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Jul 9, 2018 · Initiated by civilizations across the globe, the following list details just a few examples of history’s most interesting and infamous unfinished construction projects. 1. La Sagrada Familia,...
- La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. The Basílica I Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened to La Sagrada Familia, has been under construction for over 100 years.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The largest art museum in America is also unfinished. While it has been open since 1872, work on the museum in New York City continued for decades, with architect Richard Morris Hunt commissioned to transform the Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s front facade into something timeless.
- Alai Minar, Delhi. Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty was the mastermind behind the Alai Minar. The free-standing tower was meant to be around 478 feet tall, twice the size of the famed UNESCO-listed Qutb Minar.
- Sathorn Unique Tower, Bangkok. Bangkok is home to many unfinished structures, but none are as present in the city’s skyline as Sathorn Unique Tower. Designed and developed by architect Rangsan Torsuwan, the looming structure was envisioned as a luxury apartment building with 47 floors and over 600 units.
- Sagrada Família. WHERE: Barcelona, Spain. Architect Antoni Gaudi’s famous basilica in Barcelona has been under construction since 1882! The plans for the neo-gothic church changed when Gaudi took over from Francisco de Paula del Villar a year into its construction and transformed it entirely.
- National Monument of Scotland. WHERE: Edinburgh, Scotland. Atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh, the National Monument of Scotland was planned as a replica of the Parthenon in Athens.
- Ryugyong Hotel. WHERE: Pyongyang, North Korea. The tallest structure in North Korea—also known as the “hotel of doom”—stands abandoned and empty in Pyongyang, with nary a guest walking its doors.
- Deutsches Stadion. WHERE: Nuremburg, Germany. Hitler wanted to build the largest stadium in the world in Nuremberg. He unveiled the six-foot model to thousands of spectators in 1937.
Feb 26, 2018 · These 10 skyscrapers never got their chance to transform some of the world's most famous skylines—New York City, Chicago, and Dubai to name a few.
Jun 30, 2021 · Dan Cortese. 30 June 2021. Video hosted by Fred Mills. It’s a record China never wanted to hold. When construction began 13 years ago, Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin was going to be the fifth tallest skyscraper ever built – today, it's probably most well known as that building those daredevils on YouTube climbed.
RI-51-0003813. The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
Mar 25, 2024 · Among these unfinished buildings are palaces, cathedrals, skyscrapers, and even a nuclear power plant. So, where can you find some of the most notorious architecture that never was... or still might be? Click through and study the blueprints, so to say. SHARE THIS ARTICLE. LIFESTYLE Politicians 14 hours ago.
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