Thursday, November 25, 2010

Amazing Engineering Feats




Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro o.
Inside sitting capacity...........18,000   Outside overflow capacity....100, 000
 WORLD'S   BIGGEST  INDOOR  SWIMMING-POOL

World Water Park.....Edmonton, Albert, Canada..............SIZE....5 Acres
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   OFFICE   COMPLEX ............. CHICAGO
Chicago Merchandise Mart.....Illinois, USA  
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   SHOPPING   MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China.........892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors
WORLD'S   BUSIEST  AIRPORT...............NEW YORK


J.F.K International Airport , New York....................USA
WORLD'S   WIDEST   BRIDGE.........AUSTRALIA

Sydney harbor bridge, Australia........16 lanes of car traffic.....8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor
WORLD'S   LONGEST   BRIDGE...............CHINA

Donghai Bridge China ........................32.5 kilo  meters
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   PASSENGER-SHIP

MS Freedom of the Seas......4300 passenger Capacity Inside
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   PLANE...............AIRBUS

Airbus A380...........555 Passenger s
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS

Neoplan Jumbo -cruiser........2 in 1 bus....double deck bus......170 passenger capacity
WORLD'S  HIGHEST STATUE................BRAZIL

CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE.....RIO.D.J.........BRAZIL
WORLD'S   TALLEST BUILDING.........DUBAI



Burj Dubai..........900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008
WORLD'S   LARGEST  PALACE......................ROMANIA

Palace of the Parliament.....Bucharest, Romania .......... more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   STADIUM..........BRAZIL


MARACANA STADIUM............ RIO D.J............BRAZIL...............CAPACITY...199,000
WORLD'S   COSTLIEST   STADIUM.........ENGLAND

New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London....90, 000 capacities................cost.....$1.6 billion
MOST   COMPLEX   INTER-CHANGE.........TEXAS

Interstate 10 Highways Interchange......Houston, Texas.
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   EXCAVATOR
Giant digging machine
Built by KRUPP of Germany.............45,500 tons......95 meters high......215 meters long
WORLD'S   LARGEST   MOSQUE..................PAKISTAN


Shah Feisal mosque.....Islamabad......Pakistan
Inside hall capacity ....35, 000       outside overflow capacity...... 150,000
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   HOTEL.........LAS VEGAS

MGM Grand Hotel....Las Vegas....6, 276 rooms
WORLD'S   MOST   EXPENSIVE HOTEL ...DUBAI...U.A.E

Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai....only 7 Star Hotel in the World
Cheapest room...$1000 per night......Royal suit...$28,000 per night
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   CHURCH   BUILDING.........NIGERIA



Winners` C hapel.......Canaanland ..........  Otta........Nigeria
Inside Sitting Capacity......50,000       Outside Overflow Capacity......250,000
WORLD'S   BIGGEST   ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL............IVORY-COAST

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