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世界最伟大的30个人工建筑 组图 (CNN) -- Recent months have seen a fair number of impressive construction plans announced, from Norways intention to create the worlds first shipping tunnel to Maldives plans for a space age underwater hotel to Dubais plans for the worlds biggest shopping mall. (CNN) - 最近几个月宣布了相当多的令人印象深刻的建筑计划：挪威意欲创建世界第一的航运隧道；马尔代夫规划太空时代的水下酒店；迪拜规划世界上最大的购物中心。 How do these announcements stack up against whats already out there? 这些声明怎么能与已经存在的那些较量呢？ Weve compiled 25 of what we think are some of the most impressive engineering/construction achievements to date, taking into consideration the era in which they were built and the knowledge and materials that were available to designers. 我们已经汇编了25个我们认为是迄今为止最令人印象深刻的工程/建筑成就，同时考虑到他们所处的时代以及设计师可用的知识和材料。 Many were inspired by the human impulse to travel, and those that werent can be enjoyed by travelers today. 许多灵感是来自于人类的旅行冲动，和今天的旅行者所不能欣赏的那些东西。 Engineering can, of course, also include electronics and other micro-feats -- arguably computers and smartphones are among the most successful, popular and influential pieces of engineering ever created -- but were interested here in big, bold and brave. 工程当然也包括电子产品和其它微壮举——电脑和智能手机无疑是有史以来最成功、最流行和最有影响力的工程产品——但我们在此的兴趣点在于宏伟、雄浑和勇敢。 Click through the gallery to see our selection, then let us know if you have additions in the comments section. The Palm, Dubai, UAE 棕榈滩，阿联酋迪拜 The Palm islands comprise approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. 棕榈群岛包括大约1亿立方米的岩石和沙子。 In total, 210 million cubic meters of rock, sand and limestone were reclaimed (through dredging) to create the islands, with 10 million cubic meters of rock used in the outer ring alone. The rocks used for both islands were transported from 16 quarries throughout the UAE and the materials used are enough to build a wall that could circle the world three times. Completion date: September 24, 2008. 总共有2.1亿立方米的石头、沙子和石灰岩被再生(通过疏浚)来创建这些岛屿，另有1000万立方米的岩石用于外环。用于两个岛屿的岩石从整个阿联酋的16个采石场运来，所用材料足以筑起绕世界三次的一堵墙。竣工日期：2008年9月24日。 There are several