Man-Made Landmarks in Venezuela

Venezuela's notable human-made landmarks blend colonial heritage, modern engineering, and cultural institutions:

• Ávila Cable Car (Teleférico de Caracas) – 3.5 km gondola linking Caracas to El Ávila (Waraira Repano) National Park summit (2,135 m). Opened 1955; iconic city panorama.
• Central University of Venezuela (Ciudad Universitaria) – UNESCO World Heritage Site (2000). Masterpiece of modernist architecture by Carlos Raúl Villanueva, integrating art (Calder, Léger, Arp) with campus design.
• Caracas Cathedral – Colonial-era cathedral (begun 1665) on Plaza Bolívar. Houses historic relics and colonial art.
• National Pantheon (Panteón Nacional) – Former church (1870s) converted to mausoleum for independence heroes (Bolívar, Sucre, Zamora).
• Caracas Museum of Fine Arts (MBA) – Founded 1917; >10,000 works from pre-Columbian to contemporary Venezuelan and international art.
• Tower of David (Torre de David) – Unfinished 45-story financial center (1990s) became world's tallest vertical slum (2007–2014); now being redeveloped.

Note: Angel Falls is a natural landmark, not man-made.