Venice, Italy: The Venice Tide Barrier Project will be the
largest flood prevention project in the world.
Zhangjiajie, China: The Bailong Elevator is the world’s
largest exterior elevator. At over 1,000 feet tall
Millau, France: The Millau Viaduct is the
highest bridge in the world. At almost 1,000 feet high (taller than the even the Eiffel Tower) and over 8,000 feet long
the largest hydroelectric dam in the world
Boston, Massachusetts: The so-called Big Dig is a massive tunneling project in the heart of Boston, and is the
most massive and expensive construction project in the history of the United States (at 15 billion dollars)
Mubarak, Egypt: The Toshka Project is an amazing attempt to
convert a half million acres of desert landscape into arable land.