Empire State Building

1914

Panama Canal1931

Transcontinental Railroad

1869

Hoover Dam1936

Golden Gate Bridge 1937Interstate

Highway1956

Civil Engineering

Channel Tunnel1994

ISS1998

Taipei 1012004

Burj Khalifa2010

Empire State Building

1914

Panama Canal1931

Transcontinental Railroad

1869

Hoover Dam1936

Golden Gate Bridge 1937Interstate

Highway1956

Civil Engineering

Channel Tunnel1994

ISS1998

Taipei 1012004

Burj Khalifa2010

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BURJ KHALIFA

At over 2625 feet and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is the highest building in the world. Apart from that, it also holds six other world records, including highest occupied

floor in the world.

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TAIPEI 101

Taipei 101 is tallest and largest green building in the world. It also contains the world’s fastest elevator. Located in

Taipei, Taiwan, it is the most famous symbol of Taiwan.

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ISS

The ISS stands for the International Space Station. It is an orbiting laboratory that includes the cooperation of 16

countries striving to maintain a permanent human outpost in space.

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CHANNEL TUNNEL

The Channel Tunnel is the train tunnel running under the English Channel connecting Great Britain to France. It is

about 95 miles long, including all three tunnels and their connecting tunnels. 24 miles of tunnel is underwater.

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INTERSTATE HIGHWAY

Interstate highway is about 46,750 miles long. It cost $114 billion to fully construct, which is about 5.5 times greater

than the first predicted price.

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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

The Golden Gate Bridge is 1.7 miles long, and is a famous landmark of San Francisco. According to goldengatebridge.org,

as of January 2014, 2,025,883,491 vehicles have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge (includes both ways) since opening to

traffic.

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TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

On May 10,1867, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific railroad connected at Promontory Summit, resulting in

the 1086-mile Transcontinental railroad.

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HOOVER DAM

From the foundation to the crest, Hoover Dam is roughly 726 feet. It generates more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours per year,

supplying power to about 1.3 million people.

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PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal Connects the Pacific to the Atlantic. Construction started in 1881 by the French and was finished by the United States in 1914. It is very important to international

trade.

 

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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

The Empire State building is 1,454 feet tall from the ground to the tip of the lightning rod. It is a famous symbol of New York

City. The total cost for the Empire State Building was $40,948,900.

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