Architecture and Engineering
94 records
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01 / Buildings and Bridges 2,717 ft Tallest building Burj Khalifa · Dubai See record ↗ -
02 / Vehicles and Speed 763 mph Land speed record ThrustSSC, driven by Andy Green · Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States See record ↗ -
03 / Buildings and Bridges 3,963 ft Longest cable-stayed bridge span Changtai Yangtze River Bridge · Yangtze River between Changzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China See record ↗ -
04 / Buildings and Bridges 659,611 m² Largest office building Surat Diamond Bourse · Surat, Gujarat, India See record ↗ -
05 / Buildings and Bridges 1.6 million m² Largest religious monument Angkor Wat · Siem Reap, Cambodia See record ↗ -
06 / Roller Coasters and Rides 309 ft Tallest dive coaster Tormenta Rampaging Run, Six Flags Over Texas · Arlington, Texas, United States See record ↗ -
07 / Roller Coasters and Rides 7,361 ft Longest wooden roller coaster The Beast, Kings Island · Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, United States See record ↗ -
08 / Roller Coasters and Rides 184 ft Tallest wooden roller coaster T Express (Everland) and Wildfire (Kolmården), tied · Everland, Yongin-si, South Korea; Kolmården Wildlife Park, Kolmården, Norrköping, Sweden See record ↗ -
09 / Buildings and Bridges 1,776 ft Tallest building in the United States One World Trade Center · New York City, New York, United States See record ↗ -
10 / Buildings and Bridges 47 mph Fastest elevator Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre elevator (Hitachi) · Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China See record ↗ -
11 / Roller Coasters and Rides 72.1 mph Fastest wooden roller coaster Goliath, Six Flags Great America · Gurnee, Illinois, United States See record ↗ -
12 / Roller Coasters and Rides 14 inversions Most inversions on a roller coaster The Smiler, Alton Towers · Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire, United Kingdom See record ↗ -
13 / Buildings and Bridges 1.8 million m² Largest building by floor area New Century Global Center · Chengdu, Sichuan, China See record ↗ -
14 / Buildings and Bridges 13.4 million m³ Largest building by volume Boeing Everett Factory · Everett, Washington, United States See record ↗ -
15 / Buildings and Bridges 7,708 ft Longest floating bridge Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (SR 520) · Lake Washington between Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, United States See record ↗ -
16 / Buildings and Bridges 1,024 ft Largest dome National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub · Singapore See record ↗ -
17 / Roller Coasters and Rides 14,054 ft Longest water slide Nuoshuihe water slide, Guangwushan, Sichuan · Guangwushan Scenic Area, Bazhong, Sichuan, China See record ↗ -
18 / Buildings and Bridges 258 ft Widest bridge San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, eastern span · San Francisco Bay, California, United States See record ↗ -
19 / Buildings and Bridges 1,801 ft Longest cantilever bridge span Quebec Bridge · St. Lawrence River between Québec City and Lévis, Québec, Canada See record ↗ -
20 / Buildings and Bridges 2,073 ft Longest glass-bottomed bridge Bach Long Glass Bridge · Moc Chau, Son La Province, Vietnam See record ↗ -
21 / Buildings and Bridges 1,969 ft Longest arch bridge span Tian'e Longtan Bridge · Pingnan County, Guangxi, China See record ↗ -
22 / Buildings and Bridges 2,372 ft Longest pedestrian suspension bridge Zemplén723 · Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary See record ↗ -
23 / Buildings and Bridges 34.2 miles Longest sea crossing bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) · Pearl River Estuary, connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, China See record ↗ -
24 / Buildings and Bridges 163 floors Most floors in a building Burj Khalifa · Dubai, United Arab Emirates See record ↗ -
25 / Roller Coasters and Rides 99.4 mph Fastest zipline Velocity 2, Zip World Penrhyn Quarry · Bethesda, Wales, United Kingdom See record ↗ -
26 / Buildings and Bridges 436 ft Tallest lighthouse Jeddah Port Control Tower (Jeddah Light) · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
27 / Buildings and Bridges 55,000 seats Largest indoor arena Philippine Arena · Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines See record ↗ -
28 / Roller Coasters and Rides 459 ft Tallest swing ride Bollywood Skyflyer · Bollywood Parks Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates See record ↗ -
