Read the texts \(1\-7\) and match them to the headings \(a\-h\). There is one extra heading.
1\. Hidden from the world
2\. The tallest tower ever built
3\. Broken home
4\. They fell down one morning
5\. Not to be broken
6\. Drawn but not built
7\. The house you’ve always dreamt of
8\. Lend your hand
A. Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Japan. Standing 634 meters tall, the Tokyo SkyTree is the tallest structure in Japan. It is also the tallest tower in the world and the second tallest structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa \(829\.8 m\). Tokyo Sky Tree was designed by the Japanese architectural firm Nikken Sekkei. The construction of Tokyo Skytree was started on 14 July 2008 and completed on 29 February 2012.
B. The Twin Towers of New York, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, were part of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. These steel monoliths with 110 stories and 417 meters high, although one measured 415, changed the skyline of the city and were the highest in Manhattan at the time of building completion and the fourth in the world rankings. The towers fell on 11/09/01 at about 10:00 a.m because of a terrorist attack.
C. Imagine that you come home and your meal has already been cooked, and the house is cleaned. And that’s not because of your mother or a housemaid. The smart home is a term that refers to modern homes that have appliances that can be controlled remotely by the owner via a mobile app. It enables owners to remotely control parts of the home and configure time schedules for smart home-enabled devices. Do you want to have such a system?
D. When Stockholm-based architect Hans Murman of Murman Arkitekter and his partner Ulla Alberts decided to build a country retreat on the island of Gotland \(Sweden\), the house had to overcome a particular design challenge. The island's local authority decreed that no modern architecture should spoil that landscape, so they came up with an ingenious solution to help Juniper House disappear into a grove of trees.
E. The Palace of the Soviets was a planned congress hall and administrative centre to be built in Moscow, near the Kremlin. The 415 m high palace was to be crowned by a monumental statue of Vladimir Lenin, 80 m high. The area of the building was to be more than 11 hectares, and the entire Palace of the Soviets would weigh more than 1,5 million tons. It should have been built on the place of the symbol of old Russia – Cathedral of Christ the Savior. In the year 1937, the foundations were laid and construction of the steel frame started. Then came the War and the project was abandoned. Foundations of the Palace of the Soviets were converted to the world’s largest open-air swimming pool – the Moskva Pool.
F. A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France's most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building's spire and roof have collapsed, but the main structure, including the two bell towers, has been saved. Destroying the building is out of the question. Instead of this, Mr Macron vowed to launch an international fundraising scheme to rebuild the cathedral.
G. The Canadian city of Medicine Hat recently became the first city to end homelessness thanks to a surprisingly simple idea: giving every person living on the streets a home with no strings attached. Unlike many other homelessness initiatives, the so-called "Housing First" approach doesn't require homeless people to take steps towards solving other issues like alcoholism, mental health problems or drug addiction before they get accommodation.
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