A crossword exploring some of history’s most infamous architectural failures and infamous design mishaps.
Monumental Architectural Blunders Revealed
Explore infamous architectural disasters and design failures that shaped history through this compelling crossword.
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- 1. Sudden structural failure often due to design flaws or material weakness
- 2. PLAZA 2013 building collapse in Bangladesh due to structural negligence
- 3. Site of nuclear plant failure causing architectural and technological disaster
- 5. Natural disaster exacerbated by faulty urban architectural planning
- 8. Historical hill that inspired poor site choices in Rome’s architecture
- 10. Disaster related to drying lake causing cracked foundation
- 11. Symbol of extreme challenges, sometimes linked metaphorically to ambitious but failed projects
- 12. Describes the famous tower that famously tilts in Italy
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- 4. Underground passage prone to collapses if poorly engineered
- 6. Common cause of destruction in old wooden architectural structures
- 7. Bridge famously damaged but surviving disaster in Florence
- 9. Historic shopping arcade facade that collapsed in Milan
- 13. Hostel collapse during construction in Russia, illustrating poor planning
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