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FROM THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS ENGINEERING FEATS *Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro** o.* *Inside sitting capacity………..18,000 Outside overflow capacity….100, 000 * *WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING-POOL* *World** Water Park…..Edmonton, Albert, Canada…………..SIZE….5 Acres * *WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ………… CHICAGO * *Chicago** Merchandise Mart…..Illinois, USA* *WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL * *South China Mall, Dongguan, China………892,000 meter-square * *Shops on 6 floors * *WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT……………NEW YORK * *J.F.K International Airport** , New York………………..USA* *WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE………AUSTRALIA * *Sydney harbor bridge, Australia……..16 lanes of car **traffic…..8 lanes in the **upper floor, 8 in the lower floor* *WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE……………CHINA * *Donghai Bridge** , China** ……………………32.5 kilo** ** meters* *WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIP * *MS Freedom of the Seas……4300 passenger Capacity Inside * *WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE……………AIRBUS * Airbus A380………..555 Passenger s *WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS* *Neoplan Jumbo** -**cruiser……..2 in 1 bus….double deck bus……170 passenger capacity * *WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE…………….BRAZIL* CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE…..RIO.D.J………BRAZIL *WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING………DUBAI * *Burj Dubai……….900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008* *WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE………………….ROMANIA * *Palace of the Parliament…..Bucharest, Romania **………. **more than 500 b edrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms * *WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM……….BRAZIL * *MARACANA STADIUM………… RIO D.J…………BRAZIL……………CAPACITY…199,000 * *WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM………ENGLAND * *New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London….90, 000 capacities…………….cost…..$1.6 billion * *MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE………TEXAS* *Interstate 10 Highways Interchange……Houston, Texas. * *WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR * [image: Giant digging machine] *Built by KRUPP of Germany………….45,500 tons……95 meters high……215 meters long * *WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE………………PAKISTAN * *Shah Feisal mosque…..Islamabad……Pakistan* *Inside hall capacity** ….35, 000** outside overflow capacity……**150,000 ** * *WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL………LAS VEGAS * *MGM Grand Hotel….Las Vegas….6, 276 rooms* *WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL …DUBAI…U.A.E * *Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai….only 7 Star Hotel in the World* *Cheapest room…$1000 per night.…..Royal suit…$28,000 per night* *WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING………NIGERIA * *Winners` **C** hapel…….Canaanland ………. Otta…..…Nigeria* *Inside Sitting Capacity……50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity……250,000 * *WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL…………IVORY-COAST*
