Showing posts with label LONGEST. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LONGEST. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 June 2013

WORLD's LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE

AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE
1,991 metres (6,532 ft)

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, also known as the Pearl Bridge, links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island, in Japan. It crosses the busy Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese). It carries part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway. Since its completion, in 1998, the bridge has the longest central span of suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). It is one of the key links of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project, which created three routes across the Inland Sea.

AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE

WORLD's LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

WORLD's TALLEST WATERFALL

ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA
Height 979 m


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Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel; Pemon language: Kerepakupai Vená, meaning "waterfall of the deepest place", or Parakupá Vená, meaning "the fall from the highest point") is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. The height figure 979 m (3,212 ft) mostly consists of the main plunge but also includes about 400 m (0.25 mi) of sloped cascades and rapids below the drop and a 30-metre (98 ft) high plunge downstream of the talus rapids.


WORLD's TALLEST WATERFALL ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA



ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA

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Tuesday, 4 June 2013

WORLD's LONGEST CORRIDOR

RAMANATHASWAMY TEMPLE, INDIA

Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located on the island of Rameswaram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.The temple has the longest corridor among all temples in world.

RAMANATHASWAMY TEMPLE, INDIA




Thursday, 30 May 2013

WORLD's LONGEST RIVER DAM

HIRAKUD DAM, INDIA
Length : 16 Miles(26 km)

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Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. Hirakud Dam, built in 1957, is the longest man-made dam in the world, about 16 mi (26 km) in length. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence.

HIRAKUD DAM, INDIA



WORLD's LONGEST RIVER DAM
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Friday, 26 April 2013

WORLD's LARGEST CRUISE SHIP

ALLURE OF THE SEAS, EUROPE
362 m (1,187 ft) Long
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The Oasis class is a class of Royal Caribbean International cruise ships that are the world's largest passenger and world's largest Cruise ships. The first two ships in the class, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, were delivered in 2009 and 2010 by STX Europe in Turku, Finland. "Allure of the Seas" holds the record for the Largest Passenger Ship and Largest Cruise Ship ever constructed, although Allure is 50 millimeters (2.0 in) longer than "Oasis of the Seas".

Length: 362 m (1,187 ft) Long
Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line
Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft) below water line
Capacity: 5,400 passengers at double occupancy
6,296 maximum


WORLD's LARGEST CRUISE SHIP

ALLURE OF THE SEAS, EUROPE






Oasis of the Seas





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Friday, 12 April 2013

WORLD's LONGEST LIMOUSINE

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100ft Long
26 wheels
2 drivers cabins, one in the front and one in the back
Centre “folds” for manoeuvrability
Heated jacuzzi, sun deck, swimming pool, beds and helipad


The longest limousine built ever in the world is a limousine 100-ft long. This enormously long car is even in the Guinness Book of World Records now. This limousine rides on 26 tires spaced along the length of its body. It has 2 drivers' cabins in the front and in the back as it's really hard to drive such a vehicle. In order the limousine could turn and make turns around corners, its middle part is hinged to fold.Moreover, there is room for many passengers, a heated Jacuzzi, sun deck, swimming pool, a few beds and a helipad.


WORLD's LONGEST LIMOUSINE





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Friday, 1 March 2013

WORLD's LONGEST OUTDOOR ESCALATOR

CENTRAL–MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR, HONGKONG 


The Central–Mid-levels escalators in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The entire system covers over 800 metres in distance and elevates over 135 metres from bottom to top. It was constructed in 1993 to provide a better commute by linking areas within the Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.
The escalators are 800 metres (2,600 ft) long with a vertical climb of 135 metres (443 ft). The total travel time is twenty minutes, but most people walk while the escalator moves to shorten their trip. Due to the geographical situation, the same distance is equivalent to several miles of zigzagging roads if travelling by car. It consists of twenty escalators and three moving side-walks. According to Guinness World Records, these escalators together form the longest outdoor covered escalator system.
The escalator daily runs downhill from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and uphill from 10:30am to midnight. Apart from serving as a method of transporting, it is also a tourist attraction and has restaurants, bars, and shops lining its route. There is an entrance and exit on each road it passes, often on both sides of the road.

CENTRAL–MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR, HONGKONG




Saturday, 16 February 2013

WORLD LONGEST PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE, NEW YORK

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Walkway over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY
The Poughkeepsie Bridge is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie, New York on the east bank and Highland, New York on the west bank. Built as a double track railroad bridge, it was completed on January 1, 1889, and went out of service on May 8, 1974. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, updated in 2008. It was opened as Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park on October 3, 2009, as a pedestrian walkway, making it the longest footbridge in the world.The total length is 6,768 feet (2,063 m), including approaches, and the top of the deck is 212 feet (65 m) above water.


POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE, NEW YORK






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Thursday, 7 February 2013

WORLD's LONGEST GLASS BRIDGE

This glass bridge will be about 365 meters’ length, 3.2 meters’ width and 400 meters’ high from the ground. It will be located in the Zhangjiajie Great Gorge scenic spot. What’s more, it may soon become one of well-known designer Haim Dotan’s masterpieces. As we all know, Haim Dotan is also the constructor of Israel pavilion during the Shanghai world exposition.

WORLD LONGEST GLASS BRIDGE



Tuesday, 5 February 2013

WORLD's LONGEST SEA BRIDGE

QINGDAO HAIWAN BRIDGE, CHINA


Jiaozhou Bay Bridge (or Qingdao Haiwan Bridge) is a 26.7 km (16.6 mi) long roadway bridge in eastern China's Shandong province, which is part of the 41.58 km (25.84 mi) Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project. As of December 2012, Guinness World Records lists the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge as the world's "longest bridge over water (aggregate length)" at 41.58 km (25.84 mi). The construction used 450,000 tons of steel and 2.3 million cubic metres (81×106 cu ft) of concrete.[6] The bridge shall be able to withstand severe earthquakes, typhoons, and collisions with ships. It is supported by 5,238 concrete piles. The cross section consists of two beams in total 35 m (115 ft) wide carrying six lanes with two shoulders.

QINGDAO HAIWAN BRIDGE











CarriesMotor vehicles
Localebetween Qingdao and Huangdao District, China
DesignerShandong Gaosu Group
DesignSelf-anchored suspension bridge
and Cable-stayed bridge
MaterialPrestressed concrete
Total length41.58 kilometres (25.84 mi)
Width35 m (115 ft)

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