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Burj Khalifa known as theBurj Dubai before its inauguration, is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height (excluding antenna) of 828 m, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest structure in the world since topping out in late 2008.

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and colloquially described as The Giant Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Centre, an ellipsoid domeof titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. It was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. Construction started in December 2001 and the inaugural concert was held in December 2007.

A semi-transparent "cube", with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface, is a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O", the outlook for the National Swimming Center at the 2008 Olympic Games. After the games, it will become a recreational water park open to the public.

Located in the University Town in Guangzhou, Guangdong Science Center is a large comprehensive science museum focusing on its four functions of popular science education, science and technology achievements exhibition, academic exchange, and science tour, serving as the major venue for science education in China and Asia, and representative of national “Green Architecture”, important window to show Guangdong science and technology achievement, as well as the city card of Guangzhou.

The National Stadium is situated in the Beijing Olympic Green. During the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, track and field meets, and men's football final will be held here. It is the world's largest steel structure and the most complex stadium ever constructed. Its design had to be inspiring and be able to withstand an earthquake. So 'light weight' was combined with strength in 110000 tons of a new grade of steel

Burj Al Arab was designed by multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins, led by architect Tom Wright, who has since become co-founder of WKK Architects. The design and construction were managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory also of WS Atkins. Construction of the Island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction.