Deciding on the world's tallest structure is problematical. Do you limit it to buildings or include TV towers? True or false: Although most of its height is under water, the MARS TLP oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico is taller than the world's tallest buildings.- While not notably tall, Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous towers in the world. Which of the following is correct about the Leaning Tower?
- A. It is one of several buildings in the Cathedral complex.
- B. It is built in the Gothic style.
- C. It was built as a mausoleum.
- D. All of the above are true.
- True or false? At 553 meters, the CN Tower in Toronto is not only the tallest structure in Canada, but may be the tallest tower in the world.
- Often described as the world's largest hydroelectric project, the Itaipú Dam straddles the border between Brazil and which of the following countries?
- A. Chile
- B. Ecuador
- C. Paraguay
- True or false: The tallest completed structure in the southern hemisphere is in New Zealand.
- The Japanese hold several records in construction. Which of the following world-record holders is not in Japan?
- A. Longest suspension bridge
- B. Longest tunnel
- C. Tallest skyscraper
- Currently, the world's tallest hotel is the Chicago Beach Resort Hotel. True or false: This hotel is located in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
- Following devastating floods in 1953, the Dutch have been building the Delta Works Project to hold back the sea. True or false: The new Delta storm surge barrier is a movable dike as long as the Eiffel Tower is tall.
- These are three of the tallest buildings in the world. Match each with its home city.
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A. Jin Mao Building 1. Chicago, USA B. Petronas Towers 2. Shanghai, China C. Sears Tower 3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- As part of its celebration for the year 1000, the UK will focus on the time-keeping town of Greenwich. True or false: Now under construction, the Greenwich Millennium Dome will be slightly smaller than Houston's Astrodome.
- True. This oil rig is some 3,250 feet tall, compared to the World Trade Center, which reaches 1,728 feet (including antenna).
- A. It was built as a bell tower in the Romanesque style.
- True
- C. Brazil has no common border with Chile or Ecuador.
- False. However, when completed, New Zealand's Auckland Sky Tower will be taller than any extant structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
- C. Yokohama's Landmark Tower is not even in the top ten.
- True. However, this building may soon be eclipsed by the under-construction Emirates Tower, also in Dubai.
- True
- A,2; B,3; C,1
- False. Greenwich will have the largest dome in the world.