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Millau Viaduct Bridge
The bridge, located in Southern France, has an exclusive
design. The bridge was built over the river Tarn that cre-
ates a driveway from Paris to Barcelona. This bridge runs
in between two plateaus. The bridge also has cable stayed
columns that are transparent and intricately designed.
They were constructed using minimum materials.
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Three Gorges Dam
This dam has been the dream of the hy-
dro-engineers of China. The construction of
the dam started in the year 1992. More than
15 metric tons of concrete were used to fill
the massive barrier located across Yangtze
River to create a reservoir. The length of this
reservoir is almost as long as Britain. It has
a total of 26 turbines. It boasts of generating
18200 Megawatts of power.
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The Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is one of the most awe-
some and complex creations of modern technology.
This is a scientific instrument that was built near the
city Geneva. This instrument spans between France
and Switzerland. It was created to augment the
study of the tiniest particles that exist in our world
today.
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Pan STARRS
This was developed in the University of Hawaii.
This has been designed for an extensive imaging
facility. The Institute of Astronomy has devel-
oped this so that the entire span of the sky could
be seen. There are several small mirrors and a
digital camera installed inside the device. It is
used for the observation of the solar system.
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