Seven Wonders of the Modern World: a Virtual Satellite Tour

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+ Channel Tunnel (1994), UK/France
+ CN Tower (1976), Canada
+ Golden Gate Bridge (1937), USA
+ Itaipu Dam (1984), Brazil/Paraguay
+ Delta Works (1950-1997), Netherlands
+ Panama Canal (1914), Panama

List established by the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) in 1994.
From ASCE's website: "As a tribute to modern society's ability to achieve the unachievable, reach unreachable heights, and scorn the notion of "it can't be done," in 1994 ASCE sought nominations from across the globe for the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The chosen projects pay tribute to the greatest civil engineering achievements of the 20th century"

See more details at http://www.asce.org/history/seven_wonders.cfm

***Images of the Deltaworks used under permission from the "Deltaworks Online Foundation". More info about the Deltaworks can be found in their website, at http://www.deltaworks.org/
Other great videos about the Deltaworks can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/deltawerken

Background music:
"Modern Times"
Charlie Chaplin: The Essential Film Music Collection
Carl Davis & City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Seven Wonders of the Modern World: a Virtual Satellite Tour

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  • Where is Makati ...

    Where is Makati from the Philippines

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  • cn tower should be ...

    cn tower should be on the list

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  • lol of course

    lol of course

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  • aishwarya rai is ...

    aishwarya rai is 8th.

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  • the reason the CN ...

    the reason the CN tower is so impressive is because it was built in 1976 when there was nothing that they could copy in the world it was a new idea

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  • great one..

    great one..

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  • Thanks! Learnt a ...

    Thanks! Learnt a bit here!

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  • Great Video and ...

    Great Video and very informative too!

    By philmok007 [Affiliate User] 1196583396 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Google Earth nice

    Google Earth nice

    By Ireass00 [Affiliate User] 1196428484 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thanks. Thought the ...

    Thanks. Thought the list was familiar. Still one has to wonder why they put the CN tower up there. The sears is just as tall but way more impressive if a bit ugly.

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  • jpbalkenende: ...

    jpbalkenende: please take a moment to read the video description...

    By itapua [Affiliate User] 1196228856 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • CN tower should NOT ...

    CN tower should NOT be on the list. The sears would make more sense if you want a tall structure with a tall antenna. In fact the Sydney Opera house would be better. Also replace the Brazilian dam with the three gorges that thing is HUGE!

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  • k video

    k video

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  • sorry but the ...

    sorry but the christ shouldnt be on the list...its nothing that breathtaking about him...like the other wonders!Pyramids in giza should be o the list not thast christ!

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  • the golden gate is ...

    the golden gate is a cable suspension vehicle, pedestrian, and bike bridge, the forth rail is a cantilever rail, about all they have in common is that they're bridges. If you mean the forth ROAD bridge, which is also cable suspension, it opened 27 years later, soooooo yer still wrong.

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  • forget what?

    forget what?

    By wytkracka [Affiliate User] 1193649431 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they're probably ...

    they're probably not on here because they're falling apart.

    By wytkracka [Affiliate User] 1193649409 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • reading ...

    reading comprehension is your friend, if you don't understand the context try the "view all comments" button. Yes vikings lived in canada, settlements and outposts have been found, you don't build an outpost without staying in it. In the comment about romans I was correcting skwinkle's sloppy inference that they've only found "Roman articraft.(this because Roman educated these barbarians)".

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  • your right, the ...

    your right, the modern wonders S**k The only good wonders are in the ancient and industrial times

    By california113xyx [Affiliate User] 1193633621 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • deltaworks shows ...

    deltaworks shows how a small country can accomplish something.. exceptional.

    Ok ok.. im a bit natiolistic here.. .

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  • vikings lived in ...

    vikings lived in canada...? they discovered it yes.. but they didnt live there.. they lived in denmark sweden en norway.. why would romans be there in the first place.. they never conquered england even..

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  • wheres the forth ...

    wheres the forth road and rail bridge in scotland. the 1st of its kind in the world, engineering at its best. you dumb F**k

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  • fb2dude: please ...

    fb2dude: please read the video description.

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  • What A JOKE!! the ...

    What A JOKE!! the new 7 wonders of the world S**k Common.. a Bridge?.. a couple buildings... are you kidding me?
    pff. ill stick with the hanging gardens thankyou very much..

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  • Google earth is a ...

    Google earth is a wonder of the world. Pretty cool video man. maybe slow it down a little so that the viewer can gain a better perspective on the world map when traveling.

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