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Building
   of   
Rooks
Science & Nature > Animal Collectives


$10 Note
   back shows   
The U.S. Treasury Building
Misc > U.S. Bank Notes - Back


Caesura
   means   
A Pause or Interruption in a Poem, Music, Building or Other Work of Art
Language > Interesting Words


Cory Lidle
   died in   
2006 aged 34 killed when His Plane Crashed Into a High-rise Building
Major League Baseball pitcher American

History & Mythology > They Died Young


1961
      
The Building of the Berlin Wall Began
96-mile long structure

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


William LeMessurier
   was famous for   
Designing the Citicorp Building
Structural designer

Science & Nature > Famous Engineers


1632
      
Building of the Taj Mahal Began
Mauseleum for Mumtaz Mahal

History & Mythology > 17th Century Events


The U.S. Capitol Building
   is situated in   
The U.S.A.
District of Columbia

Geography > Landmarks


Encroachment
   is defined as   
Building Entirely or Partly on a Neighbor's Property
Language > Legal Terms


Titus
   describes   
An Epistle to Crete to Encourage Him in Building up the Church There
New Testament Pauline Letters

Arts & Literature > Books of the Bible


691
   represents   
Building Materials
Arts & Literature > Dewey Decimal System - Technology Applied Sciences


Empire State Building
   was designed by   
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon
Low Key Art Deco period, 1931, New York, New York, USA

Misc > Architecture - Buildings


Chrysler Building
   was designed by   
William Van Allen
Art Deco period, 1928-1930, built in New York, New York, USA

Misc > Architecture - Buildings


The Gotchie
   means   
A Watchman on a Building Site
Language > Colloquialisms - Dublin


Elevator Paradox
   states that   
Elevators Can Seem to Be Mostly Going in One Direction, As if They Were Being Manufactured in the Middle of the Building and Being Disassembled on the Roof and Basement
Misc > Paradoxes


Australia
   is the site of   
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


China
   is the site of   
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


The Shortest Building in the World is the Lego Building in Downtown Houston, Texas
   is   
False
Misc > True or False


Arts and Industries Building
   is situated in   
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Closed for renovations. It was the original home of the National Museum.

Arts & Literature > Museums of the World


Austrian 50c
   has   
The Secession Building in Vienna
Illustrating the birth of art nouveau in Austria and symbolizing the birth of a new age, representing a bridge to a new monetary era.

Misc > European Currency


Porky's Building (1937)
   featured   
Porky Pig
Entertainment > Looney Tunes Short Films


1931
      
Empire State Building Was Opened
May 1. With the country in depression, it was hard to find tenant for the building. For years it was nicknamed The Empty State Building.

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


Ampano
   is the elvish word for   
Building (wooden)
Language > J.R.R. Tolkien Elvish - English


Edificio
   is translated as   
Building
Language > English - Spanish


Brave New World
   begins   
A Squat Gray Building of Only Thirty-four Stories.
A squat gray building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and in a shield, the World State's motto, Community, Identity, Stability. - Aldous Huxley

Arts & Literature > Literature - Opening Lines


Seagram Building
   was designed by   
Philip Johnson & Mies Van Der Rohe
Misc > Architecture - Buildings


Ford Foundation Building
   was designed by   
Kevin Roche
New York City. Features a dramatic 12-story jungle atrium.

Misc > Architecture - Buildings


Flatiron Building
   was designed by   
Daniel Burnham
When constructed was called the Fuller Building, was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902 and is considered one of the first skyscrapers. The building, at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway.

Misc > Architecture - Buildings


George Stephenson
   was famous for   
Building the First Public Railway Line to Use Steam Locomotives
Civil engineer and mechanical engineer

Science & Nature > Famous Engineers


Talking Heads
   released the album   
More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
Music > Albums of the 1970s


Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle
   is situated in   
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center. The Castle is the original Smithsonian Institution Building.

Arts & Literature > Museums of the World


Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty
   are all   
Tourist Attractions in New York, U.S.A.
All in NYC

Misc > Common Threads 2


NATO Headquarters, UN Building, US Military Base in Cuba
   are all   
Extraterritorialities
Places that are exempted from the jurisdiction of the host country…. which would also include all foreign embassies.

Misc > Common Threads 2


Ukraine
   is the site of   
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


International Shipbuilding Corp
   has which symbol   
ISH
Misc > NY Stock Exchange Ticker Symbols


Shipbuilding
   relates to the   
Falklands War
Sung by Robert Wyatt

Music > Songs of War


Breaking Hearts
   features   
Burning Buildings
1984

Music > Albums - Elton John


Food
   is missing from the title of   
More Songs About Buildings and ___
Talking Heads (1978)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Buildings
   means   
Balcon
Language > English - Creole


Winery
   is described as   
A Building, Property, or Company That is Involved in the Production of Wine.
Misc > Wine and Wine Terms








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