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Guinness BookOf
World Records
WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING-POOL
World Water Park - Edmonton, Albert, Canada. Size - 5 Acres
WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX
Chicago Merchandise Mart – Chicago, Illinois, USA
WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China. 892,000 meter-square. Shops on 6 floors
WORLD'SBUSIEST AIRPORT
J.F.K International Airport, New York, USA
WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE
Sydney harbor bridge, Australia. 16 lanes of car traffic - 8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor
WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE
Donghai Bridge , China - 32.5 kilometers
WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIP
MS Freedom of the Seas……Capacity - 4300 passenger
WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE
Airbus A380………..555 Passengers
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS
Neoplan Jumbo -cruiser……..2 in 1 bus….double deck bus - 170 passenger capacity
WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE
CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING
Burj Dubai - 900 meters high. To be completed in 2008
WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE
Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms
WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM
MARACANA STADIUMRio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Capacity: 199,000
WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM
New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Capacity: 90, 000. Cost: $1.6 billion
World’s Most Complex Inter-Change
Interstate 10 Highways Interchange, Houston, Texas.
WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR
Built by KRUPP of Germany….45,500 tons…5 meters high…215 meters long
World’s Largest Film Studio
Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India, measures 674 ha (1,666 acres).
Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway
stations to temples.
WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE
Shah Feisal mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan Inside hall capacity: 35, 000
Outside overflow capacity: 150,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL
MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas - 6, 276 rooms
WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E. Only 7 Star Hotel in the World Cheapest room: $1000 per night. Royal suit: $28,000 per night
WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING
Winners`Chapel, Canaanland, Otta, Nigeria Inside Sitting Capacity: 50,000. Outside Overflow Capacity: 250,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast