Fun facts about the world’s best architecture

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza - The architect, Zaha Hadid, has never designed a building with a right angle in it.

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30 St Mary Axe - The tower is aerodynamically designed so that wind wraps around it, reducing its impact.

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Sagrada Familia - It’s been under construction for 137 years! And it’s still not finished. Jeez.

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Marina Bay Sands - The whole Marina Bay Sands resort cost a staggering 8 billion Singaporean dollars to build.

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The Guggenheim - Wright did over 700 sketches before he found the right one.

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Sydney Opera House - The Concert Hall is always kept at 22.5 degrees Celsius when the Symphony Orchestra plays, to keep instruments in perfect condition.

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Walt Disney Concert Hall - The building was a huge heat magnet – melting traffic cones and overheating nearby apartments – until people noticed and had the outer metal sanded down.

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The Pantheon - It has the largest unsupported dome in the world and features a mysterious hole at the top called an ‘oculus’.

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Stonehenge - The purpose of Stonehenge is still being debated, but it appears to have been an early burial ground.

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