Guinness BookOf

World Records

WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING-POOL

World Water Park - Edmonton, Albert, Canada. Size - 5 Acres

WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX

Chicago Merchandise Mart – Chicago, Illinois, USA

WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL

South China Mall, Dongguan, China. 892,000 meter-square. Shops on 6 floors

WORLD'SBUSIEST AIRPORT

J.F.K International Airport, New York, USA

WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE

Sydney harbor bridge, Australia. 16 lanes of car traffic - 8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE

Donghai Bridge , China - 32.5 kilometers

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER-SHIP

MS Freedom of the Seas……Capacity - 4300 passenger

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE

Airbus A380………..555 Passengers

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS

Neoplan Jumbo -cruiser……..2 in 1 bus….double deck bus - 170 passenger capacity

WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE

CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING

Burj Dubai - 900 meters high. To be completed in 2008

WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE

Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens,120 sitting rooms

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM

MARACANA STADIUMRio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Capacity: 199,000

WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM

New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Capacity: 90, 000. Cost: $1.6 billion

World’s Most Complex Inter-Change

Interstate 10 Highways Interchange, Houston, Texas.

WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR

Built by KRUPP of Germany….45,500 tons…5 meters high…215 meters long

World’s Largest Film Studio

Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India, measures 674 ha (1,666 acres).

Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway

stations to temples.

WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE

Shah Feisal mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan Inside hall capacity: 35, 000

Outside overflow capacity: 150,000

WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL

MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas - 6, 276 rooms

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL

Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E. Only 7 Star Hotel in the World Cheapest room: $1000 per night. Royal suit: $28,000 per night

WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING

Winners`Chapel, Canaanland, Otta, Nigeria Inside Sitting Capacity: 50,000. Outside Overflow Capacity: 250,000

WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast