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.
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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).
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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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