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Oasis
The world's tallest hotel, the highest water slide outside North America, and a Venice carved from the shores of the Persian Gulf--all are part of tiny Dubai's farsighted attempt to prepare for the day the oil runs out. This cash-rich sheikdom, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, was once known for the largest artificial harbor in the world. Today its leaders are engineering, in every sense of the word, a vacation Mecca for businessmen and tourists. Already, the Burj-Al-Arab hotel on its own man-made island with its striking sail façade and two-story suites is considered the world's only seven-star hotel. Next door the Wild Wadi Water Park is a quintessential oasis in the desert, thanks to desalination. And everywhere, modernity is fast encroaching on a society where men still wear the traditional dishdashah and prayers to Allah air throughout the streets.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the world's longest single-span suspension bridge. But during construction in 1995, it was rocked by an earthquake in Kobe, Japan. The bridge withstood the quake, but the question remains-could it one day collapse?
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power plant, is a triumph of giant-scale engineering. Learn how forty thousand construction workers diverted the world's 7th largest river.
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The world's tallest hotel, the highest water slide outside North America, and a Venice carved from the shores of the Persian Gulf--all are part of tiny Dubai's farsighted attempt to prepare for the day the oil runs out. This cash-rich sheikdom, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, was once known for the largest artificial harbor in the world. Today its leaders are engineering, in every sense of the word, a vacation Mecca for businessmen and tourists. Already, the Burj-Al-Arab hotel on its own man-made island with its striking sail façade and two-story suites is considered the world's only seven-star hotel. Next door the Wild Wadi Water Park is a quintessential oasis in the desert, thanks to desalination. And everywhere, modernity is fast encroaching on a society where men still wear the traditional dishdashah and prayers to Allah air throughout the streets.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the world's longest single-span suspension bridge. But during construction in 1995, it was rocked by an earthquake in Kobe, Japan. The bridge withstood the quake, but the question remains-could it one day collapse?
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power plant, is a triumph of giant-scale engineering. Learn how forty thousand construction workers diverted the world's 7th largest river.
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