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Top 10 most impressive engineering projects
The following engineering projects qualify as some of the most remarkable, because many of them achieved what was at one point deemed to be impossible and fulfilled the needs of modern day life by implementing audacious approaches to solving complex challenges.
» 10.Moon Landing
» 9. Panama Canal
» 8. Burj Dubai
» 7. Millau Viaduct
» 6. The Channel Tunnel