Talk about an impressive piece of engineering.
This behemoth just opened in Central China and became the largest ship elevator in the world.
The elevator will cut journey times for passenger, cruise and small cargo ships passing through the dam from over three hours to about 40 minutes.
Larger vessels still have to pass the dam by means of a two-lane, five-chamber lock chain like climbing stairs. “Large vessels walk the stairs, small ones take the elevator” to pass the Three Gorges Dam for some time to come.
If this doesn’t float your boat, nothing will.
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