Circles Around

The WorldA Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Creator: Sivani Kailas

Capitol Records Tower

❖The Capitol Records is used for

studio sessions and recording music

albums.

❖It is a 13th story earthquake resistant

tower and the world's

first circular office building.

❖On top of the tower there is a

blinking light that spells out

"Hollywood" in Morse Code.

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Colosseum

❖ The Colosseum also called Flavian

Amphititheatre, was officially dedicated in 80 CE

with a ceremony of 100 days of games.

❖ The Colosseum can seat about 50,000 spectators

and had a massive retractible velarium (awning)

so they can be shielded from the sun.

❖ The structure was damaged by lightning,

earthquakes, and more severly vandalism, all the

marble seats and decorative disappearing.

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Radcliffe Camera

❖Radcliffe Camera, a circular library, is

located in the center of Oxford

University, taking 12 years (1737-1749)

to build.

❖The library holds about 600,000 books in

underground rooms beneath Radcliffe

Square and has 2 reading rooms.

❖For the public, the only way to access the

inside of Radcliffe Camera is through an

extended tour.

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Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)

❖ When built Big Ben was the largest most accurate

4-faced striking and chiming clock in the entire

world.

❖ Big Ben was once known as Clock Tower, but the

name was changed to Elizabeth Tower in 2012, a

tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her diamond

jubilee year.

❖ Big Ben still using its Victorian mechanisms is

famous for its reliability, however during World

War I Big Ben went dark after it was bombed, it

recovered.

Aldar Headquarters

❖ Aldar Headquarters symbolizes unity, stability,

infinity, and completeness, it possess calmness

and ideal beauty as well as has expressive power,

on behalf of Abu Dhabi.

❖ The architecture of the structure was inspired by

the clam shell which has a significant meaning for

Abu Dhabi with their seafaring heritage.

❖ Aldar Headquarters is one of the first eco-

friendly official buildings in Abu Dhabi.

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Guangzhou Circle

❖ The Guangzhou Circle, located in China, is the world's

tallest circular building.

❖ The structure resembles a circular artifact from ancient

Chinese history that represents heaven, and when

reflected on water the structure creates a figure 8, a

number in Chinese culture representing prosperity and

infinity.

❖ It is the home of the World's largest trading center for

raw plastic materials, Guangdong Plastic Exchange.

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