What was it like to watch Disneyland’s fanciful structures, Las Vegas’ Luxor hotel, or One World Trade Center go from their first girders to their completed stated? These timelapse videos follow days and weeks of construction, letting us watch buildings appear in a matter of minutes.
A 30-storey hotel near Dongting Lake, China, built in 15 days
The 167 ft (51 m) high Sleeping Beauty’s Castle (Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant) in Disneyland Paris, France, opened in 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GledP4N6n8
Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, constructed between 1991 and 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sn_QggL7PQ
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, built between 2008 and 2013
The Rise of One World Trade Center, 2004-2013
Spaceship Earth, a 18-story geodesic sphere at Walt Disney World Resort, Bay Lake, California, built between 1979 and 1982
Elbphilharmonie, a concert hall in Hamburg, Germany, under construction since 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a7wJKdVCIg
