These multi-billion-dollar, audacious engineering projects are reshaping our planet.
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1. Three Gorges Dam: A $37 Billion Engineering Wonder
The biggest human-made entity on the surface of Earth
Some sources say it already slows Earth's rotation, making each day slightly longer.
2. The Line (Saudi Arabia)
- $725 billion linear city project
- 110 miles long, 1,600 ft tall mirrored buildings
- Planned for 9 million residents
- Zero-carbon city with high-speed underground transport
- Construction began in 2022
Some of the most bizarre buildings in the world. Few of these strange buildings may even seem terrifying.
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1. The largest hotel in the world is being built in Saudi Arabia, with an astonishing 10,000 rooms.
2. Liziba Station, Chongqing, China - Located in the southwest of China, it is unique and famous because it allows light trains to pass through a residential building.
3. The Interlace - It is a residential complex of 1,040 apartments located on the border between Bukit Merah and Queenstown, Singapore.