The Highest Basketball Court

Appropriately named “The Highest Court in the Land”, the U.S Supreme Court’s ball court sits on the fifth carpet of the United States Supreme Court Building, which is much higher than the genuine court, placed on the second carpet.

The court was previously an extra space to house diaries, however at some point in the 1940s, it was changed over into a workout range for courthouse specialists. Wooden backboards and bushel were introduced later, which prompted the court’s current use as a ball court utilized by assistants, on leave cops, and other preeminent court representatives.

A couple of remarkable names that have played in the littler than-regulation estimated court aren’t NBA stars, yet Supreme Court Justices, for example, Byron White and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. Sandra Day O’Connor additionally utilizes the exercise center, however she utilized it for ladies just yoga classes. While the current Supreme Court Justice aren’t all sufficiently spry for ball, a considerable lot of them do utilize the Supreme Court’s weight room, which is likewise on the fifth carpet.

A sign at the court’s passageway tells would-be players to verify that they aren’t playing amid a court day, and not to expect court is not in session. A court equity will send an assistant upstairs to advise players amid court days to hold it down, and nobody needs to be on the record for disturbing court capacities.

Shockingly, the court is not open to people in general. Notwithstanding, on the off chance that you listen sufficiently close in the court, you may hear the squeaking of shoes and the spill of a b-ball.

Watch this short video showing the inside of the court.

Constructions and Styles of Cathedrals

Most European cathedrals were constructed with the floor plan in the general shape of a cross, a symbol of Christianity. The long part of the cross is the nave and serves as the assembly room for the congregation. The two arms of the cross are the transepts, and the fourth part, containing the altar and choir, is the apse. The section where the four meet is the crossing. Towers or domes were often built over the crossings.

Cathedrals have been built in nearly every architectural style. But most of the very famous European cathedrals were either Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic or Renaissance.

Byzantine

In the first centuries A.D., the center of Christianity was Asia, not Europe, and the first great Christian empire was centered in the city of Byzantium. Architecture in the Byzantine Empire was a combination of styles that came from the Middle East and from Ancient Rome. Hagia Sophia, one of the first Byzantine cathedrals, is a masterpiece of styles combined from East and West.

Romanesque

Gradually, the Christians center moved to Europe. Rome had become entirely Christian, and the barbarians from European countries north of Italy were slowly being converted. Northern art began to influence traditional Roman art, and a new style, called Romanesque art was born.

Gothic

By the 12th century, the Germanic people from the North: Germans, Goths, Franks and Lombards dominated European Christianity. Their cathedrals had an upward thrust, as though reaching toward heaven. Architecture was the main artistic tool for religious expression during the Gothic period.

Renaissance

In the 14th century a new spirit began to grow in Italy. People were encouraged to investigate ideas and to experiment with new discoveries. This period is called the Renaissance, which means rebirth, because there were reawakening of interest in the learning and arts of classical Greece and Rome.

Longest Bridges

Many infrastructures were build to make the people’s lives better. Here are top longest bridges all around the world. However, most of these bridges are from China. Learn interesting facts about these snake-like infrastructures.

1. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge

Location: China

Length: 540, 700 ft

In a province in China, it is officially the world’s longest bridge. It was build between Shanghai and Nanjing and goes to the Yangtze River. After four years, it was done in 2010 and was already open to public the next year. More than 10, 000 people were hired to construct the bridge and it costs $8.5 Billion.

2. Tianjin Grand Bridge

Location: China

Length: 373, 00 ft

Between Langfang and Qingxian lies the second longest bridge which is  part of the railway. They the same construction time with the longest bridge. It was also included in the Guinness Book of World Records.

3. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge

Location: China

Length: 261, 588 ft

Serving as a connection between Zhengzhou and Xi’an, the bridge goes above Wei River two times, other rivers, highways and railways. It was once the longest bridge before the two longer bridges were constructed.

4. Bang Na Expressway

Location: Thailand

Length: 177, 000

The full name of the bridge is Bang Na- Bang Phli – Bang Pakong Expressway and its official name is Burapha Withi Expressway. The engineer of the bridge’s owner was the Louis Berger Group which is a US company. However, the construction was shared by two ventures from Germany and Thailand. Unlike other bridges, It never crosses any body of water like rivers and lakes.

5. Beijing Grand Bridge

Location: China

Length: 157, 982 ft

6. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Location: United States

Length: 126, 122 ft

7. Manchac Swamp Bridge

Location: United States

Length: 120, 440 ft

8. Yangcun Bridge

Location: China

Length: 117, 493 ft

9. Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Location: China

Length: 117, 037 ft

10. Runyang Bridge

Location: China

Length: 116,990 ft

Are you scared of heights? If not, can you take these scary bridges?