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The world celebrates
Another year is ending with major world landmarks anniversaries:
1211: the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella’s construction ends after 133 years.
1521: after eight years the Chenonceau castle on the Cher River in France opens.
1591: the Rialto Bridge in Venice is finished.
Rialto bridge and gondoles on Grand Canal in Venice
1841: the word Dinosauria is coined by Sir Richard Owen, British paleontologist and biologist.
1851: that year Carl Bally in Switzerland starts making shoes. Now Bally is world-known.
1876: Angèle Lancel launches her first leather bag. The French brand celebratesin 2011 its 135 years anniversary.
1891: the Zurich Opera House is celebrating this year its 120th anniversary. The first opera performed there was “Lohengrin”on October 1, 1891, a long opera in three acts by German composer Richard Wagner
1911: Frank Mars starts selling Mars Bars in Washington State, USA
Empire State Building in New York
1931: the well-known Empire state building in Manhattan, New York, is the tallest building in the world until 1972. It is 1453 feet/443 meters high.
2001: the Twin Towers in Vienna are done after two years construction. One is 452 feet/138 meters and the other one 416 feet/127 meters.
2001: the Great library in Alexandria in Egypt opens to the public in October a decade ago.
2001: 10 years ago the Berlin Jewish Museum from Daniel Liebeskind is finally opened.
