World's Tallest Stuff

World's Tallest Stuff

World's Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa, Dubai

World's Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa, Dubai
The honor of tallest building in the world goes to the Burj Khalifa, which soars above downtown Dubai at 2,716.5 feet. Its 160 stories are filled with offices, 900 private residences, the Armani Hotel, a four-story fitness complex and an observation deck on the 124th floor. Since it opened, the Burj Khalifa has dwarfed all former "world's tallest buildings," including this one in Toronto.

World's Greatest Castles and Palaces

The Potala Palace

The Potala Palace (Potala Palace)
Situated on a hillside Marpa Rea (Marpo Ri) at an altitude of 130 meters happy valley of Lhasa (Lhasa), the Potala Palace rises to 170 meters and is the highest and the large artificial formation in Tibet. In 637, Emperor Songtsen Gampo (Songtsen Gampo) decided to build this palace on the hill where the palace stood until the 17 th century, when it was built on, becoming even more monumental building. Construction of the present palace began in 1645 during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama, and three years later was built part of a complex called the White Palace (Potrang Karpo). Between 1690 and 1694 year was built, another part - the Red Palace (Potrang Marpo). Participated in the construction of more than 7000 workers and 1500 artists. In 1959 the complex was slightly damaged during the invasion of the Chinese army. Unlike many other Tibetan areas of interest, Potala Palace has suffered at the hands of Red Guards in red-60-ies of the 20 century, so the interior is still preserved in almost original form.