DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that heavy rocks which weighed 2.5 tons on average were transported from quarry sites to construction site by frequent flooding in Nile River? However, inclined planes made of bricks were employed to move these stones to the height of the pyramids
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Did you know that sticky rice flour and slaked lime was used as a mortar for construction of the huge sections of great Wall of China. The mortar has bound bricks together so tightly that in many places weeds still cannot grow.
CHANNEL
Channel Tunnel connecting England and France is one of the largest tunnels in the world. At 37.9 kilometres, the tunnel has the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world. 11 tunnel boring machines (TBM were specifically designed for its construction with each TBM sized two times the length of a football field. By 2012, three hundred million people had passed through channel
MILLAU VIADUCT
The Millau Viaduct is the highest bridge in Europe, standing over 890 feet above the ground. It has broken many records when it was erected including the highest pylons in the world (803 ft. 8 in), highest bridge tower in the world (1,125 ft) and the highest road bridge deck in Europe (890 ft). It spans the entire valley of Tarn in France.
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