Largest Man-Made Things Too Large To Fully Comprehend

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From towering skyscrapers to sprawling, high-tech airports, humans have built some of the most impressive wonders. Throughout history and even today humans have continuously demonstrated their power and wealth in order to advance their societies and culture by building magnificent constructions such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Athens, and the Eiffel Tower; three of the most famous structures in the world. Unfortunately, these are not even the largest things humans have constructed (so you wont see them on this list). But get ready, because you are about to witness some of the most daunting and impressively large human creations ever built. Witness some Largest Man-Made Things Too Large To Fully Comprehend.
 

Train

The longest and heaviest freight train ran on February 20, 1986, from Ekibastuz to the Urals, Soviet Union. The composition consisted of 439 wagons and several diesel locomotives distributed along the train with a mass of 43,400 tons and a total length of 6.5 kilometers (4 miles).


Swimming Pool

The world’s largest swimming pool holds about 66 million gallons of water and can hold thousands of swimmers. The Crystal Lagoon in the San Alfonso del Mar resort, in Chile, is even large enough for sailing and comes with its own artificial beach.


 

Subway (Metro system)

The Seoul subway, serving the Seoul metropolitan area, is the longest subway system in the world. The total route length extended as far as 940 km as of 2013. The first line of the subway was opened in 1974 and the system presently incorporates seventeen lines.


 

Sport Arena

The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989. It is regarded as the largest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 150,000, and occupying over 207,000 square meters.


Satellite

Weighing in at 15,233 pounds (6,910 kg), in 2009 TerreStar-1 became the world’s largest commercial satellite. It went into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana on July 1, 2009.


Book

The largest book measures 5 meters x 8.06 meters (16.40 ft x 26.44 ft), weighs approximately 1,500 kg (3,306 lb), and is 429 pages long. The book was unveiled by Mshahed International Group, in Dubai, UAE, on February 27, 2012. It is called This is Muhammad and compiles stories highlighting his achievements throughout life as well as the positive influence of Islam on the international and humanitarian scene.


Pencil

The longest and biggest pencil measures 323.51 meters (1,061 ft., 4.59 in) and was created by Ed Douglas Miller (of the UK). It was measured in Worcester, Worcestershire, UK, on September 17, 2013.


Parliament

The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, was designed by architect Anca Petrescu and was nearly completed by the Ceaușescu regime as the seat of political and administrative power. It is to date the world’s largest civilian building with an administrative function and also the most expensive and heaviest administrative building worldwide.


Skyscraper

Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest man-made structure and skyscraper in the world, standing at 829.8 meters (2,719.8 ft).


Castle

The Guinness Book of World Records lists Prague Castle in the Czech Republic as the largest ancient castle in the world. It occupies an area of almost 70,000 square meters, has a length of 570 meters and a width of 130 meters.

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