Structure |
Name |
Location |
Largest Airport |
King Khaled International Airport (223 sq. km) |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Largest Airport (roofed) |
King Abdul Aziz International Airport (103 sq. km) |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Highest Airport |
Lhasa Airport at 4363 m |
Tibet, China |
Busiest Airport |
Chicago, O? Hare International Airport |
Chicago, IIIionois (USA) |
Lowest Airport |
Schiopol International Airport |
Amsterdam |
Longest Steel Arch Bridge |
New River Gorge Bridge (518.2 m long) |
West Virginia, US |
Longest Railway Bridge |
Huey P. Long Bridge (7009 m) |
Metairie, Louisiana, US |
Highest Bridge |
A Bailey bridge built by the Indian army (30 m long at an altitude of 5600 m) |
Khardungla, Ladakh |
Highest Road Bridge |
Royal Gorge (321 m above sea level) |
River Arkansas, Colorado |
Highest Railway Bridge |
Fades Bridge (144 m long 132.5 m above sea level) |
River Sioule, France |
Longest Rail Line |
Trans-Siberian line from Moscow to Nakhodka (9438 km) |
Russia |
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Tallest Office |
Sear Towers (110 storeys, 443 m high) |
Chicago, IIinois |
Tallest Tower |
CN Tower (555.33 m high) |
Metro Centre, Toronto |
Largest Church |
Basilica of St. Peter Built in 1492 ? 1612 (15, 142 sq. m) |
Vatican City, Rome |
Largest Cathedral |
Diocese of New York, area 11,240 sq. m |
New Yark |
Largest Mosque (in ruins) |
At Malawiya Mosque (238.9 x 156 m) |
Smarra, Iraq |
Largest Mosque (in use) |
Umayyad Mosque (157 m x 97 m) |
Damascus, Syria |
Largest Mosque |
Shah Faisal Mosque |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
Largest Temple |
Angkor Vat (162.6 ha) |
Cambodia |
Largest Railway Station |
Grand Central Terminal |
Park Avenue, New York |
Highest Railway |
Condor Station 94786 m height) |
Bolivia |
Longest Railway Platform |
Kharagpur Railway platform (833 m length) |
Kharagpur, West Bengal |
Longest Wall |
The Great Wall of China |
China |
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Tallest Building |
Taipei 101 (509 m 101 Storey) |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Largest Stadium |
Strahov Stadium |
Prague, Czech |
Largest Seaport |
Port of New York and New Jersey |
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Largest Library |
The Library of Congress |
Capital Hill, Washington DC |
Oldest University |
University of Karueein (founded AD 859) |
Morocco |
Largest Open University |
Indira Gandhi National Open University |
New Delhi |
Longest Road |
Pan-American Highway 27,387 km |
North-West Alaska to Southern-most Chile |
Highest Road |
13 km Stretch between Kangti-suu and Khaleb Hsin-Chi-Fu |
Tibet |