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Karthikeyan S

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Jan 30, 2011, 1:49:04 AM1/30/11
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FROM THE 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 b edrooms, 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
Giant digging machine
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…… 150,000  
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




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S. Karthikeyan

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