20 Of The World's Most Iconic Landmarks Before They Were Finished

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    Gabriel H. Sanchez
    by Gabriel H. Sanchez

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. The Empire State Building – 1931

    Lewis Wickes Hine / New York Public Library

    2. The Statue of Liberty – 1885

    Wikimedia Commons

    3. The Eiffel Tower – 1888

    Public Domain

    4. Tower Bridge, London – 1892

    Public Domain

    5. U.S. Capitol Building – 1861

    Library Of Congress

    6. Flatiron Building – 1902

    Library Of Congress

    7. Lincoln Memorial – 1920

    The http://U.S. National Archives

    8. The Golden Gate Bridge – 1936

    Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District

    9. Chrysler Building – 1930

    AP

    10. Christ The Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 1931

    creative commons

    11. Hoover Dam – 1932

    Library of Congress

    12. Mount Rushmore – 1933

    http://U.S. National Park Service

    13. Space Needle, Seattle – 1961

    Flickr: seattlemunicipalarchives

    14. Gateway Arch, St. Louis – 1965

    AP

    15. Sydney Opera House – 1966

    Flickr: oakleystudios

    16. World Trade Center – 1970

    Ed Ford / AP

    17. Luxor, Las Vegas – 1993

    wikimedia commons

    18. Petronas Towers, Malaysia – 1995

    http://C.f.tham / Associated Press

    19. Burj Khalifa – 2008

    Imre Solt

    20. One World Trade Center – 2012

    Mario Tama / Getty Images