21세기 가장 큰 건설공사 10

 

 

 

 

1. Expansion of the Panama Canal.

Work to expand the Panama Canal will be completed this year, which will increase its throughput.

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific.

 

 

2. Three Gorges Powerhouse.

Three Gorges dam is located in China and is the world's largest power plant.

 Its height is 181 m, width of 40 metres and a length of more than 2.3 km. This mega-project was completed in 2003 year.

 

 

3. Ajchzhaj Bridge.

Ajchzhaj bridge is a suspended bridge in China. The total length of the bridge is 1534 metres.

 Ajchzhaj is the highest bridge in the world. Its height is 350 meters. On the construction lasted 5 years.

 

 

4. Marmaraj.

Marmaraj is the underwater railway line connecting Europe and Asia.

The total cost of the project amounted to $4.5 billion. The project was completed in the year 2013.

 

 

5. World Trade Center 1.

104-storey building, which was used in the construction of steel, concrete, sand-lime brick and tons of glass.

 The cost of the project is $3.8 billion.

 

 

6. Krossrejl Tunnel under London.

London Krossrejl tunnel is under construction. The total project cost is $23 billion.

Construction will take 11 years and the start of construction was started in the year 2007.

 

 

7. Russian bridge.

Cable-stayed bridge built in Vladivostok. The total length of the bridge is 3100 meters.

The bridge was opened in the year 2012. The total cost of the project was $1 billion.

 

 

8. the Jubail Industrial City.

The world's largest industrial city, that the Government of Saudi Arabia is still expanding.

 The cost of the expansion is $10 billion.

 

 

9. The global centre «new century».

Based on the total area of the 1 700 000 m ², the new age is the largest building in the world and includes many shopping centers,

 aquapark, cinemas, the University and the hotel.

 

 

10. Shanghai Tower.

Shanghai tower today is the second tallest skyscraper in the world. It was built for 8 years and opened last year.

 The total project cost is $2.4 billion.