2006 in architecture

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The year 2006 in architecture involved some significant events.

January 9 - Fire destroys Chicago's 1891 Pilgrim Baptist Church, designed by Louis Sullivan.
January 31 - Ground breaks on Waterview Tower, and the 89-story Shangri-La Hotel in Chicago.
April 10 - Groundbreaking ceremony for the High Line elevated greenway in New York City.
April 27 - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower, a replacement for the World Trade Center.
May 26 - Berlin Hauptbahnhof opens in Berlin. It is the largest train station in Europe.
July 8 - The government of Abu Dhabi and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation signs a memorandum of understanding for the building of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.