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The 256-foot-tall 1,883-foot-long Göltzsch Viaduct’s construction completed in the year 1851. It is situated about 4 km west of the German town of Reichenbach Vogtland and is the world’s largest brick bridge. Before the period of industrialization and advancements in construction industries, bricks were the most commonly used construction material. Bricks and stones were the only available option for the architects at the time. The block, stone structures were more durable and, for sure, have outlived the modern forms of construction and development. In Asia, Europe, and some other parts of the world lie thousands of brick viaducts constructed hundreds and thousands of years ago, most of which are still in good shape. Steel & Iron took over bricks and traditional forms of construction with the passage of time and advancements in the construction industry. Multiple reasons accounted for the shift inclusive of low-cost new ways of development, and architects were able to dev...

The Palace of Parliament in Romania, also known as ‘The Peoples’ House’ is the heaviest building in the world, weighing about 4,098,500,000 kilograms. It is also the most expensive administrative building in the world valued at $3.4 billion as of 2008. The cost of heating and electric use and lighting alone exceeds $6 million per year, which is synonymous with the total cost for powering a medium-sized city. The building was designed by 700 architects under the direction of chief architect Anca Petrescu (1949-2013) and constructed over a period of 13 years (1984–1997). Spread across 365,000 square meters, the building has 20 floors, 8 of which are underground. There are around 3,000 rooms, two giant halls, and secret tunnels in the building. Between 20,000 and 100,000 people worked on the site and project, and about 3,000 workers died during the construction of the building.  However, I ask, Is this amazing or just a waste of resources? Good investment or Craziness? Cr...