6 of the original Ancient 7 wonders of the world have been largely destroyed or have disappeared. New authors have attempted to redo the list based on present day observations. The Original 7 wonders of the world are now known as The 7 Ancient Wonders of the World but are essentially the original list. They […]
18th March 2016
Known as the Chunnel, the Channel Tunnel links France and England. It is 31 mi (9 m) long, and 23 of those miles are 150 ft (45.7 m) beneath the seabed of the English Channel. High-speed trains whiz through its side-by-side tubes. EQRoy / Shutterstock.com
19th March 2012
Connecting San Francisco and Marin County in 1937, for many years the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in world. Experts thought that winds, ocean currents, and fog would make it impossible to build. It took about four years to complete the beautiful 1.2-mile-long (1.9 km) bridge. It is held by 80,000 mi (128,747 km) […]
16th December 2006