GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS SOME ENGINEERING MARVALS

GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS SOME ENGINEERING MARVALS:

1. Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro o.
Inside sitting capacity………..18,000 Outside overflow capacity….100, 000
2. WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING-POOL
World Water Park…..Edmonton, Albert, Canada…………..SIZE….5 Acres
3. WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ………… CHICAGO
Chicago Merchandise Mart…..Illinois, USA
4. WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China………892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors
5. WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT……………NEW YORK
J.F.K International Airport , New York………………..USA
6. 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
7. WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE……………CHINA
Donghai Bridge , China ……………………32.5 kilo meters
8. WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIP
MS Freedom of the Seas……4300 passenger Capacity Inside
9. WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE……………AIRBUS
Airbus A380………..555 Passenger s
10. WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS
Neoplan Jumbo -cruiser……..2 in 1 bus….double deck bus……170 passenger capacity
11.WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE…………….BRAZIL
CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE…..RIO.D.J………BRAZIL
12. WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING……… DUBAI
Burj Dubai……….900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008
13. WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE………………….ROMANIA
Palace of the Parliament…..Bucharest, Romania ………. more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms
14. WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM……….BRAZIL
MARACANA STADIUM………… RIO D.J…………BRAZIL……………CAPACITY…199,000
15. WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM………ENGLAND
New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London….90, 000 capacities…………….cost…..$1.6 billion
16. MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE………TEXAS
Interstate 10 Highways Interchange……Houston, Texas.
17. WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR
Built by KRUPP of Germany………….45,500 tons……95 meters high……215 meters long
18. WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE………………PAKISTAN
Shah Feisal mosque…..Islamabad……Pakistan
Inside hall capacity ….35, 000 outside overflow capacity…… 150,000
19. WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL………LAS VEGAS
MGM Grand Hotel….Las Vegas….6, 276 rooms
20. 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
21. WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING……… NIGERIA
Winners` C hapel…….Canaanland ………. Otta…..…Nigeria
Inside Sitting Capacity……50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity……250,000
22. WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL…………IVORY-COAST