MAGNIFICENT THE ELEGANCE OF COMPLEX ARCHITECTURE

- YASHVARDHAN SHAH

EIFFEL TOWER PARIS

• RATING : 4.7• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : JAN 1887 – MARCH 1889• HEIGHT : 1063 FT• ARCHITECT : STEVEN SAUVESTRE• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : MAURICE KOECHLIN

MARINA BAY SANDSSINGAPORE

• RATING : 4.4• HEIGHT : 656 FT• FLOOR COUNT : 55 • ARCHITECT : AEDAS• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : MOSHE SAFDIE• COST : US $ 5.6 BILLION

BURJ KHALIFADUBAI

• RATING : 4.7• HEIGHT : 2722 FT• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : JAN 2004 – DEC 2009• COST : US $ 1.5 BILLION• FLOOR COUNT : 163• ARCHITECT : ADRIAN SMITH• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : BILL BAKER

TAJ MAHALINDIA

• RATING : 4.6• HEIGHT : 240 FT• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : 1632 AD – 1653 AD• ARCHITECT : USTAAD AHMED LAHAURI• UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

PETRONAS TOWERSMALAYSIA

• RATING : 4.5• HEIGHT : 1483 FT• FLOOR COUNT : 88• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : MARCH 1993 – MARCH 1996• ARCHITECT : CESAR PELLI• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : THORNTON TOMASETTI• COST : US $ 1.6 BILLION

BURJ AL ARAB DUBAI

• RATING : 4.6• HEIGHT : 1053 FT• FLOOR COUNT : 56• COST : US $ 1 BILLION• ARCHITECT : TOM WRIGHT• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : ATKINS

HEYDAR ALIYEV CENTERAZERBAIJAN

• RATING : 4.7• HEIGHT : 243 FT• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : NOV 2007 – MAY 2012• COST : US $ 250 MILLION• ARCHITECT : ZAHA HADID• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : AKT TUNCEL

LEANING TOWER OF PISAITALY

• RATING : 4.5• HEIGHT : 183 FT• ARCHITECT : BONNANO PISANO

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AUSTRALIA

• RATING : 4.6 • HEIGHT : 213 FT• CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : MAR 1959 – OCT 1973• COST : US $ 77 MILLION• ARCHITECT : JOHN UTZON• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : OVE ARUP GROUP

HABITAT 67CANADA

• RATING : 4.9• FLOOR COUNT : 12 [ MAXIMUM ]• ARCHITECT : MOSHE SAFDIE• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: AUGUST KOMENDANT