WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Air-One: World’s first airport for flying cars
04-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Dubbed the Air-One vertiport, the space is located in Coventry in the UK and is destined to be the base for drones, flying cars and flying taxis.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) People's Salvation Cathedral: House world’s largest free-swinging church bell
04-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) With a weight of 25,190 kg, a clapper of 750 kg, a diameter of 3,355 mm, a height of 3,130 mm, thickness of 273 mm, the bell was cast on 11 November 2016 in Innsbruck by Grassmayr and is elevated to 65 meters.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Fritchley: World’s oldest railway tunnel
03-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Fritchley Tunnel was constructed in 1793 by Benjamin Outram
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Berkut Oil Rig: Biggest oil rig in the world
03-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Known as the biggest drilling oil platform in the world, the Berkut platform is a gigantic ice-resistant structure in the Okhotsk Sea in Russia.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Brooklands: World’s first purpose built race motor racing circuit
02-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) The circuit first opened back in 1907 in the UK, two years before the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and played host to the first ever 24-hour motor race the same year.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street: Tallest cinema in the world
30-04-2022
(WorldKings.org) At 62 meters (203 feet) high, the building is currently the tallest cinema in the world.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower: Tallest free-standing clock tower in the world
30-04-2022
(WorldKings.org) The tower stands 100 m high, the clock dials measure 5.2 m in diameter, the length of the clock hands are 10 and 3.0 and 1.8 m, and the bell weighs 5 long tons.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Falkland Palace: Home to world’s oldest tennis court
28-04-2022
(WorldKings.org) Built for James V of Scotland, court construction began in April 1539 and ended in late 1541. It is the oldest tennis court in use today.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Électricité de France: World's biggest electric utilities based on sales revenue
27-04-2022
(WorldKings.org) With sales of around 79 billion U.S. dollars, France-based EDF was ranked first among the world's biggest electric utilities as of April 2021, based on sales revenue. (statista)
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Woodingdean Water Well: Deepest hand-dug well in the world
26-04-2022
(WorldKings.org) Woodingdean Water Well holds the distinction of being the deepest hand-dug well in the world. At 390 meters, it is as deep as New York’s Empire State Building's height.