Burj Khalifa
is a special building and one with many superlatives apart from being the
tallest in the world. Burj Khalifa is not only the tallest building in the
world but also the tallest standing man-made object.
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Showing posts with label Structures. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Benin airport was shut down for non-payment of taxes
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:15 PM
The Edo
State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) at the early hours of yesterday locked
the administrative offices of the Benin airport for claim that the airport has
failed to pay the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax which were removed from the
salaries of workers of the airport.
Posted in people, Structures
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Electrician dies on PHCN property due to electrocution in Jos
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:43 PM
An
electrician was electrocuted on a PHCN pole in Jos after he tried to change the
supply into his shop to a phase with more regular supply. The electrician whose
name is Chukwuebuka Eze met his untimely death as fate didn’t shine luck to him
on that fateful day.
Posted in Structures, technology
Friday, July 12, 2013
Apple to build store on 15th-century Spanish ruin
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:17 PM
Apple Inc.
has discovered an ancient site in the place it wants to build its new store in
the Spanish capital Spain. The ancient site is the ruin of a hospital San
Andres Hospital which was built in the early 15th century and later changed its
name to Buen Sucesco (which means Good fortune).
Posted in Apple, Structures
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Facts and Pictures: World’s longest road bridge on water
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:07 PM
Wonders of
technology no matter how long they have been in existence, don’t fail to amaze
us. The Chinese especially have really done a great job in building spectacular
bridges which has broken and set records in the world.
In 2011,
China unveiled the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge which snatched the record of the world’s
longest bridge from the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge (23.87mi/38.4km) with
a length of 42.5km (26.4mi). The bridge links Chinese port city of Qingdao to
the offshore island Huangdao.
Posted in Specials, Structures
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