Engineering and architecture related posts: Man made structures, buildings, transportation and more
Reaching for the sky is one of the oldest human ambitions. Towers built for broadcasting, observation or sheer prestige now stand among the tallest structures ever made, dwarfing the buildings around them. Here are ten of the tallest towers in the world. The engineering definition of a tower is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is...
The race to build ever taller has reshaped skylines from Dubai to Shanghai. Today the tallest buildings climb more than half a kilometre into the sky, packing offices, hotels and homes into single soaring towers. Here are the ten tallest buildings in the world. This is a list of the tallest buildings in the world. This means that the list only...
The world’s longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span which is the length of suspended roadway between the bridge’s towers. 1. Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Japan Main span of 1,991 meters (6,532 ft) – opened in 1998. Links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island. Its...
