Humanity has always built stuff reaching further and further into the sky from Stonehenge to the Burj Kalifa and every architectural feat in between. But, hey if you stack them all up could we reach the moon? Will our superstructure be longer than the Great Wall of China? Well let's see how they compare.
Stonehenge - Wiltshire, England.
The stones are sinking into the ground over time and Charles Darwin discovered that it's because of earthworms.
The Keret House - Warsaw, Poland.
It's the world's narrowest house. A 7 year old could touch both walls at once and leave even more fingerprints.
Cloud Gate - Chicago, Illinois.
The "Bean" is exactly twice as long as it is tall. The concept was inspired by liquid mercury.
Newby-McMahon Building - Wichita Falls, Texas.
It is known as the world's smallest skyscraper, it's about the height of a phone pole.
The Hollywood Sign - Los Angeles, California.
It used to say Hollywood land but the last part was ditched in 1949.
The Parthenon - Athens, Greece.
It's gotten so much foot traffic over the centuries that the surrounding rocky ground is slippery smooth.
Mount Rushmore Faces - Keystone, South Dakota.
The sculptor used dynamite to remove pieces of the 5,725-ft (1745 m) mountain the faces are carved into.
the Great Sphinx - Giza, Egypt.
Its eyes alone are six feet tall and the whole thing used to be painted different colors. About four miles away there's the pretty good Sphinx but it's nothing special not really.
The Louvre Pyramid - Paris, France.
It has the same exact proportions as the Great Pyramid of Giza. It's a tribute to the museum's Egyptian antiques collection.
The Avia Park Aquarium - Moscow, Russia.
Holds a world record for the largest cylindrical aquarium. It's also in the biggest mall in Europe.
The Tower of London - London, UK
This is where the Queen of England keeps her 23 thousand pieces of jewelry worth $25 billion.
The dancing house - Prague, Czech Republic.
The large twisted metal structure on top of the building is named Mary, because reasons.
Monument to the Equator - Quito, Ecuador.
Ironically the monument is about 800 feet from the actual equator
The Windmills at Kinderdijk - South Holland, Netherlands They were built to prevent flooding. Without them 40% of the Netherlands would have been underwater long ago.
The Lotus Temple - New Delhi, India.
Inspired by the lotus flower, the temple has nine pools around it to look as if it's floating on water.
Lego tower - Milan, Italy
It's the tallest structure built with Legos and took 550,000 bricks to complete.
The Brooklyn Bridge - New York City
P.T. Barnum once marched 21 elephants across the bridge in 1884 to show how sturdy the structure was.
St. Basil's Cathedral - Moscow, Russia.
The bright colors it's known for didn't decorate the walls until 200 years after its construction.
The Colosseum - Rome, Italy
He could see 50,000 spectators and it was originally called the Flavian amphitheater.
Arc De Triomphe - Paris, France.
before the Arc was commissioned the space it stands on was almost used to construct a giant elephant shaped building.
Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey.
One of the most iconic examples of Byzantine architecture, most famous for its massive dome.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa - Pisa, Italy.
It's a 186 ft tall, though the low side is only 183 feet high.
Neuschwanstein Castle - Schwangau, Germany.
Yes, it's the castle that inspired Disney's iconic Cinderella Castle.
The Sakyamuni Pagoda - Yingxian, China.
It's a world record holder for the tallest wooden pagoda and it's the oldest wooden pagoda still standing in China.
The Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco - California.
The bridge was supposed to be painted blue and yellow, the iconic orange hue was just a temporary primer but the architect decided to keep it.
Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia.
It's bigger than you can imagine. The Opera House has over 1,000 rooms inside that go through more than 15,000 lightbulbs a year.
The Taj Mahal - Agra, India.
The name Taj Mahal means "Crown of Palaces". Nearly half its height is in its huge onion dome.
The Motherland Calls - Volgograd, Russia.
Tallest statue of a woman in the world. Her sword alone is over 100 feet long.
The Flatiron Building - New York City.
It was designed with that famous shape simply because it could fit the wedge like space available. The offices in the tip are only six feet wide.
The Statue of Liberty - New York City.
The statue from foot to tip is 151 feet. Half her height comes from her pedestal.
Lloyd's Building - London, UK.
They put the elevators on the outside of this futuristic looking building to allow more space on the inside.
Big Ben - London, UK.
Ben has seen the reigns of six monarchs and yes it's the name of the Bell inside Elizabeth tower.
Atomium - Brussels, Belgium.
The building design is an iron molecule 150 billion times sized up. The tubes have staircases and escalators connecting exhibitions inside the spheres.
One Times Square Building - New York City.
The interior of the building is no longer in use but the billboard wall on the outside generates a yearly $23 million in ads.
The Spire - Sublin, Ireland.
The base is 10 ft in diameter and goes down to 6 inches at the tippy top.
The London Eye - LOndon, UK.
