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* April – The 11th-century minaret of the [[Great Mosque of Aleppo]] in Aleppo, Syria, is destroyed during civil war fighting.

* [[May 10]] – [[One World Trade Center]] becomes [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|the tallest building in the United States]] and [[List of tallest buildings in the world|the third-tallest building in the world]] by pinnacle height (not yet complete).

* [[June 12]] – The [[Berlin City Palace]] [[foundation stone]] laying ceremony is held in Berlin. The building is expected to be completed in 2019.<ref name="12 Jun 2013">{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10117103/Berlin-begins-reconstruction-of-King-Frederick-the-Greats-palace.html|title=Berlin begins reconstruction of King Frederick the Great's palace|first=Harriet|last=Alexander|date=2013-06-12|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|___location=London|accessdate=2013-12-29}}</ref>

* [[July 11]] – Work begins on a [[Lego]] model of [[Durham Cathedral]] in England, the beginning of a huge fund-raising effort.<ref>[http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/first-birthday-lego "FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR DURHAM CATHEDRAL LEGO BUILD", Durham Cathedral, 11 July 2014]. Accessed 30 July 2014</ref>

* [[August 3]] – The [[Shanghai Tower]], [[topping out]] ceremony is held in [[Shanghai]]. The [[List of tallest buildings in China|tallest building in China]] and [[list of tallest buildings|the second-tallest in the world]] is expected to be completed in 2015.