10 Interesting Construction Facts - Iconic Buildings Edition

We love a good fact and we love an iconic building. The world is full of some amazing structures with interesting stories. Here are some of the coolest facts about interesting buildings from around the world. 

1. Hidden Hallways at Disney

Utilidors at (utility corridors) are located underneath Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This means the theme park is actually on the second floor.

2. Lady Liberty 

The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons. That's the weight of
 a 14 and a half D6 dozers.

3. Building In Space Takes Patience

It took 10 years to build the International Space Station and more than 30 missions to assemble it.

4. Efficient Pouring in Seattle

It took 467 cement trucks one full day to fill the foundation for the Seattle Space Needle.

5. A Man-Made Iconic Structure

The Palm Islands in Dubai took six years and seven million tons of rock to build.

6. Gold-Metal Worth Building

The London Olympic Stadium was built using over 6,500 cubic meters of concrete recycled from other Olympic venues.

7. The City of Light's Iconic Tower

It takes 50 tons of signature 
“Eiffel Tower brown” paint to 
entirely repaint the tower.

8. Record-Breaking - In an Unexpected Way

The Newby-McMahon Building is the World’s Smallest Skyscraper (40 feet tall).

9. A Swaying Building

In high winds, the top of the CN Tower can sway up to 1/2 a meter.

10. Overcoming Obstacles

There is a 16-floor office building
 in Fukushima-ku, Japan that has a
 highway off-ramp running right through it. The highway was built first and it was an incredible
 construction feat to build the building around it.

Interesting Facts

The world is full of interesting and iconic buildings. These are just a few facts about some of our favorites.