World Largest, Biggest, Highest, Smallest Structures |
| 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 |
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