Lists of Bests: American Society of Civil Engineers' "Seven Wonders of the Modern World"

Lists of Bests: American Society of Civil Engineers' "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/236 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. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:20:45 GMT en-us 0 50 7 0 0 The Channel Tunnel http://www.43places.com/places/view/202314 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/202314" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/37775s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/199150/english-channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a></div><div id="num-active-people">10</div> CN Tower http://www.43places.com/places/view/200327 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/200327" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/2893s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102910/canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103951/ontario-canada" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/106578/toronto-ontario-canada" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/707373/old-toronto-downtown-toronto-ontario" title="Old Toronto Downtown">Old Toronto Downtown</a></div><div id="num-active-people">47</div> Empire State Building http://www.43places.com/places/view/212142 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/212142" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/733505s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104065/new-york-state" title="New York State">New York State</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/105154/new-york-city-new-york-state" title="New York City">New York City</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/195143/manhattan-new-york-city-new-york-state" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/614344/midtown-manhattan-new-york-city" title="Midtown">Midtown</a></div><div id="num-active-people">140</div> Golden Gate Bridge http://www.43places.com/places/view/202265 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/202265" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/10864s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104039/california" title="California">California</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/106697/san-francisco-california" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a></div><div id="num-active-people">138</div> Itaipu Dam http://www.43places.com/places/view/550844 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/550844" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/830036s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102902/brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104131/parana-brazil" title="Paraná">Paraná</a></div> Deltawerken http://www.43places.com/places/view/530438 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/530438" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/643007s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102996/netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Panama Canal http://www.43places.com/places/view/211046 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/211046" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/48975s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103001/panama" title="Panama">Panama</a></div><div id="num-active-people">149</div>