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Ring of life.. The enormous monument  “Ring of Life” in Fushun,  Liaoning Province in China,  a 515-foot (157 meters) high metal structure, serving as an elevated sighting site. Ring of Life a monument like the Eiffel Tower, made of 3,000 tons of steel, uses four elevators to take people to the top and will glow at night by 12,000 LED lights.

Ornate exterior of the Kailasha Temple, Ellora  It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. It is estimated that about 400,000 tons of rocks was scooped out over years to construct this monolithic structure. It was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. The Kailash Temple is notable for its vertical excavation— carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavate d downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock. All the carvings are done in more than one level.  The Kailasa is a remarkable example of Bharatiya architecture on account of its striking proportion; elaborate workmanship architectural content and sculptural ornamentation of rock-cut architecture. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Mahadev Shiva. The courtyard is edged by a columned arcade three stories high. The arcades are punctuated by huge sculpted panels, and alcoves containing enormous sculptures of a variety of deities.  Originally flying bridges

This is the list of biggest cities in the World.I like big cities. I also like interesting facts, geography, and statistics. Occasionally, I wondered what the biggest cities in the world are. I found the following statistics online, from Thomas Brinkhoff, Principal Agglomerations and Cities of the World. Web: www.citypopulation.de. Tokyo Mexico City İstanbul Urban Area / City Name Country Estimated population (in millions) 1. Tokyo Japan 34.2 2. Mexico City Mexico 22.8 3. Seoul South Korea 22.3 4. New York USA 21.9 5. Sao Paulo Brazil 20.2 6. Bombay India 19.9 7. Delhi India 19.7 8. Shanghai China 18.2 9. Los Angeles USA 18.0 10. Osaka Japan 16.8 11. Jakarta Indonesia 16.5 12. Calcutta India 15.7 13. Cairo Egypt 15.6 14. Manila Philippines 15.0 15. Karachi Pakistan 14.3 16. Moscow Russia 13.8 17. Buenos Aires Argentina 13.5 18. Dhaka Bangladesh 13.3 19. Rio de Janeiro Brazil 12.2 20. Beijing China 12.1 21. London England 12.0 22. Tehran Iran 11.9 23. Is

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel The  Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel ( CBBT )  is a 23 mile long bridge and tunnel system that connects southeastern Virginia with Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. The bridge connects the following independent cities Virginia Beach, and Norfolk, Virginia to Cape Charles in Northampton County along the eastern shore of Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel uses a combo of tunnels and bridges over two separated shipping channels using four artificial islands built in the bay as portals. The bridge-tunnel was opened on April 15th, 1964, in August 1987 it was officially named the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge-Tunnel after one of the civic leaders who worked for its development. However, it still is best known as Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge part of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel as far as I can know is 15.6 Miles long which is why this bridge is placed at number at the worlds 9th longest bridge and 7th longest over water and 4th

The Earthscraper, designed by  BNKR Arquitectura , is the Skyscraper’s antagonist in the historic urban landscape of Mexico City where the latter is condemned and the preservation of the built environment is the paramount ambition. It preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it. More images and architects’ description after the break. The Historic Center of Mexico City is composed of different layers of cities superimposed on top of each other. When the Aztecs first came into the Valley of Mexico they built their pyramids on the lake they found there. When a new and bigger pyramid was conceived and the Aztec Empire grew in size and power, they did not search for a new site, they just built on it and around the existing one. In this manner, the pyramids are composed of different layers of historical periods. When the Spanish arrived in America and ultimately conquered the Aztecs, they erected their Christian temple

China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge - which stretches five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26.4 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao. The road bridge, which is 110ft wide and is the longest of its kind, cost nearly £1billion to build. A bridge over misty waters: The immense £1billion structure which is supported by more than 5,000 pillars stretches for 24 miles along China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao Chinese TV reports said the bridge passed construction appraisals on Monday and it, along with an undersea tunnel, would be opened for traffic today. It took four years to build the bridge, which is supported by more than 5,000 pillars across the bay, and it is almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder - the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana. That structure features two bridges r

A company in Brazil which name is Suite Vollard builded a building in which each floor can rotate 360 degrees. Each building has 11 apartments and each apartment can spin individually in any direction. One rotation takes a full hour, but apartment owner can set rotation speed through apartment control panel. Facades are made of three different types of glass which give wonderful effects when building spins during the sunset. Cost of each apartment is $US 300,000.000.