of elaborate construction projects that never were. The...
Apr 30, 2024 · Leonardo left behind countless unfinished works of art, many of which remain unknown, untraceable, and forgotten. In fact, his legacy comprises less than 20 completed paintings. Here are three of his most famous unfinished works.
2 days ago · Antoni Gaudí i Cornet [3] ( / ɡaʊˈdi / gow-DEE, / ˈɡaʊdi / GOW-dee, Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; [4] 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. [5] Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, sui generis style. Most are located in Barcelona ...
2 days ago · The cathedral is an unfinished building, with only two-thirds of the proposed building completed, due to several major stylistic changes, work interruptions, and unstable ground on the site. The original design, in the Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival styles, began construction in 1892.
6 days ago · According to Goldman Sachs, the total value of unsold homes, unfinished projects and unused land in China is about 30 trillion yuan ($4.1 trillion).
