The Biggest, Largest, Highest & Longest in the world (Scientific World)
This is the general knowledge section on “The Biggest, Largest, Highest & Longest in the Scientific World” with explanation for various interview, competitive examination and entrance test. Answers with detailed description, explanation are given and it would be easy to understand.
| THE BIGGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST & LONGEST IN THE WORLD (SCIENTIFIC WORLD) | |
|---|---|
| Largest Reflector Telescope | Alt-azimuth, 236.2 inch telescope sited on Mt:Semirodriki, Russia. |
| Largest Refractor Telescope | In Yerkes observatory, Chicago. |
| Largest Radio Telescope | Installed at US National Science foundation. It is Y-shaped and each arm is 13 miles long. |
| Largest Museum | American Museum of Natural History. New York |
| Largest Industrial Building | Nizhinig Tagil Railroad car and Tank Plant, Russia. |
| Largest Commercial Building | Co-operative VBA, Netherlands. |
| Tallest Building | Sears Tower, Chicago (110 stories) |
| Largest Car Park | West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada |
| Largest Palace | Imperial palace (Gugong) Beijing, China. |
| Largest residential Palace | The palace of the Sultan of Brunei |
| Largest Hotel | The Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, USA |
| Tallest Hotel | Westin, Stamford Hotel in Raffles city, Singapore. |
| Largest Stadium | Strahov, Stadium in Prague, Caechoslovakia. |
| Tallest Tower | CN Tower in Metro Center, Toronto, Canada |
| Highest Bridge | Royal George of the Arkansas river, Colorado, USA |
| Largest Clock | Big Ben, England |
| Largest Park | The Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada |
| Longest Road | Grand Trank Road, India |
| Longest Bridge | Second lake Pontchartrain causeway. |
| Longest Canal | Volga-Baltic canal, Russia |
| Largest Dam | New Cornelia Tailings earthfill dam, Arizona. |
| Highest Dam | Grande Dixence, Switerland. |
| Largest Reservoir | Bratsk reservoir, Angara river, River. |
| Tallest Fountain | Fountain Hills, Arizona |
| Tallest light house | Steel Tower, Yokohama, Japan |
| Tallest Statue | “Motherland” on Mamayev Hill, Russia |
| Longest wall | The great wall of china |
| Highest Railway Station | Condor, Bolivia |
| Longest platform | Khargpur platform, West Bengal, India |
| Largest Airport | King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Highest Airport | Lasa (Lhasa) Airport, Tibet |
| Largest Solar Power Plant | “Solar I” California, USA |
| Largest School | South Point High School, Kolkata, India |
| Largest Mosque | Umayyad Mosque, Damacus, Syria |
| Largest Church | St. Peters church, Vatican city, Rome. |
| Largest country | Russia |
| Largest bank | “World Bank” Washington, USA |
| Largest library | Library of Congress, Capital Hill, USA |
| Largest artificial lake | Lake Volta, Ghana |
| Largest Island | Greenland |
| Largest fresh water lake | Lake Superior, USA |
| Biggest Auditorium | Municipal Auditorium, Atlantic city |
| Largest Diamond mine | At Kimberly, South Africa |
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