Come for Learn: General Record Breakers: No.General Record BrakerName 01Most populous City in the worldShanghai 02Longest Railway PlatformKharagpur(India),2733 ft. 03Longest Railroad TunnelSeikan (Japan),33.5 miles 04Longest Suspension BridgeVerrazano-Narrows, 13700 ft.long,USA 05Longest DamHirakund(India),15.8 miles 06Highest DamRogusky (U.S.S.R.),1066 ft. 07Largest DamKariba (Rhodesia),149000000 acre ft.in volume 08Longest Road Highway TunnelSt.Goldhard(Switzerland),10.01 miles 09Longest SeawaySt.Lawrence seaway(U.S.A.-Canada),189 miles 10Largest Passenger ShipQueen Elizabeth II (83000 tonnes)(U.K.) 11Largest Merchant ShipPierre Guillaumat (france),555031 DWT Tonnage 12Largest Diamond MineAt Kimberly,South Africa 13Largest DiamondCullinan(Over 1 1/2 lbs.) 14Tallest StatueMotherland, an enormous female figure (U.S.S.R.) 15Largest TempleAngkor-Vat (Cambodia), 1400 yds. by 1400 yds. 16Largest ChurchBasilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,611 ft.in length and 18110 sq.yds.in area. 17Tallest ChurchUlm Cathedral (Ger.),529 ft.high 18Largest MosqueJumma Masjid (Delhi),Over 10000 sq.ft. in area 19Largest Indoor TheatreRadio City Music Hall (New York),accommodates 6200 persons. 20Deepest BoringAn oil well of 25340 ft.(Texas, U.S.A.) 21Largest PalaceThe Palace at Vatican City,area 13.5 acres 22Largest University BuildingLomonosov University (Moscow), has 32 stories 23Tallest TowerTokyo Tower (Japan) 1000 ft.high 24Biggest LibraryUnited states Library of congress,Washington D.C. Containing over 41874900 titles. 25Largest Reflector TelescopeMt.Semirodriki (U.S.S.R.) 26Largest BellTsar Kolokol at Kremlin (Moscow),weight 193 tons 27Largest DomeAstrodome in U.S.A.;outside diameter is 216 metres. 28Largest PearlPearl of Allah,weighs 14 lbs.2 oz. 29Biggest Railway StationGrand Central Terminal(New york),with 47 platforms,48 acres in area. 30Longest PortNew York Harbour (U.S.A.) 31Longest CorridorRameshwaram Temple's Corridor (India),400 ft. 32Biggest AuditoriumMunicipal Auditorium at Atlantic City (U.S.A.),covers an area of 7 acres. 33Biggest StadiumStrahov Stadium (Prague),accommodates 240000 spectators. 34Biggest HotelConrad Hilton (Chicago,U.s.A.), has 25 floors. 35Largest AquariumJohn J.Shedd Aquarium,Illinois,(U.S.A.) 36Biggest MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History has an area of 23 acres. 37Largest ThoroughfareBroadway (New York) 38Highest AirfieldLadakh Airfields (Kashmir,India),14230 ft.above sea-level. 39Biggest ZooEtosha Reserve(S.W.Africa),38500 sq.miles 40Largest ParkYellowstone National Park (USA) 41Longest Railway LineTrans-siberian Railway (USSR) connecting Moscow to Vladivostok 42Largest Office buildingPentagon (Arlington,U.S.A.),over 34 acres of floor area. 43Tallest BuildingSears Tower(Chicago), 442 m. 44Highest Suspension BridgeOver royal Gorge (Colorado,U.S.A.),1053 ft.high 45Longest Cantilever BridgeQuebec (Over St.Lawrence River,Canada),3239 ft.in length. 46Longest Railway BridgeLower Zambesi (Mozambique,Africa),12054 ft. 47Largest Hydro-electric PlantKrasnoyarsk (USSR),6096 M.W. capacity 48Highest Straight Gravity DamBhakra Dam(India), 740 ft. 49Largest SculpturesMount Rushmore National Memorial(Black Hills,S.Dakota,U.S.A.) 50Highest LighthouseBishop Rock (England), 146 ft.high 51Longest ViaductLake Panchhartrain Causeway (Louisiana,U.S.A.), with a total length of 24 miles 52Longest WallGreat Wall of China(1400 miles) 53Longest recognised swimming courseEnglish Channel (23 miles,calais to Dover)