29 / Buildings and Bridges 1,972 ft Tallest clock tower Makkah Clock Royal Tower · Mecca, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
30 / Roller Coasters and Rides 121.5 degrees Steepest steel roller coaster TMNT Shellraiser · Nickelodeon Universe, American Dream, Rutherford, New Jersey, USA See record ↗ -
31 / Roller Coasters and Rides 9,291 ft Longest zipline Jebel Jais Flight (Toro Verde and Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority) · Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates See record ↗ -
32 / Buildings and Bridges 284 ft Tallest timber building Ascent MKE · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States See record ↗ -
33 / Roller Coasters and Rides 250 ft Tallest water slide Vertigo and Fractionator, Meryal Waterpark (Qetaifan Projects) · Meryal Waterpark, Lusail, Qatar See record ↗ -
34 / Buildings and Bridges 102.4 miles Longest bridge Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge · Jiangsu See record ↗ -
35 / Buildings and Bridges 1,483 ft Tallest twin towers Petronas Twin Towers · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia See record ↗ -
36 / Roller Coasters and Rides 17.8 million visitors Most visited theme park Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort · Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA See record ↗ -
37 / Buildings and Bridges 2,080 ft Tallest tower Tokyo Skytree · Tokyo, Japan See record ↗ -
38 / Ships, Planes and Trains 4:29:51 Fastest Black and White Desert crossing by a plug-in hybrid production SUV Geely Auto International Corporation, with the Geely Monjaro EM-i · Egypt's Black and White Deserts, Sahara See record ↗ -
39 / Buildings and Bridges 35.5 miles Longest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel · Uri and Ticino, Switzerland See record ↗ -
40 / Vehicles and Speed 425 ft Longest motorcycle ramp jump Alex Harvill · Royal City, Washington, United States See record ↗ -
41 / Buildings and Bridges 2,054 ft Highest bridge Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge · Guizhou, China See record ↗ -
42 / Buildings and Bridges 197 ft Deepest swimming pool Deep Dive Dubai · Dubai, UAE See record ↗ -
43 / Buildings and Bridges 1,237 ft Tallest hotel Ciel Tower, also known as Ciel Dubai Marina · Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE See record ↗ -
44 / Ships, Planes and Trains 1,599 miles Furthest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge TUfast Eco team, Technical University of Munich (muc022) · Munich Airport, Germany See record ↗ -
45 / Vehicles and Speed 406.1 mph Fastest hydrogen-powered vehicle JCB Hydromax, driven by Andy Green See record ↗ -
46 / Vehicles and Speed 269 ft Longest car ramp jump Travis Pastrana · Long Beach, California, United States See record ↗ -
47 / Buildings and Bridges 2,349 sq ft Largest portrait mosaic made from pumpkins and squashes Sunnyfields Farm See record ↗ -
48 / Vehicles and Speed 250.7 mph Fastest official radio-controlled car Stephen Wallis See record ↗ -
49 / Ships, Planes and Trains 384 ft Largest aircraft by wingspan Stratolaunch Roc · Mojave, California, USA See record ↗ -
50 / Ships, Planes and Trains 9,537 miles Longest scheduled nonstop commercial flight Singapore Airlines SQ 23, New York JFK to Singapore · New York to Singapore See record ↗ -
51 / Ships, Planes and Trains 4.6 miles Longest train BHP iron ore train · Western Australia See record ↗ -
52 / Ships, Planes and Trains 1,601 ft Longest ship ever built Prelude FLNG · Geoje, South Korea See record ↗ -
53 / Ships, Planes and Trains 110,231 tons Largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford · Norfolk, Virginia, USA See record ↗ -
54 / Ships, Planes and Trains 2:52:59 Fastest commercial transatlantic crossing British Airways Concorde · New York to London See record ↗ -
55 / Ships, Planes and Trains 61.7 tons Largest helicopter in series production Mil Mi-26 · Russia See record ↗ -
56 / Ships, Planes and Trains 248,663 gross tons Largest cruise ship Icon of the Seas (Icon class, shared with sister ships) · Miami, USA See record ↗ -
57 / Ships, Planes and Trains 403,342 gross tons Largest construction vessel Pioneering Spirit · Offshore, operated by Allseas See record ↗ -
58 / Ships, Planes and Trains 341.4 mph Fastest electric car (land speed record) Buckeye Bullet 3, Ohio State University · Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA See record ↗ -
59 / Ships, Planes and Trains 376.4 mph Fastest motorcycle Ack Attack streamliner · Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA See record ↗ -
60 / Ships, Planes and Trains 52,911 tons Largest submarine Typhoon-class (Project 941 Akula) · Severodvinsk, Russia See record ↗ -
