10 Modern Engineering Marvels In The World


#9 Bailong Elevator

The Bailong Elevator is a glass elevator located in china. It is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world and is 1,070 feet high. The construction of the elevator began in October 1999 and was opened to public by 2002. It is also known as “Hundred Dragons elevator”.

The environmental effects of the elevator were a matter of controversy and debate and have turned out to be a sight-seeing spot. It takes two minutes to ride from the base to the top and can accommodate around 50 people at one trip with a total of 18,000 people daily.

#8 Beijing National Stadium

Being National Stadium, also known to be Bird’ Nest is the world’s largest steel structure and is a stadium in Beijing, China. More than an Olympic stadium, it looks like an astonishing piece of art. It was designed by the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron for the 2008 summer Olympics and Paralympics.

The design which was originated from the study of Chinese ceramics implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof, giving the stadium an appearance of a bird’s nest.

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