| There are hundreds of thousands of buildings, | | | | world. The features of the cathedral make |
| bridges, and structures that have been built | | | | this building a classic example of French |
| in numerous locations around the world. Each | | | | Gothic architecture and the building took |
| one serves a specific purpose, whether | | | | nearly 200 years to complete, beginning in |
| allowing people to travel from one place to | | | | 1160 and finished in 1345. It is estimated |
| another or providing a place for individuals | | | | that more than 12 million individuals visit |
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| world, only a few have the distinction of | | | | Viaduct, located in southern France. The |
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| bridge, or structure may be designated as one | | | | the River Tarn at a maximum height of 1,125 |
| of the most popular of their kind. One common | | | | feet at its highest point. Dedicated in 2004, |
| reason may be that the appearance of the item | | | | the construction of the bridge has broken |
| attracts a large number of individuals to | | | | three world records; highest road bridge deck |
| view it. Whether the item is considered | | | | in the world, highest mast in the world, and |
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| document that they were there. The appearance | | | | cable-stayed deck in the world. One of the |
| of the item may also cause it to be | | | | most popular structures in the world is the |
| documented in a variety of different mediums, | | | | Great Wall of China, considered the world's |
| including movies, books, and postcards. One | | | | longest man building structure and is also |
| of the most popular buildings in the world is | | | | the largest man-made structure when |
| the Empire State building, located in New | | | | considering mass and surface area. In fact, |
| York City, New York in the United States of | | | | the Great Wall of China is the only man-made |
| America. This building is the largest | | | | structure that is visible from space. The |
| building in a city full of large buildings | | | | Great Wall stretches over 4,000 miles, |
| and has helped define the New York City | | | | stretching from the city of Shanhaiguan in |
| skyline since 1931. Considered to be one of | | | | the eastern portion of the country to the |
| the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, the | | | | city of Lop Nur in the western portion of the |
| Empire State Building is nearly 1,500 feet | | | | country. Because the building of the Great |
| high and has 102 floors. The observation | | | | Wall began before bricks became widely used, |
| deck, located on the 86th floor of the | | | | the entire length of the Great Wall was |
| building, has been visited by more than 110 | | | | constructed of wood, stones, and earth. |
| million individuals. Another one of the most | | | | |
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