In Photos: Awesome Glass Buildings Around the World

Al Dar Headquarters, UAE

The first circular building in the Middle East, the Al Dar Headquarters was designed by Dubai-based MZ Architects. Its unique semi-spherical shape is achieved by linking two circular convex-shaped facades via a triangular diagrid.

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Dancing House, Czech Republic

The new-baroque style building in Prague was designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić. It consists of two structures. The first is a glass tower that is pinched halfway up and is supported by curved pillars. The second runs parallel to the river and features curved moldings and unaligned windows.

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The Gherkin, England

The 591-foot-tall (180 meters) skyscraper stands at the former site of Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which was damaged in the 1992 bombing of London. The tower comprises 7,429 glass panes—enough to cover three soccer pitches.

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