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7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 5:46am On Oct 14, 2015
People have put together many lists of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World . But this "seven wonders" list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was chosen by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994.

1.

Empire State Building:

Finished in 1931, the Empire State Building towers 1,250 ft over New York City. Until the first tower of the World Trade Center was finished in 1972, it was the world's tallest building. After September 11, 2001, it once again became the tallest building in New York City.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 5:49am On Oct 14, 2015



2.

Itaipu Dam:



Built by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná
River, the Itaipu dam is the world's largest
hydroelectric power plant. Completed in
1991, it took 16 years to build this series of
dams whose length totals 7,744 m. It used
15 times more concrete than the Channel
Tunnel, which connects England and
France.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:05am On Oct 14, 2015
Bring it on!
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by managermahmud: 6:11am On Oct 14, 2015
Please make sure you include the ones in Nigeria
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Heromaniaa: 6:12am On Oct 14, 2015
Burj Khalifa :Dubai Taj Mahal : India Eko Atlantic: Nigeria
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:19am On Oct 14, 2015


3.

CN Tower:


From 1976 to 2007 (when it was surpassed by the Burj Dubai), the CN Tower was the world's tallest freestanding structure. It looms about one-third of a mile high (1,815 ft) above Toronto, Canada. A glass floor on the observation deck lets you look 1,122 ft (342 m) down to the ground.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Sunexy(m): 6:22am On Oct 14, 2015
U don give up?
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:22am On Oct 14, 2015


4.


Panama Canal:


It took 34 years to create this 50-mile-long canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The amount of digging required and the size of its locks helped make it the most expensive project in American history at that time— and the most deadly: About 80,000 people died (most from disease) during construction of the Panama Canal.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:26am On Oct 14, 2015


5.

Channel Tunnel:


Known as the Chunnel, the Channel Tunnel links France and England. It is 31 mi (9 m) long, and 23 of those miles are 150 ft (45.7 m) beneath the seabed of the English Channel. High-speed trains whiz through its side-by-side tubes.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:26am On Oct 14, 2015



6.


Netherlands North Sea Protection Works:



Because the Netherlands is below sea level,
a series of dams, floodgates, and surge
barriers have been built to keep the sea
from flooding the country during storms.
The biggest part of the Netherlands North
Sea Protection Works was a two-mile-long
moveable surge barrier across an estuary
finished in 1986. It is made of 65 concrete
piers each weighing 18,000 tons. It has
been said that the project is nearly equal in
scale to the Great Wall of China .

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:35am On Oct 14, 2015


7.

Golden Gate Bridge:


Connecting San Francisco and Marin County in 1937, for many years the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in world. Experts thought that winds, ocean currents, and fog would make it impossible to build. It took about four years to complete the beautiful 1.2-mile-long (1.9 km) bridge. It is held by 80,000 mi (128,747 km) worth of steel wire, and the cables that link the two towers are 36.5 (92.7 cm) inches in diameter—the biggest ever made.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by RichDad1(m): 6:44am On Oct 14, 2015
Please don't forget to add,
Third mainland bridge
Onitsha bridge
Nitel building in Marina
Stallion building in inner marina.


At all at all Na I'm bad.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:54am On Oct 14, 2015
RichDad1:
Please don't forget to add,
Third mainland bridge
Onitsha bridge
Nitel building in Marina
Stallion building in inner marina.


At all at all Na I'm bad.
I won't...... I'll include them in the "100 wonders of the modern world". grin


We talking about "7".
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by RichDad1(m): 7:01am On Oct 14, 2015
rexkexmilan:
I won't...... I'll include them in the "100 wonders of the modern world". grin


We talking about "7".
Hol up hol up nigg* you're not being patriotic.
So Gerrarahere mehn

Shiiiiii cheesy cheesy

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 7:06am On Oct 14, 2015
RichDad1:

Hol up hol up nigg* you're not being patriotic.
So Gerrarahere mehn

Shiiiiii cheesy cheesy
Better to be sincere. undecided
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by outlandra(m): 9:50am On Oct 14, 2015
nice op....so africa no get any modern wonder ??
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by 1shortblackboy: 10:21am On Oct 14, 2015
outlandra:
nice op....so africa no get any modern wonder ??
wetin we sabi ? We never finish to kill each other untop ethnicity, corruption and civil wars u dey talk of modern wonder

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by fabulous660(m): 11:06am On Oct 14, 2015
nice one op!!
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 11:09am On Oct 14, 2015
These are not in anyway wonders.

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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 12:35pm On Oct 14, 2015
This not any wonder. Africa has the wonder of the world, america just want to feel among. The egyptian mummies that can preserve the dead for upto thousand years. The statue of pharaoh, the ancient city of oyo and kano.
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by akpananiefiok(m): 1:02pm On Oct 14, 2015
rexkexmilan:
so 80k life's was used to sacrifice for d bridge?? Dat bad


4.



Panama Canal:



It took 34 years to create this 50-mile-long
canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The
amount of digging required and the size of
its locks helped make it the most expensive
project in American history at that time—
and the most deadly: About 80,000 people
died (most from disease) during
construction of the Panama Canal.
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by outlandra(m): 1:07pm On Oct 14, 2015
1shortblackboy:
wetin we sabi ? We never finish to kill each other untop ethnicity, corruption and civil wars u dey talk of modern wonder
kk ..o...
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by amicableSavage: 3:20pm On Oct 14, 2015
Wonders ke? How are these structures wonderments?

Bermuda triangle kon be wetin?

Op these ain't anything jare... Beta wonders dey na
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by maestromedal(m): 3:42pm On Oct 14, 2015
As long as the list is compiled by an American body,its a issh cos its only American wonders dats gonna dominate...
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 7:54pm On Oct 14, 2015
Awesome structures kiss kiss
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 10:28pm On Oct 14, 2015
This are reason why you be strive to be righteous, since this is of the world, how much more of heaven. Heaven is sweet oo. A place of good rest.
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by kenedy175(m): 1:31am On Oct 15, 2015
rexkexmilan:



7.


Golden Gate Bridge:



Connecting San Francisco and Marin County
in 1937, for many years the Golden Gate
Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in
world. Experts thought that winds, ocean
currents, and fog would make it impossible
to build. It took about four years to
complete the beautiful 1.2-mile-long (1.9
km) bridge. It is held by 80,000 mi (128,747
km) worth of steel wire, and the cables that
link the two towers are 36.5 (92.7 cm)
inches in diameter—the biggest ever made.


Just 4 years to build the Golden Gate bridge. Wow!!

I wonder how many years it will take us to complete the 2nd Niger bridge which is absolutely nothing compared to this

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