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The rise of Romę

In large, overpopulated cjties, the Ancient Romans built timber or mudbrick . apahment buildings called insula, which were around five stories tal!. Taverns and Stores usually operated at the bottom - with living space above

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Housing through the ages

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Mammoth bonę hut

Found in parts of Russia and the Ukrainę, these dwellings were built from bones between 27,000 and 12,000 yearsago.

How to: build a skyscraper

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Create a building design. Find stable ground and dig until you hit solid rock. Then build concrete and Steel foundations.

\J^mm Place the vertical columns (Steel beams out to exact lengths and drilled with bolt holes) on to the foundation.

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Hakka houses

These round, defensive structures—with houses inside—were built between the 110Os and 1900s in Fujian province, China.

Earthen towers

High-rise apartments were built 400 years ago in the old town of Sanala, Yemen. They are madę of earth and stucco (a type of plaster).

Sheep-skin yurt

The portable, wood-latticed homes of nomad shepherds in South Asia were insulated in felt, and madę from the fleece of sheep.

Around the world

If you don’t have time for an architecture tour of the world, just visit the casinos of Las Yegas, Nevada.

Ancient Egypt see

the huge pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Gaza at the Luxor Casino.

Venice Tour a shopping mail with canals and singing gondoliers at the N/enetian Casino.

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Secure the horizontal Steel beams in place—the internal skeleton is now in place. Now it is time to begin work on the individual floors and walls. Ask the contractors to build the electrical, plumbing, and air-conditioning eguipment.

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Finish the central core of the building, which includes elevators, piping, and staircases. Decorate the inside with beautiful marble floors and modern art. You are ready to move in!

Paris A hotel and casino with a giant-size Eiffel Tower.

Manhattan The

New York Hotel recreates the Manhattan skyline, and a model of the Empire State Building.

Ancient Romę

With the Colosseum performing venue and Forum Stores, Caesar’s Pałace recalls the time when Julius Caesar ruled Romę.

The world’s tallest man-made structure is the Burj Khalifa, formerly known as the Burj Dubai, in Dubai, U.A.E.. It stands at 2,717 ft (828 m). It

contains 900 private apartment

residences, and an observation deck.

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Amazing architecture

Allianz Arena Munich, Germany

A football stadium that can change color.

Kunsthaus Graz, Austria

A landmark exhibition space for modern art.

Spaceport New Mexico, U.S.A.

Space tourists will be able to launch from here.

Pompidou Centre Paris, France

This “inside-out” building houses great modern art.

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