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BUILDINGS
& STRUCTURES
ORIGINS
OLDEST
FREE-STANDING STRUCTURES:-
 |
MEGALITHIC
TEMPLES |
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MGARR
AND SKORBA, MALTA |
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BUILT
IN 3250 BC |
|
NOTE:
IT WAS BUILT 350 YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST PYRAMID |
OLDEST
WOODEN STRUCTURE:-
|
TEMPLE
OF HORYU |
|
NARA,
JAPAN |
|
AD
670 |
LIVING
EARLIEST
BUILDING FOR LIVING:-
|
HUTS
WITH HEARTH |
|
DISCOVERED
IN 1965 |
|
NICE,
FRANCE |
|
BELIEVED
TO BELONG TO THE ACHEULIAN CULTURE |
|
400,000
BC |
MOST
VISITED HOME:-
|
WARWICK
CASTLE |
|
NEAR
STANFORD-ON-AVON |
|
RECEIVED
683,000 VISITORS IN 1991 |
OLDEST
CASTLE:-
|
CHEPSTOW
CASTLE |
|
GWENT,
ENGLAND |
|
BUILT
IN 1067 |
LARGEST
PALACE:-
|
IMPERIAL
PALACE |
|
BEIJING,
CHINA |
|
960
X 750M |
|
CONSTRUCTED
BETWEEN 1402-24 |
MOST
EXPENSIVE HOTEL ROOM:-
|
PENTHOUSE
SUITE IN THE FAIRMONT HOTEL |
|
SAN
FRANCISCO, AMERICA |
|
6000
$ PER NIGHT |
LEISURE
LARGEST
STADIUM:-
|
STRAHOV
STADIUM |
|
PRAGUE,
CZECH REPUBLIC |
|
COMPLETED
IN 1934 |
|
240,000
SPECTATORS |
|
FOR
MASS DISPLAYS OF UP TO 40,000 GYMNASTS |
LARGEST
FOOTBALL STADIUM:-
|
MARACANA
MUNICIPAL STADIUM |
|
RIO
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL |
|
CAPACITY:
205,000 |
|
NOTE:
IN THE 1950 WORLD CUP FINAL, 199,584 FANS WERE WATCHING. BRAZIL LOST 2-1
AGAINST URUGUAY |
LARGEST
BEACH:-
|
VIRGINIA
BEACH |
|
VIRGINIA,
AMERICA |
|
803
KM SQUARED |
TOWERS
PAST AND PRESENT WORLD RECORDS
| HEIGHT
(m) |
STRUCTURE |
LOCATION |
MATERIAL |
DATE |
| 62 |
Djoser
Step Pyramid (oldest pyramid) |
Saqqarra,
Egypt |
Limestone |
2650
BC |
| 91.7 |
Pyramid
of Medium |
Medium,
Egypt |
Limestone |
2600
BC |
| 101.1 |
Snefru
Bent Pyramid |
Dahsur,
Egypt |
Limestone |
2600
BC |
| 104 |
Snefru
North Stone Pyramid |
Dahsur,
Egypt |
Limestone |
2600
BC |
| 146.5 |
Great
Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) |
Giza,
Egypt |
Limestone |
2580
BC |
| 160 |
Lincoln
Cathedral, central tower |
Lincoln,
England |
Lead
sheathed wood |
AD
1307-1348 |
| 169 |
Washington
Monument |
Washington
DC, USA |
Stone |
1848-1884 |
| 300.5 |
Eiffel
Tower |
Paris,
France |
Iron |
1887-1889 |
| 318 |
Chrysler
Building |
New
York City, USA |
Steel
and Concrete |
1929-1930 |
| 381 |
Empire
State Building |
New
York City, USA |
Steel
and Concrete |
1929-1930 |
| 479 |
KWTV
Television Mast |
Oklahoma
City, USA |
Steel |
November
1954 |
| 490 |
KSWS
Television Mast |
Roswell,
New Mexico, USA |
Steel |
December
1956 |
| 493 |
WGAN
Television Mast |
Portland,
Maine, USA |
Steel |
September
1959 |
| 510 |
KFVS
Television Mast |
Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, USA |
Steel |
June
1960 |
| 533 |
WTVM
and WRBL Television Mast |
Columbus,
Georgia, USA |
Steel |
May
1962 |
| 533 |
WBIR-TV
Mast |
Knoxville,
Tennessee, USA |
Steel |
September
1963 |
| 628 |
KTHI-TV
Mast |
Fargo,
North Dakota, USA |
Steel |
November
1963 |
| 646.38 |
Warszawa
Radio Mast |
Plock,
Poland |
Steel |
July
1974 |
| 660 |
Building |
Chicago,
USA |
Steel |
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