World Water Park …...SIZE….5 Acres
It is positioned at Miyazaki; “Ocean Dome” has bagged the title of being the title of being the biggest indoor swimming pool ever made. Measuring 300 meters long and 100 meters wide, the pool is located around 500 meters above the sea. This is now the world’s largest indoor swimming pool also known as the Ocean Dome, located at the Phoenix Sea Gaia Resort Hotel in Japan; it’s got the capacity to hold up to 10,000 people!
WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ………… CHICAGO
Chicago Merchandise Mart….. Illinois , USA
It was opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart, located at Chicago, Illinois, was the largest building in the world with 4,000,000 square feet of floor space. Previously owned by the Marshall Field family, the Mart centralized Chicago’s wholesale goods business by consolidating vendors and trade under a single roof. Massive in its construction, and serving as a monument to early 20th century merchandising and architecture, the art deco landmark anchors the daytime skyline at the junction of the Chicago River branches. With upper levels bathed in colored floodlight, the structure stands out against darker downtown buildings in night views. The building continues to be a leading retailing and wholesale destination, hosting 20,000 visitors and tenants per day!!
WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China ………892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors
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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. The bridge, ‘Sydney Harbour’ also known as the 'Coathanger', was opened on March 19th, 1932 by Premier Jack Lang, after six years of construction. The bridge was made of steel and it contains 6 million hand driven rivets!! The surface area that requires painting is equal about the surface area of 60 sports fields. The Bridge has huge hinges to absorb the expansion caused by the hot Sydney sun.
It is a walking trip and recommended for the fit only. It is a longish walk to get to the base of the Pylon and then there are 200 steps to the top. Entry for adults is on 2003 was $8.50, kids between 8 and 12 years three dollars and under 8 years its free. (Prices valid until 30 November 2003). When it was opened, the cost of a car six pence to cross. A horse and rider was 3 pence. Those days a return trip (for some reason the only kind) costs two dollars twenty (gst).
WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE…………… CHINA
Donghai Bridge , China ……………………36 KM.This is the "world's longest sea bridge", the 36-kilometre (22-mile) structure connects Jiaxing city near Shanghai to the port city of Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang. It is slightly shorter than the 38.4-KM Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge in the southern United States, which is often billed as the longest in the world. The 11.8 billion Yuan (1.7 billion dollars) bridge cuts the length of the road trip from Shanghai to Ningbo by 120 KM.
WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIP
MS Freedom of the Seas……4300 passenger Capacity Inside. M/S Freedom of the Seas is the largest passenger ship on earth. When she was inaugurated in the summer of 2006, the Freedom of the Seas with her 158,000 tones replaced the "Queen Mary II" as the largest ocean liner. This mega ship offers all the imaginable ways of entertainment at sea, and comes up with some spectacular innovations. M/S Freedom of the Seas is a cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. It is the namesake of Royal Caribbean's Freedom Class of cruise ships, and can accommodate over 4,300 passengers and 1,300 crews on fifteen passenger decks. In addition to two sister ships, Freedom will keep the title of the largest passenger ships ever built until construction of the Oasis Class ships in 2009, also owned by Royal Caribbean International.
WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE……………AIRBUS
Airbus A380………..555 Passengers. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of M/s. Eads. The aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development phase, but the nickname Superjumbo has since become associated with it. The largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France and made its first commercial flight on 25 October 2007 from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airlines. This have a floor space of 5,146 square feet (478.1 m2), this is 49% more than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400 with a space of 3,453 squire feet (320.8 m2) This has a design range of 15,200 KM (8200 nmi) sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong (with a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 – about 900 KM/H or 560 mph at cruising altitude.
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 It was done by a Brazilian, named Mr.Heitor Da Silva Costa. He was also the engineer in charge of the construction. He shared the project with French sculptor Mr.Paul Landowski. It was built from 1926 to 1931, with funds raised from donations. There's a chapel for 150 people on the base of the statue. It is in Rio de Janeriro, Brazil.
WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING……… DUBAI
Burj Dubai……….900 meters high.. More details are available in:
http://burjkhalifatowerdubai.blogspot.com/
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
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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
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WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL…………IVORY-COAST
