Aug 23 2009
The world’s largest indoor swimming pool is called Ocean Dome and it is located at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort Hotel in Japan. The pool has also a volcano, that erupts every 15 minutes, waterslides and stages for shows during the night. It has 300 meters long and 100 meters wide and it is located 500 [...]
Aug 23 2009
The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel), which is made of iron, was erected for the Paris Exposition of 1889, as a celebration for the science and engineering achievements of its age. After its opening, there were many strong reactions against its construction coming from Guy de Maupassant, Émile Zola or Charles Garnier. On the other side, [...]
Aug 23 2009
For many years, the Dutch struggled to defeat the powerful water taking control of their lives. This special relation with the water could be very well seen in the domains of agriculture and transportation. But, on the other side, the crops were easily flooded. The strategy to eliminate this water was to collect it, contain [...]
