The World's Most Famous Man-made Structures

1. Midnight in Paris (2011)

The Eiffel Tower

France, Paris

 

219   6.2   6.4 

2. London (2005)

Big Ben & The Houses of Parliament

London, England

1034   7   7.2 

3. Escape from New York (1981)

The Statue of Liberty

New York, USA
Given to The States as a gift from the people of France.

501   5.8   5.3 

4. When in Rome (2010)

The Colosseum

Rome, Italy

7   7.7   6.2 

5. Made in Greece (1987)

Parthenon

Athens, Greece

8   7.6   6.7 

6. China (1943)

The Great Wall of China

China

1356   6.5   6.8 

7. The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Pyramids of Giza

Cairo, Egypt

149   7.2   7.3 

8. A Passage to India (1984)

The Taj Mahal

Agra, India

43   6.6   6.7 

9. London River (2009)

Tower Bridge

London, England

2   8   7.1 

10. All or Nothing: A Moscow Detour (2004)

The Kremlin

Saint Basil's Cathedral

Moscow, Russia
The Kremlin is in fact a fortified complex with a collection of buildings within it, including Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square.

7   6.7   6.5 

11. Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

The White House

Washington D.C., USA

44   3.1   5.4 

12. The Leaning Tower (2006)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

344   6.3   6.2 

13. Sydney White (2007)

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia

1151   7.4   7.7 

14. Rushmore (1998)

Mount Rushmore

Keystone, USA

1   7   3.8 

15. Vatican Conspiracy (1982)

St. Peter's Basilica

Vatican City, Italy

6   6.7   5.2 

16. Golden Gate (1994)

The Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, USA

12   6.5   7 

17. The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)

St. Paul's Cathedral

London, England

1966   6.6   6.7 

18. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Notre Dame

Paris, France

18   7.6   7.7 

19. The Tunnel (2001)

The Brandenburg Gate

Berlin, Germany
The gate was made more famous during The Cold War as it was located along the dividing Berlin Wall, once the wall fell the gate became the symbol of unified Germany.
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1   0   6.4 

20. The Royal Family (1977)

Buckingham Palace

London, England

288   8.2   8.1 

21. Rome, Open City (1945)

Pantheon

Rome, Italy

8   4.3   3.8 

22. Golden Temple Amazons (1986)

The Golden Temple

Amritsar, India

2007   7   7.2 

23. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Sagrada Família

Barcelona, Spain
The building is STILL under construction, with an estimated finishing date between 2026 & 2028!

879   7.6   7.7 

24. This Is England (2006)

Stonehenge

Amesbury, England

29   6.7   7 

25. Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Forbidden City

Beijing, China

7   7.3   7.5 

26. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

Angkor Wat

Siem Reap, Cambodia

5   8.5   4.1 

27. Blue Belgium (2000)

Atomium Building

Brussels, Belgium

43   5.7   5.8 

28. Budapest (2009)

The Hungarian Parliament Building

Budapest, Hungary
Currently the largest building in Hungary

5   4   6.2 

29. Istanbul (1957)

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey
Recently featured in James Bond movie, Skyfall.

1171   6.6   6.8 

30. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Potala Palace

Chengguan, Tibet

4   6.4   6.4 

31. Bilbao (1978)

Museo Guggenheim

Bilbao, Spain

Iconic & Famous Skyscrapers

786   6.3   6.3 

32. New York, I Love You (2009)

The Empire State Building

New York, USA

975   6.8   7.4 

33. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Burj Khalifa

Dubai, UAE
Worlds tallest building (2012)

1182   5.8   6.1 

34. Entrapment (1999)

The Petronas Towers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2   10   7 

35. Taiwan Canasta (1985)

Taipei 101

Taipei, Taiwan

2186   6.7   7.1 

36. Chicago (2002)

Willis Tower (Sears Tower)

Chicago, USA

8   6.8   6.2 

37. Dubai (2005)

Burj Al Arab

Dubai, UAE

2630   7.1   7.7 

38. Zodiac (2007)

Transamerica Pyramid

San Francisco, USA

129   4.4   4.7 

39. Winning London (2001)

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

London, England

292   6   6.2 

40. London Boulevard (2010)

The Shard

London, England

94   6.5   6.4 

41. Shanghai (2010)

Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai, China

3181   7   7.5 

42. Gangs of New York (2002)

The Crysler Building

New York, USA

228   7.5   7.3 

43. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Tower 2 of the International Finance Centre

Hong Kong, China

1   0   4.4 

44. Highpoint (1982)

CN Tower

Toronto, Canada

10   5.5   4.4 

45. Maid in Sweden (1971)

Turning Torso

Malmo, Sweden

20   7.3   6.7 

46. Barcelona (1994)

Torre Agbar

Barcelona, Spain

22   6.4   6.2 

47. Tokyo Tower (2005)

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

Tokyo, Japan

3   0   7 

48. Australia: Land Beyond Time (2002)

Eureka Tower

Melbourne, Australia
The second-tallest building in Australia, 'Q1' in Queensland is the tallest due to it's large mast.

62   7.5   7.8 

49. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Seven Sisters/Moscow State University/Vysotki

Moscow, Russia
The biggest of the Stalinist 'Seven Sisters' buildings.

7   5.8   6.4 

50. Warszawa (Warsaw) (2003)

Palace of Culture and Science

Warsaw, Poland
Another of the Stalinist style skyscrapers.