Builders

The first pyramid anyone dared to stack, a dome raised with no scaffolding from the ground, a bridge carried to the finish by the chief engineer's wife, and an opera house its architect walked away from and never saw finished. Someone has to dream it, fight for it and find the money. Drift toward the people who changed the skyline.

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Buildings

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The landmarks themselves, from the first stones to glass towers.