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• Burj Azizi is under construction on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road
• It is set to become the world’s second-tallest building
• Construction started on: 29 August 2016
• Completion Date: Expected by 2028 to 2030
• Developer: Azizi Developments.
• Former names: Entisar Tower
• Featuring 131+ floors,
• Height: 725 meters.

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

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Burj Khalifa

• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Significance: World’s tallest building
• Height: 830 meters (2,717 ft)
• Construction Started: 6 January 2004
• Construction Completed: 1 October 2009
• Opening Date: 4 January 2010
• Owner: Emaar Properties

Last verified on 28-01-2026

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the wonder of the ancient world, traditionally situated in Iraq

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1. Great Pyramid of Giza – Egypt - Built: c. 2560 BCE  

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Iraq (ancient Babylon, near present-day Hillah)  

3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia – Greece  Built: c. 435 BCE  

4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus – Turkey  Built: c. 550 BCE, rebuilt c. 323 BCE

5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus – Turkey  Built: c. 350 BCE  

6. Colossus of Rhodes – Greece  Built: c. 292–280 BCE  

7. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos of Alexandria) – Egypt Built: c. 280 BCE 

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Explanation

The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense.

Located in Arlington County, Virginia

It was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II

As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase The Pentagon is often used as a metonym 

It is the world's second-largest office building

Construction started: 11 September 1941

Completed: 15 January 1943

Floor count 7 (2 underground)

Architect(s): George Bergstrom and David J. Witmer