Building world landmarks

Describes the techniques used and difficulties faced in building Colorado's Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world and a popular tourist attraction.

Describes the techniques used and difficulties faced in building Egypt's Aswan High Dam, which tamed the vital waters of the Nile and changed the lives of Egyptians, as well as 100,000 Nubians displaced by the reservoir.

Discusses events that led to the division of Germany in the wake of World War II, looks at life in the two Germanys, chronicles the closing of the border and the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 in an effort to quell the tide of people leaving East Germany, and examines the destruction of the wall after the fall of communism.

Presents information on the history, design and construction of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, he world's longest and tallest suspension bridge. Includes chronology, glossary, and index.

Discusses the social and economic forces resulting in the decision to build the CN Tower and the construction itself.

Offers a brief overview of the history, design, and construction of the underwater tunnel that links France and England.

Tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal as a shortcut around the southern tip of South America in a journey between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and discusses the transfer of the canal zone from the United States to Panama nearly one hundred years after its construction.