How the 20 most famous buildings of our time were built

These famous modern buildings today attract a huge number of tourists from all over the world. But, few people can imagine how they were built, how much effort and work was invested in this. Photographers of that time tried to capture these bright moments of construction, which went down in world history. We’ve collected those shots for you.

1. Empire State Building, New York | 1931

2. Statue of Liberty, New York | 1885

3. Eiffel Tower, Paris | 1888

4. Tower Bridge, London | 1892

5. Capitol, Washington | 1861

6. Iron Building, New York | 1902

7. Lincoln Memorial, Washington | 1920

8. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco | 1936

9. Chrysler Building, New York | 1930

10 Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro | 1931

11Hoover Dam, USA | 1932

12Mount Rushmore, USA | 1933

13Space Needle, Seattle | 1961

14Arch in St. Louis | 1965

15Sydney Opera House | 1966

16World Trade Center, New York | 1970

17Luxor, Las Vegas | 1993

18Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur | 1995

19Burj Khalifa, Dubai | 2008

20World Trade Center, New York | 2012