Thread: MECCA | Abraj Al-Bait | 601m | 1972ft | 95 fl | T/O
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Old Posted Dec 23, 2007, 5:34 PM
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Originally Posted by alphawolf View Post
Exactly what I was thinking. I can smell the outcry.
Somebody pointed out here or on SSC that - at the time - St Paul's cathedral was THE architectural feat.

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildi...s_of_Rome.html
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