BIG THINGS OF THE WORLD.
The tallest monument is the Washington obelisk, .Viaft high; but the largest monolith is in Karnak, Egypt, being 106 ft high. The highest chimney, measuring 474 ft, is in Glasgow. The largest aqueduct in use is the Croton, of New York, which is 38 miles long, but the longest ever built is in L'l-ru, 3lio miles in length. The deepest coal mine is near Lambert, Belgium, 3500 ft deep. The biggest dock is at Cardill', Wales. The strongest electric lisrht is at the Sydney lighthouse (New 'South Wales); while the largest lighthouse is at t'a-;e Henry (Virginia), being Mioft high. The greatest bank is the Hank of England, in London; the oldest college is University College, Oxford, founded in 1050; the largest library, the National, is in Paris, containing nearly 30,(10(1,000 volumes. The largest theatre is the I'aris Opera House, covering three mm. The largest bronze statue, that of Peter the Great, is hi St. Petersburg, weighing 1100 tons. The biggest stone statue is in Japan, 44ft high. The largest college is in Cairo, with over 10/000 students and 310 teachers. Damascus has the honor of being the oldest eitv.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 300, 13 May 1911, Page 10
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195BIG THINGS OF THE WORLD. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 300, 13 May 1911, Page 10
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