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WORLD'S LARGEST HOTELS
(By Number of Rooms)

1. First World Hotel
Penang, Malaysia - 6,118

2. MGM Grand
Las Vegas, USA - 5,690

3. Ambassador City Jomtien
Pattaya,Thailand - 4,631

4. Luxor
Las Vegas, USA - 4,408

5. Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas, USA - 4,341



WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS
(Passenger Traffic Jan-Nov 2008)

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Atlanta, USA - 82,737,894

2. O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, USA - 64,509,171

3. London Heathrow Airport
London, UK - 61,783,465

4. Tokyo International Airport
Tokyo, Japan - 61,666,273

5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris, France - 56,328,233



WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALLS
(By Gross Leasable Area)

1. South China Mall
Dongguan, China - 600,000 m²

2. Jin Yuan (Golden Resources Mall)
Beijing, China - 560,000 m²

3. SM City North Edsa
Manila, Philippines - 440,000 m²

4. Central World
Bangkok, Thailand - 429,500 m²

5. Dubai Mall
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 350,000 m²



WORLD'S TALLEST BRIDGES
(By Clearance)

1. Royal Gorge Bridge
321 m (1,053 ft) - Colorado, USA

2. Millau Viaduct
270 m (885 ft) - Millau, France

3. New River Gorge Bridge
267 m (876 ft) - West Virginia, USA

4. Foresthill Bridge
223 m (731 ft) - California, USA

5. Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
200 m (656 ft) - New Mexico, USA



WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS
(Completed)

1. Taipei 101
Taipei, Taiwan -509 m (1,670 ft)

2. Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai, China - 492 m (1,614 ft)

3. Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 452 m (1,483 ft)

4. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
Nanjing, China - 450 m (1,476 ft)

5. Sears Tower
Chicago, USA - 442 m (1,450 ft)



WORLD'S LARGEST CHURCHES
(By Area in m2)

1. St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City - 20,139

2. Basilica of the National Shrine of
Our Lady of Aparecida
Aparecida, Brazil - 12,000

3. Cathedral of Seville
Seville, Spain - 11,520

4. Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
New York, USA - 11,200

5. Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool, UK - 9,687



WORLD'S LONGEST TUNNELS

1. Seikan Tunnel
Japan Tsugaru Strait, Japan - 53.91 km (33.5 mi)

2. Channel Tunnel
English Channel, United Kingdom/France - 50.37 km (31.3 mi)

3. Lötschberg Base Tunnel
Bernese Alps, Switzerland - 34.6 km (21.5 mi)

4. Guadarrama Tunnel
Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain - 28.3 km(17.6 mi)

5. Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel
Ou Mountains, Japan - 25.8 km (16.0 mi)



WORLD'S LARGEST STADIUMS
(By Capacity)

1. Rungrado May Day Stadium
(150,000) - Pyongyang, North Korea

2. Salt Lake Stadium
(120,000) - Kolkata, India

3. Beaver Stadium
(107,282) - State College, Pennsylvania, USA

4. Michigan Stadium
(106,201) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

5. Estadio Azteca
(105,000) - Mexico City, Mexico



WORLD'S TALLEST FREESTANDING STRUCTURES

1. Burj Dubai
Dubai, UAE - 818 m (2,684 ft)

2. CN Tower
Toronto, Canada - 553 m (1,814 ft)

3. Ostankino Tower
Moscow, Russia - 540 m (1,772 ft)

4. Sears Tower
Chicago, USA - 527 m (1,729 ft)

5. Taipei 101
Taipei, Taiwan - 509 m (1,670 ft)



CITIES WITH MOST SKYSCRAPERS

1. Hong Kong (6,439)

2. São Paulo (5,419)

3. New York City (5,079)

4. Singapore (4,033)

5. Seoul (2,768)



WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGES

1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
38,422 m (126,024 ft) USA

2. Manchac Swamp Bridge
36,710 m (120,400 ft

3. Yangcun Bridge
35,812 m (117,493 ft) China

4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge
35,673 m (117,037 ft) China

3. Runyang Bridge
35,660 m (116,994 ft) China