World-Famous Structures with Astonishing Secrets

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Some of the world’s most famous structures hide incredible secrets! The Sphere in Las Vegas has a sound system so precise it can deliver audio directly to individual seats without disturbing others. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis doubles as a time capsule, holding documents from the 1960s for future generations to discover. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa sways up to 1.5 meters at the top to withstand winds and even recycles condensation to water its gardens. The Sydney Opera House, inspired by orange peels, has “acoustic clouds” on its ceilings to perfect sound quality. These hidden features make these landmarks even more amazing than they appear!

CreditsCredit: Big Ben clock face: By Sergeant Adrian Harlen - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-sound-of-silence, OGL 3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64045555 Eero Saarinen: By Collection Manuscripts & Archives, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31274816 CC BY-SA 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/: St. Louis riverfront: By Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Archives, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14664715 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0: View of Sphere: By zenm - https://flic.kr/p/2pB2Umf, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146677514 Phish at Sphere: By Shelby L. Bell - https://flic.kr/p/2pNgtny, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147954320 The Builders: By Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS - https://flic.kr/p/8ZqY6B, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44929645 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: Burj Dubai Under Construction: By Imre Solt - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=584073&page=20, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4596112 Burj Dubai 20090121: By Imre Solt - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=31070194&postcount=382, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5771932 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: MSG Sphere: By SounderBruce, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123098848 Demag Raupenkran: By C.Stadler/Bwag, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108485295 Demag Raupenkran CC 8800-1: By C.Stadler/Bwag, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108484606 June 1965 Arch Construction: By Kevin William Kelly, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67757072 Big Ben clock mechanism: By Paulobrad, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38271803 CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0: The Sphere: By Tomás Del Coro - https://flic.kr/p/2oUaqrt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136454957 Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru

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