Many
lists have been made of the greatest
structures built during modern times
or of the greatest wonders existing
today. Some of the most notable lists
are presented below.
Channel
Tunnel-The
Channel Tunnel , also known by
the portmanteau Chunnel, is a
50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) undersea
rail tunnel linking Folkestone,
Kent in England with Coquelles,
near Calais in northern France
beneath the English Channel at
the Strait of Dover.
CN
Tower-The
CN Tower, located in Downtown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a
communications and observation
tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4
ft) tall. It surpassed the height
of the Ostankino Tower while still
under construction in 1975, becoming
the tallest free-standing structure
on land in the world
Empire
State Building-The
Empire State Building is a 102-story
Art Deco skyscraper in New York
City. Its name is derived from
the nickname for the state of
New York. It stood as the world's
tallest building for more than
40 years, from its completion
in 1931 until the construction
of the World Trade Center North
Tower in 1972
Golden
Gate Bridge-The
Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension
bridge spanning the opening into
the San Francisco Bay from the
Pacific Ocean. It connects the
city of San Francisco on the northern
tip of the San Francisco Peninsula
to Marin County as part of US
Highway 101 and California State
Highway 1.
Itaipu
Dam-Itaipu
Dam is a hydroelectric dam on
the Paraná River located
on the border between Brazil and
Paraguay.In the Guarani language,
Itaipu means "the sound of
a stone".
Delta
Works/Zuiderzee Works-The
Zuiderzee Works are a human-made
system of dams, land reclamation
and water drainage works, and
the largest hydraulic engineering
project undertaken by the Netherlands
during the twentieth century
Panama
Canal-The
Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de
Panamá) is a major ship
canal that traverses the Isthmus
of Panama in Central America,
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. Construction of the canal
was one of the largest and most
difficult engineering projects
ever undertaken.
