From the June 3, Listverse by Patrick Fuller. He has pictures of each and much more deatil, so worth a look.
1. THE GREAT WHEEL in Chicago for 1893 World's Fair (Columbian Exposition (308 feet tall. Disassembled in 1907. Would have looked great on Navy Pier.
2. SS GREAT EASTERN Built 1858. Six times larger than naval vessels at the time.At first used to carry passengers, but later laid trans-Atlantic telegraph cables 1866-1874. Scrapped 1888.
3. TSAR TANK built in Russia (27-foot diameter)in 1914 for use during World War I. . Could roll over most anything. but got stuck in the mud. Scrapped 1923.
4. THE CRYSTAL PALACE: A 23-acre building built for the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Moved to another part of London in 1854. Most destroyed by fire in 1936. Remaining water towers demolished in 1941 for fear German bombers would use them as landmarks for bombing.
5. BIG MUSKIE: Massive mining excavator 22 stories tall with a bucket weighing460,000 pounds used in strip-mining. As wide as an 8-lane highway. Only thing remaining is the bucket, which I wrote about in my RoadLog Blog.
More to Come. --Cooter
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