Engineering Marvels

The Thailand town that drowned

Divided by an immense reservoir, the town of Sangkhlaburi, Thailand, is held together by the second-longest freestanding wooden bridge in the world.

Norway’s stunning marvel of engineering

The 8.2km-long Atlantic Ocean Road connects Averøy to mainland Norway, revealing extraordinary views as it hops from island to island.

Iran’s ancient air conditioner

Iran’s wind catchers stand as a reminder of how ancient civilizations have adapted to the region’s harsh desert environment.

Iran's ancient engineering solution

Dating back around 3,000 years, the qanat is an ingenious and sustainable solution to Iran’s dearth of easily accessible water.

The 56cm bridge that connects Bermuda

At just 56cm wide, Bermuda’s Somerset Bridge is the world's smallest drawbridge, just wide enough to accommodate the mast of a sailboat.

A 2,000-year-old engineering marvel

Often called ‘The Eighth Wonder of the World’, the hand-carved rice terraces in Banaue are long enough to stretch halfway around the globe.

Norway’s icy marvel of engineering

To understand life at the top of the world, you only need to meet the Norwegians who live along the E69, the world’s northernmost highway.

China’s impossible engineering feat

Suspended 565m above China’s remote south-west mountains, the Beipanjiang Bridge took decades to construct and has revolutionized bridge-building around the world.