Engineering Marvels4 Jul 2022China’s impossible engineering featSuspended 565m above China’s remote south-west mountains, the Beipanjiang Bridge took decades to construct and has revolutionised bridge-building around the world.4 Jul 202225 Feb 2022A disappearing desert oasisAlthough not as widely known as the Great Wall, the karez – and its vast maze of underground tunnels – is one of China’s most recognized ancient engineering feats.25 Feb 202225 Feb 2022India’s ancient engineering marvelThis unique architectural idea was medieval India’s ingenious answer to perennial water shortage.25 Feb 202222 Jul 2021Switzerland's gravity-defying solutionSwitzerland's 15th-Century farmers and vintners had a dangerously creative solution to irrigating their mountainous land that's still in use today.22 Jul 202119 Jul 2021Scotland's mysterious 'loch dwellers'While no one is sure exactly why these ingenious islets were were constructed, they provide a unique window on human life all the way back to Neolithic times in Britain.19 Jul 202128 Jun 2019The Thailand town that drownedDivided by an immense reservoir, the town of Sangkhlaburi, Thailand, is held together by the second-longest freestanding wooden bridge in the world.28 Jun 201920 Feb 2019Norway’s stunning marvel of engineeringThe 8.2km-long Atlantic Ocean Road connects Averøy to mainland Norway, revealing extraordinary views as it hops from island to island.20 Feb 201927 Sep 2018Iran’s ancient air conditionerIran’s wind catchers stand as a reminder of how ancient civilisations have adapted to the region’s harsh desert environment.27 Sep 201820 Jun 2018Iran's ancient engineering solutionDating back around 3,000 years, the qanat is an ingenious and sustainable solution to Iran’s dearth of easily accessible water.20 Jun 2018...