61 / Ships, Planes and Trains 853 passengers Largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380 · Toulouse, France See record ↗ -
62 / Ships, Planes and Trains 24,346 TEU Largest container ship MSC Irina (Irina class) · Mediterranean Shipping Company, Switzerland See record ↗ -
63 / Ships, Planes and Trains 805 ft Longest aircraft ever built Hindenburg-class airship · Friedrichshafen, Germany See record ↗ -
64 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 9,010 miles Longest national highway Highway 1, Australia · Australia See record ↗ -
65 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 1,104 miles Longest canal Grand Canal of China · Beijing to Hangzhou, China See record ↗ -
66 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 565 miles Longest metro system Beijing Subway · Beijing, China See record ↗ -
67 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 29,826 miles Longest high-speed rail network China high-speed rail · China See record ↗ -
68 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 23.5 miles Longest undersea tunnel section Channel Tunnel · English Channel, UK and France See record ↗ -
69 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 22,500 megawatts Largest hydroelectric power plant Three Gorges Dam · Yichang, Hubei, China See record ↗ -
70 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 5,772 miles Longest railway line Trans-Siberian Railway · Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia See record ↗ -
71 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 13,171 miles Longest wall Great Wall of China · Northern China See record ↗ -
72 / Tunnels, Dams and Roads 85.1 miles Longest tunnel Delaware Aqueduct · New York State, USA See record ↗ -
73 / Buildings and Bridges 1,550 ft Tallest residential building Central Park Tower · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
74 / Buildings and Bridges 106 million passengers Busiest airport by passengers Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta, Georgia, USA See record ↗ -
75 / Roller Coasters and Rides 155.3 mph Fastest roller coaster Falcons Flight, Six Flags Qiddiya City · Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
76 / Roller Coasters and Rides 820 ft Tallest Ferris wheel Ain Dubai · Bluewaters Island, Dubai, UAE See record ↗ -
77 / Buildings and Bridges 7,836,127 sq ft Largest palace Forbidden City · Beijing, China See record ↗ -
78 / Buildings and Bridges 1,377 ft Tallest chimney GRES-2 Power Station chimney · Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan See record ↗ -
79 / Roller Coasters and Rides 14,190 ft Longest roller coaster Falcons Flight, Six Flags Qiddiya City · Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
80 / Roller Coasters and Rides 640 ft Tallest roller coaster Falcons Flight, Six Flags Qiddiya City · Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
81 / Buildings and Bridges 301 sq mi Largest airport by area King Fahd International Airport · Dammam, Saudi Arabia See record ↗ -
82 / Buildings and Bridges 566 ft Tallest church Sagrada Familia · Barcelona, Spain See record ↗ -
83 / Roller Coasters and Rides 394 ft Tallest drop tower Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom, Six Flags Magic Mountain · Valencia, California, USA See record ↗ -
84 / Vehicles and Speed 2,193 mph Fastest jet aircraft SR-71A Blackbird, flown by Eldon Joersz and George Morgan · California, United States See record ↗ -
85 / Vehicles and Speed 374.7 mph Fastest maglev train JR Central L0 Series · Yamanashi, Japan See record ↗ -
86 / Vehicles and Speed 4,520 mph Fastest crewed aircraft X-15A-2, flown by Pete Knight · California, United States See record ↗ -
87 / Vehicles and Speed 317.6 mph Water speed record Spirit of Australia, driven by Ken Warby · Blowering Dam, Australia See record ↗ -
88 / Vehicles and Speed 357.2 mph Fastest wheeled train TGV V150 · LGV Est, France See record ↗ -
89 / Buildings and Bridges 597 ft Tallest statue Statue of Unity · Gujarat, India See record ↗ -
90 / Buildings and Bridges 6,637 ft Longest suspension bridge span 1915 Çanakkale Bridge · Dardanelles, Turkey See record ↗ -
91 / Buildings and Bridges 40,230 ft Deepest borehole Kola Superdeep Borehole · Murmansk Oblast, Russia See record ↗ -
92 / Buildings and Bridges 15.2 miles Longest road tunnel Lærdal Tunnel · Vestland, Norway See record ↗ -
93 / Buildings and Bridges 1,001 ft Tallest dam Jinping-I Dam · Sichuan, China See record ↗ -
94 / Buildings and Bridges 132,000 seats Largest stadium by seating capacity Narendra Modi Stadium · Ahmedabad, India See record ↗
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