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What is the Seven Wonders of the Modern World about |
Engineering marvels that exemplify the abilities of humans to construct amazing features on Earth |
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Who and when was the list of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World compiled |
In 1994, by the American Society of Civil Engineers |
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What was the purpose of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World |
It was done to pay tribute to the 20th century's greatest civil engineering achievements |
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What does the international wonders demonstrate |
It demonstrate modern society's ability to achieve unachievable feats, reach unreachable heights, and scorn the notion "it can't be done". |
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What are the Seven Wonders of the Modern World |
1. Channel Tunnel 2. Empire State Building 3. CN Tower 4. Golden Gate Bridge 5. Itaipu Dam 6. Delta Works and Zuiderzee Works (Netherlands) 7. Panama Canal - Panama |
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Channel Tunnel: Date started and finished |
December 1, 1987 - May 6, 1994 |
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Channel Tunnel Location |
Strait Dover, between the United Kingdom and France |
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Channel Tunnel Significance |
The longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world |
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Channel Tunnel Length |
31 miles |
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Channel Tunnel links |
Linking Britain and the rest of Europe |
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It rolls infrastructure and immense machinery into an underwater tunnel system of unprecedented ambition |
Channel Tunnel |
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What things pass through the Channel Tunnel |
Double decker behemoths 14ft. across travelling close to 100mph |
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How do passengers board on the Channel Tunnel |
Not on foot, but in automobiles and buses |
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Three concrete tubes each 5 ft. thick, plunge into the earth at Coquelles, France and burrow the chalky basement of the English Channel |
Channel Tunnel |
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When did the Empire State Building start and finish |
March 17, 1930 - April 11, 1931 |
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Empire State Building Location |
New York City, New York, United States |
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Empire State Building Significance |
Tallest structure in the world 1931-1954, tallest freestanding structure in the world 1931-1967, tallest building in the world 1931-1970, first building with 1001 stories |
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How many storey does the Empire State Building have |
102 |
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Emipire State Building height |
1454 ft |
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When was CN Tower started and finished |
February 6, 1973 - June 26, 1976 |
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CN Tower Location |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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CN Tower Significance |
Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1976-2007 |
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CN tower construction period |
Three years and four months |
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The creation of the building was actually originally built to be taller that the rest of Toronto's skyline to plant mobile towers atop |
CN Tower |
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Golden Gate Bridge started and finished |
January 5, 1933 - May 27, 1937 |
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Golden Gate Bridge location |
Golden Gate Strait, North of San Francisco, California, United States |
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Golden Gate Bridge significance |
The longest suspension bridge main span in the world from 1937 to 1964 |
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Golden Gate Bridge length span |
1.7 miles |
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What places does the Golden Gate Bridge connects |
San Francisco and Marin County |
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How many years did it took to build the Golden Gate Bridge |
4 years |
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Goldem Gate Bridge withstands |
90 miles per hour gusts and 9.0 earthquakes |
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Itaipu Dam started and finished |
January 1970 to May 5, 1984 |
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Itaipu Dam location |
Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay |
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Itaipu Dam significance |
The largest operationg hydroelectric facility in the world in terms of annual energy generation |
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How much power does the Itaipu Dam provide to both Brazil and Paraguay equally |
14,000 megawatts |
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Delta Works and Zuiderzee Works started and finished |
1920 to May 10, 1997 |
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Delta Works and Zuiderzee Works significance |
The largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century |
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Delta Works and Zuiderzee Works location |
Zeeland, South Holland, North Holland, Friesland and Flevoland, Netherlands |
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It aims to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea |
Delta Works |
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Delta Works' system aim |
To shorten the coastline |
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Its main purpose was to improve flood protection and create additional land for agriculture |
Zuiderzee Works |
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Panama Canal started and finished |
January 1, 1880 - January 7, 1914 |
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Panama Canal location |
Isthmus of Panama |
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Panama Canal significance |
One of the largest and most difficult engineering project ever undertaken |
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Panama Canal length and type of canal |
77 kilometer-ship canal |
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What oceans does the Panama Canal joins |
Atlantic and Pacific |
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It is a key conduit of international maritime trade |
Panama Canal |
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The Great Pyramid of Giza volume |
2,583,283 m³ |
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The Great Pyramid of Giza materials used |
Limestone and Granite |
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The Great Pyramid of Giza constructed |
2580 - 2560 BC |
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The largest religious monument in the world |
Angkor Wat |
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Angkor Wat area |
162.6 hectares |
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Angkor Wat location |
Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia |
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Angkor Wat altitude |
65m (213 ft) |
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Angkor Wat founded |
12th Century |
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Angkor Wat materials used |
Laterite |
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It is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena |
Parthenon |
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Parthenon constructed |
447 - 432 BC |
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Parthenon height |
13.72 m |
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Parthenon size |
69.5m by 30.9m |
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Parthenon materials used |
Limestone, Pentelic Marble |
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It is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human |
Great Sphinx of Giza |
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Great Sphinx of Giza location |
Giza, Egypt |
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Great Sphinx of Giza material |
Limestone |
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Great Sphinx of Giza constructed |
2558 BC - 2532 BC |
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Great Sphinx of Giza built by |
Ancient Egyptians |
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It is a massive stone monument located on a chalky plain north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England |
Stonehenge |
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Stonehenge built between |
5000 - 4000 years ago |
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Stonehenge materials |
Sarsen, Bluestone |
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Stonehenge height |
4.1m |
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A massive step pyramid consisted of successively smaller platforms that had a solid core of mud-brick |
The Great Ziggurat of Ur |
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The Great Ziggurat of Ur located |
Dhi Qar Province, in the South of Iraq |
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The Great Ziggurat of Ur measurements |
64m in length, 46m in width and 30m in height |
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The Great Ziggurat of Ur construction began |
21st Century BC |
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It is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy |
Theatre of Marcellus |
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Theatre of Marcellus built in |
13 BC |
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Theatre of Marcellus type of structure |
Roman Structure |
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Theatre of Marcellus diameter |
130m |
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Theatre of Marcellus height |
30m |
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Theatre of Marcellus material |
Volcanic Tuff |
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It is the collective name of a series of fortification systems. Generally built across the historical borders of China. |
Great Wall of China |
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Great Wall of China length |
21.19618 Million meters |
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Great Wall of China height |
6-7 meters |
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Great Wall of China constructed |
1368 BC - 1644 BC |
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Great Wall of China Materials |
Stone, soil, sand, brick |
