Lightning

 Here are some awesome pictures of massive lightening bolts striking a few of your favorite landmarks.

#10 Space Needle

By the nature of its name the Space Needle is kind of asking for some attention from above, and as you can see above didn't hold anything back with this massive lightning bolt.  The Space Needle is basically useless and just a tourist attraction, but it's a really awesome one.  Given how much tourism it garners it's crazy there aren't Space Needles in every city.

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#9 Burj Khalifa

Here's the tallest building in the world being brought down to size by a gargantuan lightning bolt.  During this lightning shower the building, located in Dubai, was hit repeatedly by a flurry of bolts.  And some good Samaritan was even kind enough to take photos...what a sweetheart.

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#8 Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was originally hated by snobby Parisians and almost taken down before it became Paris' trademark building.  Eiffel figured the Parisians might hate it so he gave it radio transmitting capabilities.  During World War I it was heavily relied upon which prevented the government from tearing it down. (Eiffel 1, Parisians 0)

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#7 Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is meant to welcome immigrants to America, but I doubt this is the type of traveler its architect had in mind.  The statue is 305 feet high, which makes the lightning bolt roughly a whole lot bigger.  Nature really does have a way of humbling mankind.

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#6 The Grand Canyon

Alright this one isn't man-made but it's probably the most impressive of them all.  The term "Lightning Storm" is a massive understatement for what's going on here.  It's almost as if Zeus dropped his quiver of bolts and they all fell to the earth at once.  What an awesome sight.

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#5 The Vatican

What?  How did you think God communicated with the pope, by phone?  No silly, God uses lightning bolts and then the pope responds using smoke signals.  It's a very flawed system but the church is definitely not known for changing things up.

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#4 Empire State Building

I think Zeus' grandson threw this lightning bolt, and he's clearly still jut a beginner.  I mean, this looks like a five year old trying to write in cursive.  Nonetheless, it's a massive bolt of energy hitting one of the world's most famous buildings, which is neat.

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#3 Willis Tower

You've never heard of the Willis Tower in Chicago???  Yeah me neither this is just an awesome photo that demanded to be included in the slideshow.  I hope Willis watches his back because I think Zeus is none-too-pleased with him at the moment.

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#2 Bay Bridge

The Bay Bridge is kind of the forgotten sibling of the more famous and pretty Golden Gate Bridge.  That being said it's actually much more crucial as it connects Oakland to San Francisco, as opposed to the Golden Gate which connects San Francisco with the suburb of Marin.  Either way, I bet that bolt didn't feel too good.

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#1 George Washington Bridge

Bridges are by nature kind of sketchy contraptions, but if you add in massive lightning bolts raining from the sky it becomes even a bit worse.  That one big-papa bolt looks like it was sent down by Zeus and intended precisely for the bridge.  To its credit the bridge held up alright, and it made for a great photo opportunity.

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