GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS (ENGINEERING FEATS)

GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS (ENGINEERING FEATS)

 

 

Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro o.

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

 

Chicago Merchandise Mart….. 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

 

Airbus A380………..555 Passenger s

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

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………… RIO D.J………… BRAZIL ……………CAPACITY…199,000

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…… 150,00

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` C hapel…….Canaanland ……….  Otta…..… Nigeria

Inside Sitting Capacity……50,000       Outside Overflow Capacity……250,000

WORLD'S   BIGGEST   ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL …………IVORY-COAST