The Panama Canal (Costs 375 Million Dollar)
The Panama Canal remains one of the most amazing engineering achievements and wonder of the modern world; it is one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. The project...
View ArticleTaipei 101 (Costs 1.75 Billion Dollar)
How about the elevators in this skyscraper cost 2 million each! The Taipei is currently one of the biggest towers in the world. It stands at over 1,600 feet. The tower itself was engineered to tolerate...
View ArticleBurj Khalifa (Costs 1.5 Billion Dollar)
Just completed in 2008, Burj Khalifa is the tallest man made building in the world. In total it will be over 1,950 feet tall and have 158 floors. One interesting fact about the tower is that it...
View ArticleAkashi Kaikyō Bridge (Costs 5 Billion Dollar)
Akashi Kaikyō BridgeThis is the longest suspension bridge in the world so of course the price is going to be huge. The interesting think about the bridge is that it has been designed to withstand...
View ArticleBoston’s Big Dig (Costs 15 Billion Dollar)
Things don’t always work out as planned. When this happens the price goes through the roof. Case in point: Boston’s Big Dig. The total cost for this project was immense. The goal was to eliminate the...
View ArticleThree Gorges Dam (Costs 37 Billion Dollar)
It’s China’s biggest construction project since the Great Wall, – It is the virtual definition of a monumental project — a dam one and a half miles wide and more than 600 feet high that will create a...
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