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Saint Basil's Cathedral
St Basil’s Cathedral was completed in 1561 under orders of the first tsar of Russia, Ivan IV. It was built to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan in 1552. It was planned strategically to be in the Red Square, a busy marketplace where occupants of the Kremlin chose to socialise. It was temporary as it was built from 1555 to 1561. It was unique as the building design was first of its kind in Russian architecture.
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St. Peters Basilica was completed on the 18th November 1626.
Construction started in 319 AD and completed around 349 AD. Due to serious concerns of Pope Julius II, it was demolished and rebuilt. The new basilica had taken 120 years to complete by main contributors Donato Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta and Carlo Maderno. The authentic history of the creation of St. Peter’s Basilica and the detail put into the rebuild is what makes this unique. Quality: fixed. Time: optimised. Cost: accepted. -
St Pauls Catherdral was completed in 1708 after 33 years of construction. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was built as a part of the major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London under the British government.
Its purpose was to replace a previous cathedral that had been in the area before the fires. It is unique as it is the tallest place of worship in London and holds the first whispering gallery in the world. It is temporary as the construction of the building only lasted for 33 years and has the desired outcome of rebuilding a new cathedral where the previous one existed.
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Statue of Liberty (United States of America)
The Statue of Liberty was designed and sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1876. It was built to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statues body was built in France with the pedestal built in America (The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundation, 2019). This statue was built to commemorate a specific historical event. The statue is located on Liberty Island in the harbour of New York. Cost was fixed, quality was optimised, time was accepted. -
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is Australia’s largest theme park. It was completed in 1981. A variety of attractions were planned in order to satisfy all age groups, and designers from Disneyland and Disneyworld were employed to design of some sections of the park. It was temporary as it was constructed from 1974 to 1981. It was unique as it was the first theme park in Australia that could rival those from overseas.
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Sky Tower is the 12th tallest tower in the world (taller than the Eiffel Tower).
From 1994 to 1997 original designer and architect, Gordon Moller, worked with Fletcher construction to complete the Sky Tower project. The Auckland Sky Tower is esteemed for being an adventure hub and luxurious dining establishment, however, the main purpose was to serve as a radio and telecommunications facility where it hosts the worlds largest single FM radio transmitter, local television broadcast, wireless internet and much more. Quality: fixed. Cost: optimized. Time: accepted. -
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was completed in 1998, after 10 years of construction. It was designed by Satoshi Kashima under the Japanese government. Its purpose is to connect the city of Kobe to Iwaya on Awaji Island.
Before the bridge was built ferries used to carried passengers across the strait. However, the dangerous waterway is prone to severe storms and in 1955 two ferries sank killing 168 people. It is unique as it is the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world and consists of 10 lanes. It is temporary as the construction lasted 10 years and created the desired outcome of a safe crossing over the Akashi Strait.
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The London Eye (United Kingdom)
The London Eye is one of the tallest Ferris wheels in Europe, when it first opened it was the tallest in the world of its kind. Located on the river bank of the river Thames. The London Eye was designed by Marks Barfield Architects. Over 3 million visitors each year visit this attraction. When it was constructed it was only meant to be a temporary attraction but because of its popularity it become a permanent fixture. Cost fixed, quality optimised, time accepted. -
The Falkirk Wheel was completed in 2002, after 3 years of construction.The world's first and only rotating boat lift was designed by a team that was assembled by the British Waterways.
It consisted of 20 architects and engineers that were under the leadership of Tony Kettle. Its purpose is to connect The Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in a more efficient way as they were previously linked by a staircase of 11 locks which took nearly a day to transit. It is unique as it is the only rotating boat lift in the world, temporary as the construction only lasted 3 years and has the desired outcome of creating a waterway link.
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Built by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with the purpose of embodying the Islamic message of peace, tolerance, and diversity.
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque features include 82 domes, more than 1,000 columns, 24-carat-gold gilded chandeliers as well as the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet. It has an open-door policy for tourists and celebrants from around the world. Quality: fixed. Cost: optimized. Time: accepted. -
Gardens by the Bay (Singapore)
Gardens by the Bay is the number one tourist attraction in Singapore, over 50 million people have visited this attraction since it has opened. The gardens contain over 1.5 million plants. It was designed by Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Unique because there are no other projects of this kind and scale in the world. The outcome of this project was a tropical garden on a large scale in the middle of Singapore. Cost fixed, quality optimised, time accepted. -
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge opened to the public in August 2016. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China. It was temporary as it was built from March 2015 to August 2016. It was unique as when it opened it was the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world.
Quality was fixed, time was optimised and cost was accepted.
