Structures in the Americas
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 Willis Tower | Location: Chicago Purpose: Office Building Height: 1730 feet with antennae (7th tallest) Floors: 110 including mechanical penthouse Year Built: 1970- May 1973 Cost: $150 million |
| Empire State Building | Location: New York, New York Purpose: Commercial Building Height: 1250 feet 445 meters, 102 floors Record: 15th tallest sky scraper Built By: 1931. Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates. Cost: $24,718,000 |
| Chrysler Building | Location: New York, NY Purpose: Privately owned building that has belonged to several businesses over the years Total Height: 1,046 feet (318.92 m) Year Completed: 1930 Cost: $15 Million US |
| IAC Building | Location: New York City, NY Purpose: Commercial Height: 10 stories high Year Opened: 2007 Architect: Frank Gehry Developer: Georgetown Company |
| 8 Spruce | Location: New York, NY Height: 870 ft. Architect: Frank Gehry Opening: February, 2011 |
| Falling Water | Location: Mill Run, Pennsylvania Year it opened, by whom: completed in 1935 by Lloyd Wright who designed the Falling water house for a family who owned a department store. The owner was Edgar J. Kaufmann. Purpose: Originally made as a house for the Kaufmann family from 1937 until 1963, when it became a museum for people to come and visit. Cost: $155,000. |
| Boldt Castle | Location: Boldt Castle is located on Heart island part of the Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, NY Purpose: To be a display of his love for his wife, Louise. Height/floors: Six floor castle Year built & by whom: Built by George Boldt. Stopped abruptly after the death of wife. Construction resumed in 1977. Only some first floor rooms furnished in 2006. Castle not yet complete. Year Built: Cost: in 1977 $15 million for restoration and improvements. Still more money is spent annually for more improvements. |
| CN Tower | Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Purpose: Communications Tower & Tourist Attraction Height: 553.33 m. (1,815.39 ft.) Years Built: 1973-1976 Completion Date: June 26, 1976 Built By: Canadian National Cost: CDN$ 63,000,000 (US$64,260,000) |
| ONE WTC | Name: Formerly the Freedom Tower Location: New York, NY Height: 1776 ft when complete; 104 floors Projected Completion: 2013 |
| Nestle Chocolate Factory | Location: Mexico City, Mexico Purpose: To attract chocolate lovers with Nestlé's museum, girt shop, theater, and greatly known chocolate factory. Area: 634 meters squared. Building Length: 300 meters. Design Year: January 2007 Completion Year: March 2007. The structure took 2.5 months to design and build. Record time! |
| Machu Picchu | Location : It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Purpose: an ancient city Height: 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level Year Built: 1450 by the Incans |
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