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The Chinese government placed a ban on weird architecture earlier this year, but by that time a wealth of odd and unique structures had already been built. Here are 10 of China’s weirdest buildings.

From the legendary Tower of Babel to the iconic Burj Khalifa, humans have always aspired to build to ever greater heights. Over the centuries, we have constructed towering edifices to celebrate our culture, promote our cities—or simply to show off.

A major earthquake just off the Chilean shore killed five people, forced 1 million to evacuate and shook the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt across South America

Scientists have discovered concrete-like rock in a dormant volcano in Italy, and say it may explain why the Romans were able to invent the legendary compound used to construct the Pantheon and the Coliseum.

Local government buildings in China tend to be oversized, this is especially obvious in towns with small populations, where the townhall for example, may be huge, and the style of architecture often resembles that of American buildings.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration have long championed encouraging people to be more active to fight obesity, and several new active design initiatives aimed at furthering that goal.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are coming to help the thousands of families still displaced from Hurricane Sandy, but the money won’t arrive until at least early May.

Building owners will have to make repairs or the city will do it for them then saddle them with the bill.

From classical to modern, New York City has just about every architectural style imaginable.

A new regulation will make it easier for developers of large buildings to collect and reuse water on-site.

Stepping out of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station in Forest Hills, Queens, is like stepping into a European square. The cobblestones and the Tudor-style structure recall medieval times.

Passersby stop and gaze at the thought-provoking scene before them— a series of asphalt-shingled rooftops sticking out of the ground. David Brooks, told them to.