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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 11:42am On Dec 27, 2016 |
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Each of the bridge's two main cables is made of 27,572 strands of wire. Often referred to as "the bridge that couldn't be built,". The Golden Gate Bridge crosses the stretch of water nicknamed "the Golden Gate" by gold prospectors heading to the Californian hills. Prior to 1937, San Francisco was America's largest city but its growth rate was slow compared to others, due to the lack of a link with other communities around the bay. The size of the strait (2,042 meters wide) combined with strong winds and regular earthquakes led many construction experts to say a bridge couldn't be built. The solution? Huge amounts of concrete, 128,747 kilometers (80,000 miles) of wire housed inside two cables, 600,000 rivets and a whole lot of hard work. Completion date: May 27, 1937. 6 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 11:52am On Dec 27, 2016 |
Eiffel Tower, Paris. Temperature alters the height of the Eiffel Tower by up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) over the year. The Eiffel Tower weighs 13, 200 tons and was the first building to surpass the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza at 324 m (1,063 ft). It remained the world's tallest building until 1929, when New York's Chrysler Building took the top spot. Gustave Eiffel's initial building plans and calculations were so precise that no revisions had to be made during the construction process. Completion date:March 31, 1889. 10 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 11:55am On Dec 27, 2016 |
Colosseum, Rome. The Colosseum could accommodate 50,000 spectators. It's the largest amphitheater built by the Roman empire. It's estimated that the outerwall, which is 189 meters long and 156 meters wide, was originally built using 100,000 cubic meters of travertine stone. Some of this stone was later used in the construction of St Peter's Basilica and other nearby monuments. Completion date: 80 AD. 6 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 12:03pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
International Space Station. The International Space Station cost $100 billion to build and involved 100,000 people in 15 nations. It also ranks as one of the more unusual construction sites, located 354 kilometers (220miles) above Earth. The hazards faced by those carrying out maintenance go far beyond a falling hammer or nail gun injury one tiny rip in a protective spacesuit means instant death. Completion date: Ongoing. 8 Likes
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by modestofynest(m): 12:12pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: And here we politicizing of second niger bridge 4rm 1999 till date GOD go punish the nigeria political elites 26 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by paschal47(m): 12:14pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers:Never knew something like this existed This is why I love Asia 3 Likes |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Emmanuel602(m): 12:21pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Ishilove:thought I was the only one that saw that thread 4 Likes |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Emmanuel602(m): 12:24pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Tobitrueman: https://www.nairaland.com/3485088/ancient-pyramids-know-how-it 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Richie0974: 12:26pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: How could they have built this around that time. |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 12:48pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
oglalasioux: The wall has lots of extensions, but the famous was built by Qin Shi Huang around this time, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty(1368–1644). Till date, the walls are under maintenance. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Funjosh(m): 1:06pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: Think of Paris talk of Eiffel Tower. |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Funjosh(m): 1:09pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: Dyt come and carry me go Dubai |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by ichommy(m): 1:24pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Awesome....... |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by edoziebobbyyahoocom(m): 1:27pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
The only great feat in africa is the pyramids in egypt and nobody knows how it came about.......Smh 2 Likes |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Lh19(m): 1:44pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: Explorers I dey imagine how you scatter your university project, chaii bros your ability to make interesting topics na die 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Dyt(f): 2:19pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Temitoppe(m): 2:32pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
this San Francisco why is it being choose to depicts devasted place in Hollywood movies?? talk of Robot(will smith), pixels, San andreas, dawn of planet of apes etc. 1 Like |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Ojim07(m): 2:53pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
where are we??....the land of the living where are we??....the land of the living |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by xtremeTall(m): 3:34pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Funjosh(m): 4:41pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Dyt: You know I dont spend $ again, we roll in # |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Dyt(f): 5:11pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Twizzy30(m): 5:13pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers. I also hrd of a hotel somewhere in asia which has pool in every floor. Have u seen it bfor? 1 Like |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 5:31pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Temitoppe: Landmark, if you've seen 2012 and likes. To convince people that something is going on in a particular place in the world, you need the landmarks. Not only in movies, most of us, when we have the opportunity to travel out of the country and we want to take shots of we are or where we've been to, we go for landmarks for our backgrounds. So that when others see the pictures, they already know where we took the shots without asking questions. Newyork, Statue of Liberty. Washington DC, the Capitol or White House. Brazil, Christ the Redeemer. London, Clock Tower or London Bridge. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Explorers(m): 5:44pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Twizzy30: Not only Asia, just like indoor pools. 2 Likes
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Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Fidelismaria: 6:14pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Explorers: pls tell me atleast one african country is part of dis ongoin feat 1 Like |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by AyamConfidence(m): 6:21pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Fidelismaria:Egypt... The Pyramids of Giza 1 Like |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Funjosh(m): 6:35pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Dyt: Shinken shange. We are game then. |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Funjosh(m): 6:39pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Fidelismaria: Curruption and all these our power drunk leaders will never reason that aspect. |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by Nobody: 6:41pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
Another fascinating thread from Explorers. Indeed, this geezer's threads are the very best on this forum. Kudos, Explorers! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Some Of The Greatest And Most Amazing Engineering Feats Of Mankind. by julioralph(m): 7:07pm On Dec 27, 2016 |
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