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The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship which had been designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and made by Naval architect John Scott Russel in 1958. It was the largest ship at that time and was surpassed in length only in 1899 and in tonnage in only 1901. She was the final project of Brunel and he usually referred to her as the “Great Babe”. This ship is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World.
The ship was launched on January 31, 1958 after many technical difficulties. The earlier name given to it was the SS Leviathan but due to high costs and delays, it was sold to the Great Eastern Ship Company and renamed. The maiden viyage of the ship started on June 17, 1958 which was eleven days long, on the Southampton-New York run.
During its life, the ship had two major accidents but luckily no one was killed in the accidents. One accident happened in December 1961 when the main rudder shaft of the ship broke down. An engineer Hamilton Towle saved the ship by using some device and made a claim for money later on. The second accident happened with a roc k needle which was uncharted, later named Great Eastern Rock. The ship did not sink however and managed to get to New York the next day. The end of the ship was not great and it was pulled apart in 1889-1890 which took 18 months to do so. |
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Other Wonders of The Industrial World |
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Bell Rock Lighthouse
The Bell Rock Lighthouse is the oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. This bell tower is one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. It is built on the Bell Rock, also known as Inchcape which is located in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. read more... |
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| Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. When it was built, this bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge of the world. read more...
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London sewerage system
In the 1850's, London was the largest metropolitan then and required a good sewerage system which it lacked then. The then-present system was not adequate and required changes so as to combat the rising stench in the air and rise of epidemics. read more... |
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| First Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad that was built between Omaha and Sacramento in the United States was the first one which was transcontinental and has been included in the list of Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. read more... |
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Panama Canal
One of the most difficult and largest engineering projects that were ever undertaken, the construction of the Panama Canal was done to join the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. Before the construction of this canal, to reach the Pacific Ocean from... read more... |
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| Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada. This is a concrete arch-gravity dam which was completed in 1935. read more... |
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Wonders of The Other Worlds |
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Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza, Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, are the different names to refer to the largest and oldest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis that borders Cairo, Egypt (Africa).
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| Konark - Sun Temple
Konark also known as Konaditya is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Konark and Orissa. This magnificent temple exhibits the marvel of the architects, who envisioned and constructed it. . The name of this famous temple is derived from the term Kona, which means corner and ark means Sun. read more... |
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Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai World Financial Center is the third- tallest building of the world. It is 492 m high and 101 storey building and cost a total of 125 billion yen, as per president of Mori Building Co. Ltd, who was one of the major investor in the project. read more... |
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| One Hundred Trees Oasis
The place where the Gobi Desert begins is an area where at an oasis, the herders and travellers can get some food and water and a place to stay. This place or area is called One Hundred Trees Oasis. read more... |
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| Wonders of The World |
- Pyramid of Giza
- Ha Long Bay
- Phong Nha - Ke Bang
- Fansipan, Mountain
- Cox's Bazar, Beach
- Sundarbans, Forest
- Ganga, River
- Mount Everest, Mauntain
- Amazon River
- Cocos Island
- Mount Fiji, Mountain
- Lake Atitlan, Lake
- Lake Titicaca, Lake
- Pacaya, Volcano
- Victoria Falls Waterfall
- Angel Falls Waterfall
- Platano, Forest
- Niagara Falls, Waterfall
- Grand Canyon, Canyon
- Iguazu Falls
- K2, Mountain
- Bora Bora, Island
- Khao Yai, National Park
- Chitwan National Park
- Great Barrir Reef
- Kaziranga National Park
- Davolja Varos
- Mekong River
- Tubbataha Reef
- Galapagos Islands
- Yakushima Islands
- Komodo National Parks
- Maldives, Archipelago
- Chocolate Hilis
- Belize Barrier Reef
- Kali Gandaki
- Mount Kilimanjaro Valcano
- Dead Sea
- Loch Ness
- Flaming Cliffs
- One Hundred Trees Oasis
- Great Blue Hole
- Laguna Colorada
- Los Roques
- Salar de Uyuni
- Baikal
- Ulla Ulla National Reserve
- Phang Nga Bay
- The Twelve Apostles
- Gran sabana
- Madidi National Park
- Rara Lake
- Ayers Rock(Uluru)
- Jeju Island
- Wulingyuan
- Black Forest
- Sinharaja Forest
- Blue Grotto
- The Blue Nile
- Kalahari Desert
- Wadi Rum Desert
- Cappadocia Rock Formation
- Ko Phi Phi
- The White Nile
- Huangsham Mountain
- Azul Waterfall
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Vesuvius Volcano
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Auyantepui Mountain
- Canaima National Park
- Milford Sound
- Mount Sinai Mountain
- McKenzie Falls
- Pamukkale, Springs
- Tierra Del Fuego Archipelago
- Mont Blanc (Alps)
- Alpamayo Mountain Peak
- Khajuraho
- Ajanta Ellora
- Golden Temple
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Hampi
- Konark - Sun Temple
- Sigiriya
- Shanghai Financial Center
- Osaka Castle
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