The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural Engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill. Construction commenced in August 1970, and reached its maximum height on May 4, 1973. When completed, the Sears Tower had overtaken the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Ne...
The historical San Marco square, Piazza San Marco, in Venice. Built in 1063, when Venetian merchants acquired the supposed relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria. Pigeons not included!
The birthplace of recorded sound, the light bulb, and hundreds of other of Edison's inventions. The tower sits on the grounds of Edison's Menlo Park labratory.