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Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt 2584 BC
The Great Pyramid, the complex’s largest structure, is 756 feet long and 450 feet high. For three millenniums, it was the highest structure in the world. 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 ½ tons in weight were used to raise this fascinating piece of architecture -
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The Great Wall of China 221-206 BC
Originally built to protect the northern territories of China from invasions, the Great Wall has been rebuilt and maintained for more than 16 centuries. The wall stretches for 5,500 miles (8,851 km), including some natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers. -
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy 70-80 AD
This is the largest amphitheater ever built in the Roman Empire and definitely one of the greatest achievements of Roman engineering. The colosseum was used for gladiator contest, animal hunt and events like dramas. -
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India 1632-1653
In the year 1631 Shah Jahan, once a Muslim army commander, the Mogul Emperor in central India lost his beloved pregnant wife Mumtaz Mahal only a few minutes after giving birth to her fourteenth child, a daughter. The final request of his wife was for him not to marry again and prove their endless love by building a dreamlike beautiful mausoleum. -
The Trans. Siberian Railway, Russia 1891-1916
This is the longest railway in the world, connecting Moscow with Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, at the Sea of Japan. It was built in record time from 1891 to 1916, under the rule of Tsar Nicholas II. The Trans-Siberian Railway is 5,753 miles (9,259 kilometers) long, spanning over seven time zones. A train trip from Moscow to Vladivostok now takes eight days to complete. -
The Panama Canal 1914
The Panama Canal is a 48 mile (77 kilometers) long ship canal that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The canal was built from 1904 to 1914 and it was one of the most difficult engineering projects ever pioneered. -
The Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada USA 1931-1936
Once known as Boulder Dam, The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam built on the Colorado River, between 1931 and 1936. The dam is a marvel of engineering, given that never before such a huge concrete structure was built in such a torrid environment. Its generators continue to provide power for three states: Nevada, Arizona and California -
The Channel Tunnel, France/England 1994
The Channel Tunnel is a 31.4 miles (50.5 kilometers) undersea tunnel that connects Folkestone, in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, in Northern France. The tunnel reaches up to 250 ft (75 meters) deep, and seven years after its opening it still possesses the largest underwater portion of any tunnel in the world: 23.5 miles (37.9 kilometers). It is now used by high-speed Eurostar passenger trains, Eurotunnel Shuttle vehicle transport and freight trains. -
Kansai Airport, Osaka, Japan Sep.4 1994
The Kansai International Airport is the first airport ever to be built on a 100% man-created island. It was built as a solution to the old airport, which was located in a highly-populated area, leaving no room for further expansions. Having no alternative on the existing grounds, the engineers had to come up with a plan for building a new island in the Osaka Bay, which should overcome the risks of earthquakes and typhoons. -
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE Jan.4 2010
This is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built, measuring 2,717 feet (828 meters). The tower’s chief architect was Adrian Smith, while the chief structural engineer position was occupied by Bill Baker. The cost of the whole project raised up to US $1,5 billion and the skyscraper was officially opened on January 4th, 2010. -
Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, Qingdao, China Jun.30 2011
The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge connects the city of Qingdao in Eastern China with the Huangdao suburbs, across the waters of Jiaozhou Bay. Opened in 2011, it currently is the longest over water bridge in the world, with a total length of 26.4 miles (42.5 kilometers). Building this bridge cut the distance between the two cities by 19 miles (31 kilometers), reducing the travel time by 20 minutes (at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour). -
The Palm Islands, Dubai, UAE Plan to finnish in approx. 2016
The Palm Islands (otherwise known as the Atlantis) are an artificial archipelago in Dubai. Following the shape of a palm tree, the construction of the island started in 2001 and is planned to take 10-15 years to complete. After the completion, the new territory will add 320 miles (520 kilometers) of beaches to the city of Dubai.
