GENERAL RECORD BREAKERS
Most populous City in the world--------Tokyo
Longest Railway Platform----Kharagpur(India),2733 ft. Longest Railroad Tunnel--------Seikan (Japan),33.5 miles Longest Suspension Bridge-------Verrazano-Narrows, 13700 ft.long,USA Longest Dam-------Hirakund(India),15.8 miles Highest Dam-------Rogusky (U.S.S.R.),1066 ft. Largest Dam-------Kariba (Rhodesia),149000000 acre ft.in volume Longest Road Highway Tunnel------St.Goldhard(Switzerland),10.01 miles Longest Seaway-------St.Lawrence seaway(U.S.A.-Canada),189 miles argest Passenger Ship---------Queen Elizabeth II (83000 tonnes)(U.K.) Largest Merchant Ship---------Pierre Guillaumat (france),555031 DWT Tonnage Largest Diamond Mine----------At Kimberly,South Africa Largest Diamond---------Cullinan(Over 1 1/2 lbs.) Tallest Statue----------Motherland, an enormous female figure (U.S.S.R.) Largest Temple----------Angkor-Vat (Cambodia), 1400 yds. by 1400 yds. Largest Church----------Basilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,611 ft.in length and 18110 sq.yds.in area. Tallest Church----------Ulm Cathedral (Ger.),529 ft.high Largest Mosque----------Jumma Masjid (Delhi),Over 10000 sq.ft. in area Largest Indoor Theatre-------Radio City Music Hall (New York),accommodates 6200 persons. Deepest Boring----------An oil well of 25340 ft.(Texas, U.S.A.) Largest Palace----------The Palace at Vatican City,area 13.5 acres Largest University Building----------Lomonosov University (Moscow), has 32 stories Tallest Tower-----------Tokyo Tower (Japan) 1000 ft.high Biggest Library--------United states Library of congress,Washington D.C. Containing over 41874900 titles. Largest Reflector Telescope----------Mt.Semirodriki (U.S.S.R.) Largest Bell--------Tsar Kolokol at Kremlin (Moscow),weight 193 tons Largest Dome--------Astrodome in U.S.A.;outside diameter is 216 metres. Largest Pearl-------Pearl of Allah,weighs 14 lbs.2 oz. Biggest Railway Station--------Grand Central Terminal(New york),with 47 platforms,48 acres in area. Longest Port---------New York Harbour (U.S.A.) Longest Corridor------Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor (India),400 ft. |
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Biggest Auditorium--------Municipal Auditorium at Atlantic City (U.S.A.),covers an area of 7 acres.
Biggest Stadium---------Strahov Stadium (Prague),accommodates 240000 spectators. Biggest Hotel----------Conrad Hilton (Chicago,U.s.A.), has 25 floors. Largest Aquarium---------John J.Shedd Aquarium,Illinois,(U.S.A.) Biggest Museum--------American Museum of Natural History has an area of 23 acres. Largest Thoroughfare-------Broadway (New York) Highest Airfield---------Ladakh Airfields (Kashmir,India),14230 ft.above sea-level. Biggest Zoo---------Etosha Reserve(S.W.Africa),38500 sq.miles Largest Park--------Yellowstone National Park (USA) Longest Railway Line-------Trans-siberian Railway (USSR) connecting Moscow to Vladivostok Largest Office building-------Pentagon (Arlington,U.S.A.),over 34 acres of floor area. Tallest Building---------Sears Tower(Chicago), 442 m. Highest Suspension Bridge------Over royal Gorge (Colorado,U.S.A.),1053 ft.high Longest Cantilever Bridge--------Quebec (Over St.Lawrence River,Canada),3239 ft.in length. Longest Railway Bridge----------Lower Zambesi (Mozambique,Africa),12054 ft. Largest Hydro-electric Plant--------Krasnoyarsk (USSR),6096 M.W. capacity Highest Straight Gravity Dam--------Bhakra Dam(India), 740 ft. Largest Sculptures---------Mount Rushmore National Memorial(Black Hills,S.Dakota,U.S.A.) Highest Lighthouse---------Bishop Rock (England), 146 ft.high Longest Viaduct Lake----------Panchhartrain Causeway (Louisiana,U.S.A.), with a total length of 24 miles Longest Wall----------Great Wall of China(1400 miles) Longest recognised swimming course----------English Channel (23 miles,calais to Dover) |
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