The giant face of Chief Crazy Horse at the Crazy Horse Memorial that is being carved out of the granite Thunder Mountain in the Black Hills near Custer, South Dakota. The project refuses to take any government funding, meaning your grandchildren may see this finished, but you won’t. EPA
The Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia will soar to a dizzying 3,280 feet once finished, 563 feet higher than the tallest building in the world, in Dubai. AFP/Getty Images
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The Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower will have a clock face 151 feet across. Eat your heart out, Big Ben (“just” 23 feet in diameter).
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The 11-mile-long Fehmarn Tunnel will link Germany and Denmark via an underwater roadway. Femern a/s
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The massive Arizona Solar Tower, which will be double the height of the Empire State Building, could generate enough power to run 150,000 homes in Arizona and California.
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A model of Dubailand, which will cover 3 billion square feet. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Channel Istanbul — The Turkish government plans to dig a 30-mile-long canal to circumvent the Bosphorous.