Europe's largest Ferris wheel has 32 capsules numbered 1 to 12 and 14 to 33 no number 13 because well yeah...
The Great Pyramid of Giza - Giza, Egypt.
When first built, the pyramids were polished smooth with white casing and probably reflected sunlight like giant jewels.
Dubai fountain - Dubai, UAE.
The largest dancing fountain in the world they can spray twenty two thousand gallons of water in the air.
I360 Tower - Brighton, England.
The super slender tower is supported by a foundation that reaches six stories underground.
The Washington Monument - Washington, DC.
It's the tallest structure in DC and no building is allowed to be taller than the monument.
The Gherkin -London, UK.
If you laid out all the glass windows, they'd take up three football fields and each one of those seven thousand four hundred twenty nine panes is washed by hand.
The statue of unity - Gujarat, India.
Took the title of the world's tallest statue from China's spring temple Buddha upon its completion in 2018.
The Space Needle - Seattle, Washington.
It used to have a giant flame at the top that burned enough natural gas to heat 125 homes.
The Turning Torso - Malmo, Sweden.
Each of the nine "cubes" is made up of five floors and the space between them is also a floor.
The Gateway Arch - St.Louis, Missouri.
It's the world's tallest arch, the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world.
WTC Mexico - Mexico City.
The building has the largest revolving restaurant in the world. It could fit almost two basketball courts.
The Rustamani Maze Tower - Dubai, UAE.
The world's largest vertical maze can fit eight basketball courts.
Angkor Wat - Angkor, Cambodia.
The building is seven times bigger than the US Capital. It could almost fit the entire country of Monaco.
The Millau Viaduct - Millau, France.
It's the world's tallest bridge, drivers can sometimes enjoy a view of the clouds below.
Jinping Hydropower station - Sinchuan, China.
And now the tallest dam. It's almost twice the height of the Washington Monument.
The Shard - London, UK
Yes, it was modeled after a shard of glass and this one has enough panes to make eight football fields.
Jeddah fountain - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tallest Fountain in the world the water sprays out from it going over 200 mph to reach that height.
The Chrysler Building - New York City.
It remains the tallest brick building in the world the lobby alone is three stories high.
Burj Al Arab hotel - Dubai, UAE.
The shape was inspired by the sail of a ship it's also been dubbed the world's only seven star hotel.
The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France.
It took over 18,000 metal parts two and a half million rivets and 40 tons of paint to complete the job the tower gets a fresh coat of paint every seven years.
Amazon Tall Tower Observatory - Amazon Rainforest, Brazil.
It's the tallest structure in south america and serves as a research facility that measures the atmosphere.
The Ryeong Hotel - Pyongyang, North Korea.
It is the world's tallest unoccupied building it's twice the height of the Great Pyramid.
The Gevora Hotel - Dubai, UAE.
It's the tallest hotel in the world imagine the view from the luxury spa on the 71st floor.
The Nador Transmitter - Nador, Morocco.
It's the tallest structure on the continent of Africa.
432 Park Avenue - New York City.
It holds a Guinness record for the tallest residential building it holds 104 Apartments starting at just $7 million.
The Empire State Building - New York City.
It was constructed in record time thousands of builders finished it in a little over a year.
Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
From above the towers are shaped like eight-point stars the connective sky bridge makes them form a giant M.
Oriental Pearl Tower - Shanghai, China.
It has 11 spheres of different sizes the top one being dubbed the space module.
Taipei 101 - Taipei City, Taiwan.
The building is incredibly efficient it blocks UV rays and 50% of outside heat.
Willis Tower - Chicago, Illionois.
Formerly known as Sears Tower. Its base takes up an entire city block.
Ostankino Tower - Moscow, Russia.
It's the tallest structure in Europe for over 50 years running.
One World Trade Center - New York, US.
On a clear day you can see 80 miles into New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut and Massachusetts.
CN Tower - Toronto, Canada.
There's a glass for 113 stories high in the observation tower don't worry it can withstand the weight of 35 moose.
Canton Tower - Guangzhou, China.
If you're not impressed by the spectacular view the tower also has the highest 4D movie theater.
Abraj Al Bait Hotel Tower - Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
It has the world's largest clock face the arc de triumphe could almost fit in it.
KVLY TV Mast - Nlanchard, North Dakota.
It's the tallest broadcasting mast in the world and the tallest structure in North America.
Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China.
Home to the world's fastest elevator you can reach the 119th floor in under a minute.
Tokyo Skytree - Tokyo, Japan.
It's the tallest tower in the world twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.
The Burj Khalifa - Dubai, UAE.
Currently the title holder for the world's tallest structure if it were laid flat it would take you 12 minutes to walk its height.
And that brings our total to 53,000 253 feet that's 10 miles longer than the Great Wall now not even close it's 13,000 miles long to the moon forget about it our super structure wouldn't even reach space and that's only 60 miles up but we did end up with something one and a half times the depth of the Mariana Trench and twice the height of Mount Everest.
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