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Rotating House - the name may sound bit strange to engulf, but unbelievably such eccentric building still exists. Yes, in Belgium stands Francois Massau’s 50 years old revolving house in great style. Nothing is impossible! If Shah Jahan can built milk white Taj Mahal to express his love and affection for Mumtaz, why can’t Massau built this rotating house for his wife to enjoy warmth and sunshine any time of the year.

Massau’s eccentric craftsmanship and feat of engineering is widely noticed in his brilliant creation. An ingenious feature of this house is the assurance of steady supply of water and electricity even when the house rotates. This energy-efficient rotating house with circular brick and cement foundation is stationary, supporting a steel track on which the house revolves. Here you need to just press a button and in a moment, you will find that the house moving imperceptibly making a full 360-degree turn.

So what if it is warm outside, so what if there is snowfall outside, just rotate the room towards sun or against sunlight and feel the ultimate indulgence. Yes, at the end of the day you may think it as ‘magic reality’ but remember what Massau built was something exclusive and based on reality and that’s why New York Times declared this 1400 sq. feet rotating house as the most beautiful house in Wavre ever built.

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Feel the experience of cloud walking while taking a stroll at Langkawi Sky Bridge. Yes, unbelievably, this suspended pedestrian bridge has taken the world by storm. People are going ga-ga over this unique curved pedestrian bridge everyday. Suspended at 700 meters above the sea level, this spectacular sky bridge not only transports you to the world of clouds but also delivers some best views of spectacular chasm and different angles over land and sea.

The specialty of this bridge is that unlike straight bridges, where you can get to see from the starting point, this bridge has been curved fully to provide different perspectives over the land and sea. Remember a great balance of brain and incredible feat of engineering was invested to create such a jaw-dropping example and to provide visitors a psychological feeling of security and pristine serenity.

The Langkawi sky bridge in Gunung Mat Chincang not only provides the breath taking views of Andaman sea and Thailand’s Tarutao island it also provides some spectacular viewing cum resting areas for visitors. With convenient triangular platforms along the curved bridge and secured railing at upper body level, visitors can easily sit and appreciate the breathtaking view of land and sea.

Illustrating the fineness of 20th-century architecture, the Maison de Verre is a remarkable house made of glass in Paris, France. Designed by Pierre Chareau in 1932, this edifice bears a deep impact on different generations of architects, overwhelming the nature of Modernism. The house recorded a cult status – enhanced be its inaccessibility. Its first floor acted as an office for a handful of scholars and patients of a gynecologist, until it served as special guest quarters for the friends of the doctor’s family.

Built during a brief sting between the World Wars, Maison de Verre signifies obsession for hygiene and describes the concept that the house functions as a tool for psychic as well as physical healing. Viewed from within the house appears to be a glowing translucent box. Embedded in the 18th-century fabric, the great glass-block façade looks fabulous and capped with old one-story apartment.

Reflecting the relic of old Paris, enclosing a world of 19th-century boulevards and medieval squares, Maison de Verre has often been described as a sophisticated piece of furniture.

The Best House in Paris

The tallest vehicular bridge in the world – Millau Viaduct traverses the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. The bridge with one mast summit of 343 meters (1,125 ft), slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower, is a terrific structure designed by French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster. A part of A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers, Viaduct was inaugurated by former President Chirac on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic after two days.

The construction claims to hold three world records. Viaduct has been credited as the highest road bridge deck in the world, situated at 270 meters above the Tarn River at its acme. The bridge also boasts of the highest mast in the world - the mast at 343 meters stand on top of pylon P2. Further, its pylons P2 and P3 hold the record for being the tallest in the world, 244.96 meters and 221.05 meters in height respectively. One of the finest architectural works in creation, Millau Viaduct was depicted exclusively in an episode of ”MegaStructures” series in National Geographic Channel.

It may sound bizarre, but Dubai, the oil-rich city is going to witness a spin on the skyscraper! Sheikh Mejren bin Sultan’s Mejren Group and Kristen Company have collaborated to create the dynamic architecture. It was announced on 11^th April, 2007, that the construction will initiate within a period of six months, which is expected to complete in two years. The whole project will cost $330 million.

David Fischer, the world renowned architect designer, first conceived the idea. The edifice will rocket up to 68 stories and is going to be a combination of hotels, apartments and office towers. The floors will rotate 360 degrees, thus rendering the tower a new architectural form, at every spin.

For the first time, a tower will be capable of generating electricity, from the wind turbines placed in between the stories, which are shaped like doughnuts. However, the rotation of each doughnut will be at a very slow pace, (one rotation in 90 minutes), so as to avoid illness. The outlandish designs of the tower will incorporate other facilities, such as elevators, emergency stairs and other exclusive benefits.

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