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7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 5:46am On Oct 14, 2015 |
People have put together many lists of the
Seven Ancient Wonders of the World . But
this "seven wonders" list celebrates
monumental engineering and construction
feats of the 20th century. It was chosen by
the American Society of Civil Engineers in
1994. 1. Empire State Building: Finished in 1931, the Empire State Building towers 1,250 ft over New York City. Until the first tower of the World Trade Center was finished in 1972, it was the world's tallest building. After September 11, 2001, it once again became the tallest building in New York City. 4 Shares
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 5:49am On Oct 14, 2015 |
2. Itaipu Dam: Built by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River, the Itaipu dam is the world's largest hydroelectric power plant. Completed in 1991, it took 16 years to build this series of dams whose length totals 7,744 m. It used 15 times more concrete than the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France. 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:05am On Oct 14, 2015 |
Bring it on! |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by managermahmud: 6:11am On Oct 14, 2015 |
Please make sure you include the ones in Nigeria |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Heromaniaa: 6:12am On Oct 14, 2015 |
Burj Khalifa :Dubai
Taj Mahal : India
Eko Atlantic: Nigeria |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:19am On Oct 14, 2015 |
3. CN Tower: From 1976 to 2007 (when it was surpassed by the Burj Dubai), the CN Tower was the world's tallest freestanding structure. It looms about one-third of a mile high (1,815 ft) above Toronto, Canada. A glass floor on the observation deck lets you look 1,122 ft (342 m) down to the ground. 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Sunexy(m): 6:22am On Oct 14, 2015 |
U don give up? |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:22am On Oct 14, 2015 |
4. Panama Canal: It took 34 years to create this 50-mile-long canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The amount of digging required and the size of its locks helped make it the most expensive project in American history at that time— and the most deadly: About 80,000 people died (most from disease) during construction of the Panama Canal. 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:26am On Oct 14, 2015 |
5. Channel Tunnel: Known as the Chunnel, the Channel Tunnel links France and England. It is 31 mi (9 m) long, and 23 of those miles are 150 ft (45.7 m) beneath the seabed of the English Channel. High-speed trains whiz through its side-by-side tubes. 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:26am On Oct 14, 2015 |
6. Netherlands North Sea Protection Works: Because the Netherlands is below sea level, a series of dams, floodgates, and surge barriers have been built to keep the sea from flooding the country during storms. The biggest part of the Netherlands North Sea Protection Works was a two-mile-long moveable surge barrier across an estuary finished in 1986. It is made of 65 concrete piers each weighing 18,000 tons. It has been said that the project is nearly equal in scale to the Great Wall of China . 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:35am On Oct 14, 2015 |
7. Golden Gate Bridge: Connecting San Francisco and Marin County in 1937, for many years the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in world. Experts thought that winds, ocean currents, and fog would make it impossible to build. It took about four years to complete the beautiful 1.2-mile-long (1.9 km) bridge. It is held by 80,000 mi (128,747 km) worth of steel wire, and the cables that link the two towers are 36.5 (92.7 cm) inches in diameter—the biggest ever made. 1 Share
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Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by RichDad1(m): 6:44am On Oct 14, 2015 |
Please don't forget to add, Third mainland bridge Onitsha bridge Nitel building in Marina Stallion building in inner marina. At all at all Na I'm bad. 1 Like |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 6:54am On Oct 14, 2015 |
RichDad1:I won't...... I'll include them in the "100 wonders of the modern world". We talking about "7". |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by RichDad1(m): 7:01am On Oct 14, 2015 |
rexkexmilan:Hol up hol up nigg* you're not being patriotic. So Gerrarahere mehn Shiiiiii 3 Likes |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 7:06am On Oct 14, 2015 |
RichDad1:Better to be sincere. |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by outlandra(m): 9:50am On Oct 14, 2015 |
nice op....so africa no get any modern wonder ?? |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by 1shortblackboy: 10:21am On Oct 14, 2015 |
outlandra:wetin we sabi ? We never finish to kill each other untop ethnicity, corruption and civil wars u dey talk of modern wonder 2 Likes |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by fabulous660(m): 11:06am On Oct 14, 2015 |
nice one op!! |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 11:09am On Oct 14, 2015 |
These are not in anyway wonders. 3 Likes |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 12:35pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
This not any wonder. Africa has the wonder of the world, america just want to feel among. The egyptian mummies that can preserve the dead for upto thousand years. The statue of pharaoh, the ancient city of oyo and kano. |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by akpananiefiok(m): 1:02pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
rexkexmilan: |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by outlandra(m): 1:07pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
1shortblackboy:kk ..o... |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by amicableSavage: 3:20pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
Wonders ke? How are these structures wonderments? Bermuda triangle kon be wetin? Op these ain't anything jare... Beta wonders dey na |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by maestromedal(m): 3:42pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
As long as the list is compiled by an American body,its a issh cos its only American wonders dats gonna dominate... |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 7:54pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
Awesome structures |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by Nobody: 10:28pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
This are reason why you be strive to be righteous, since this is of the world, how much more of heaven. Heaven is sweet oo. A place of good rest. |
Re: 7 Wonders Of The Modern World! by kenedy175(m): 1:31am On Oct 15, 2015 |
rexkexmilan: Just 4 years to build the Golden Gate bridge. Wow!! I wonder how many years it will take us to complete the 2nd Niger bridge which is absolutely nothing compared to this |
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