Mt Rushmore National Memorial

The massive masonry work done in the Construction of Mt. Rushmore involved about 400 stone workers.The construction was started in 1927 and took 14 years to complete. The monument was sculpted by Borglum, and it involved dynamite blasting tons of rocks, jackhammers,and powerful scupting tools for this massive work of art.
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial is sculpted in honor 4 US Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal was constructed to serve as the shortcut passage for all the ships en route the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Although it was constructed with extreme difficulty at the start of the construction, the Americans finally completed the canal in 1917. Every year about 14000 ships pass Panama Canal and it is known as the key channel for international shipping cutting the mileage into half.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA

In honor of St Louis, a monument design competition in 1965 paved a way for the constructions of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, located on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. The monument stands at 630-feet, made of stainless steel. It is a significant view rising in the city’s skyline. The arch has a stable foundation (60 ft deep) and can withstand high winds of 150 mph and can sway up to 18 inches.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

English Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel is about 51 km long rail tunnel connecting Folkestone, Kent in England to Coquelles near Calais in northern France. Traversing under the grounds of the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. This huge project was completed in 1994 and draws attention and made sure security measures are taken cared of after 911. Second only to Seikan Tunnel in Japan when it comes to length but considering it is an underwater structure, it is still the longest undersea tunnel in the world.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Modern Wonders of the World

Eiffel Tower in Paris, France



This striking piece of structure was built between 1887 and 1889 and designed by Engineer Gustave Eiffel. This is one of the tallest structures in the world but not anymore until the arrival of Chrysler Buyilding in NY. More than With 6 million people visitor's a year, It symbolizes Europe and being a crowed drawer this is the reason why people go to Paris.








CN Tower, Toronto,Canada

For 30 consecutive years the CN Tower maintained its Guinness book of record as the "World's Free-Standing Structure" (1,815 feet, 5 inches tall). It is one of the modern wonders of the World and yet I have not been there myself considering that I live in Greater Toronto Area. Facts said that it has 1776 metal staircase to the Lookout level, and 2,579 steps by the SkyPod. The fastest climber Brendan Keevoy took only 7 minutes and 52 seconds in 1989.

MORE WONDERS.............

The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia