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Barcelona, Spain the Ramblas Antoni Gaudí: Sagrada Família Barcelona: Torre Agbar cable car in Barcelona Barcelona, Catalonia Antoni Gaudí: Casa Batlló Casa Milá, Barcelona, by Antoni Gaudí, 1905–10.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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