Engineer's Day is observed in India on September 15 every year to pay tribute to engineering legend Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. On this Engineer's Day 2020. take a look at 7 breathtaking engineering marvels in India.
Engineer's Day is observed in India on September 15 every year to pay tribute to engineering legend Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. M Visvesvaraya was a pioneer in his field, credited for inventing the Block System for dams – the automated doors that shut during an overflow.
India’s legendary dam builder was born on September 15, 1861, at Muddenahalli near Chikkaballapur in Karnataka and went on to become one of India’s greatest engineers. He was popularly called Sir MV. He is considered one of the foremost nation-builders, creating modern marvels upon which modern India was built.
There are some monuments in India that stand out for their built, beauty, uniqueness, and art. On this Engineer's Day 2020, take a look at 7 breathtaking engineering marvels in India.
1. Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai
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The Bandra–Worli Sea Link is an eight-lane bridge that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai. It is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link was the first infrastructure project in Mumbai to use seismic arresters. These will enable it to withstand earthquakes measuring up to 7.0 on the Richter scale. It was named after Rajiv Gandhi, a former Prime Minister of India.
2. Signature bridge, Delhi
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The Signature Bridge, connecting Wazirabad across the Yamuna to the inner city, was inaugurated on November 4, 2018, by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. It is double the height of Qutub Minar. The signature bridge is projected as India's first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge, with the gesture 'namaste.'
3. Matrimandir, Auroville
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The Matrimandir (Sanskrit for Temple of The Mother) is an edifice of spiritual significance in the centre of Auroville. It is called the soul of the city and is situated in a large open space called Peace. Matrimandir does not belong to any particular religion or section. It took 37 years to build, from the laying of the foundation stone at sunrise on February 21, 1971 - the Mother's 93rd birthday - to its completion in May 2008.
4. Chand Baori stepwell, Rajasthan
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The Chand Baori is a stepwell built over a thousand years ago in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan. It is one of the largest step wells in the world and also one of the most beautiful ones.
About 64 feet deep, it is India's largest and deepest step wells with 13 floors and was built in the 9th century for water harvesting.
5. Pamban Bridge, Tamil Nadu
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Pamban bridge is a 100-year-old railway bridge located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. It connects Rameswaram island to the mainland. This bridge is 1 metre wide and 2.5km long. With 143 piers, spanning 2km between the mainland and the island, the Pamban bridge is the second longest sea bridge in India.
6. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (renamed as Vijayapura)
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Gol Gumbaz literally means ‘Circular Dome’. It is the mausoleum of Sultan Mohammed Adil Shah who once ruled the city of Bijapur. The central dome of the Gol Gumbaz has a diameter of 44 meters, making it the second largest dome in the world after the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Another remarkable feature of the dome is that it stands proudly without the support of pillars. Inside the mausoleum is a circular gallery, right below the tomb, known as the whispering gallery.
The unique structure is built in such a way that a small whisper gets amplified and is carried across a distance of more than 40 meters in the vast dome and can be heard clearly.
7. Statue of Unity, Gujarat
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Built on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara, the Statue of Unity is said to be the tallest in the world with a height of 182 metres.
The statue was built in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India and was inaugurated on October 31, 2018, on the birth anniversary of Patel.
