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Engineering Feats of the World, as of 12/2007

February 22, 2008

Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro

Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro. 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

Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Floor space: 4,000,000 Square feet,..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 A380

Airbus A380 555 Passengers

 

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 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 BRAZIL CAPACITY 199,000

 

WORLD'S Second BIGGEST STADIUM, NORTH KOREA (ASIA)

Rungrado May Day Stadium. Capacity: 150,000. Total Floor Space: 2.2 million feet.

 

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

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 Chapel Canaanland Otta Nigeria. Inside Sitting Capacity 50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity 250,000

 

WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL IVORY-COAST

 

WORLD’S TALLEST MONOLITHIC STATUE… INDIA, (ASIA)

Lord Gomateshwara Bahubali, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka State. Height: 17.38 meters.

 

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