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The Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges dam is the world's biggest gravity dam, spanning over the Yangtze River in central China. The body of the dam was completed in 2006 while the power plant of the dam was made functional in July 2012. The total installed capacity of the Three Gorges Dam Power Plant is 22500 MW. It holds the world record of producing 112 TWh electricity in a year.

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Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa is a Skyscrapper in Dubai with a total height of 829.8m (2717 ft). Construction work on this megastructure started in 2004 and the exterior was completed by late 2009. The building was opened to the Public in 2010. Initially, the building was named Burj Dubai but was later renamed Burj Khalifa to honor the ruler of UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

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Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel (Also known as the Euro Tunnel) is a 50.45 km tunnel connecting England with France beneath the English Channel. At its lowest point, this Engineering marvel is 75 m below the sea bed and 115 m below the sea level. The tunnel has the longest underwater section for any tunnel in the world and is the third-largest railway tunnel in the world.



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