10 Most Beautiful Bridges in the World

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bridges are more than just a way to connect 2 points. They are an opportunity for architects and engineers to collaborate on a beautiful structure that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. The following 10 bridges are stunning works of art that have become landmarks in their own right, and millions of tourists flock to see them every year.<br /><img alt="Most Beautiful Bridges in the World " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17440" height="332" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Most-Beautiful-Bridges-in-the-World.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1. Tower Bridge, London, England</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Tower Bridge " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17430" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Tower-Bridge.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> One of London’s most recognisable landmarks, <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tower Bridge</strong> is the star of millions of postcards, t-shirts, bags, and other assorted memorabilia, and no visit to London is complete without a photo on the bridge looking out over the river Thames. Londoners took a while to warm up to the bridge after it was first built, but now it has become a symbol of pride and a reminder of London’s rich Victorian history.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. Chengyang Bridge, Sanjiang County, China</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Chengyang Bridge" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17431" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Chengyang-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The ‘wind and rain’ bridges are feats of architectural brilliance, and all are built without a single nail or bolt to hold them together. Built by the Dong people of China, these covered bridges are beautiful examples of Chinese architecture and are constructed using only stone and wood.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. Pont du Gard, Gard River, France</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Pont du Gard" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17432" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Pont-du-Gard-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Pont du Gard Bridge</strong> began life as an aqueduct system that transported water to the Roman city of Nemausus and is a testament to the incredible building skills of the Romans. Built more than 2000 years ago, the Pont du Gard descends only 56 feet over 30 miles and was able to deliver around 5 million gallons of water to the city every day.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt=" Rialto Bridge" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17433" height="331" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rialto-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Rialto Bridge</strong> in Venice, Italy has a unique arched shape and runs over the legendary Grand Canal. Singing gondoliers steer tourists gently beneath the bridge in the city’s famous gondola boats, and the elegant arches and white stones of the bridge make it an attractive addition to one of the most romantic cities on earth.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5. Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Ponte Vecchio Mos" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17435" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ponte-Vecchio-Most1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This medieval bridge spans the Arno River and is one of the most stunning landmarks in Florence. The bridge is full of small shops selling jewellery, leather goods and other luxury items to tourists, and the haphazard way that the shops are stacked on top of each another only adds to the charm and appeal of this unusual marketplace.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 6. Brooklyn Bridge, New York</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Brooklyn Bridge New York" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17436" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Brooklyn-Bridge-New-York1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The iconic <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brooklyn Bridge</strong> has an interesting history behind its construction, and its original designer John Roebling spent almost 15 years convincing the city council to let him realise his dream of building the world’s longest suspension bridge. Unfortunately, Roebling died before construction could begin so his son Washington Roebling took responsibility until he too became ill, and the bridge was eventually completed by Washington’s wife Emily.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 7. Helix Bridge, Marina Bay area, Singapore</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Helix Bridge " class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17437" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Helix-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This ultra-modern bridge constructed from glass and steel mesh continues to impress tourists from all over the world and complements the hi-tech city of Singapore perfectly. At night, the bridge is illuminated by electric blue lights which give it an ethereal quality, and literally hundreds of photos are taken of it each and every day.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 8. Millau Viaduct Bridge, Midi-Pyrénées, France</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Millau Viaduct Bridge, Midi-Pyrénées, France" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17493" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Millau-Viaduct-Bridge-Midi-Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-France.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Built in 2004, this elegant structure has already become a symbol of great pride to the French population, and came about after a collaboration between a French engineer and an English architect. At 1125 feet, it is considered to be the world’s tallest bridge and runs through some of the most beautiful areas of the French countryside.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 9. Khaju Bridge,Isfahan, Iran</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Khaju Bridge" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17438" height="349" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Khaju-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This beautiful example of Arabian architecture was built in the 17th century by Shah Abbas II, and is still a fully functioning dam that carries water to the gardens along the Zayandeh River. The centre of the bridge features 2 large pavilions that were originally reserved for the Shah but are now open to the public.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 10. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA</h3> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Golden Gate Bridge" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17439" height="332" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Golden-Gate-Bridge1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Construction of the iconic <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Golden Gate Bridge</strong> took more than four years and $27 million, and the bridge has become one of the most recognisable landmarks of San Francisco. Spanning the Pacific Ocean since the year 1937, the bridge’s red hue has helped it to become one of the most photographed bridges in the world.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This list is only a small example of a few of the most beautiful bridges in the world, and there are literally hundreds more that can be found in just about every corner of the planet. 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Top 10 boxer of all time

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-dpR1zT3iuAJ_99VkIc83MnEomOmVRupwnb6qelCSSBEtZv8n-aV3kHaFxUCaNQXHHGl2eLkMN3nVttHP_bSrZF99bZTcmL6oPmlqvYghZwNMVyxjxwbrqgw38hwiQ8VQeePBNvYSk8/s1600/48d364bfb7a253f6a9fc31ccd20c2fe5a34a1ed8da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd807095d8474b43798779ea5e7ad3a4e22b160.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-dpR1zT3iuAJ_99VkIc83MnEomOmVRupwnb6qelCSSBEtZv8n-aV3kHaFxUCaNQXHHGl2eLkMN3nVttHP_bSrZF99bZTcmL6oPmlqvYghZwNMVyxjxwbrqgw38hwiQ8VQeePBNvYSk8/s1600/48d364bfb7a253f6a9fc31ccd20c2fe5a34a1ed8da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd807095d8474b43798779ea5e7ad3a4e22b160.png" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div class="modfloat right firstright"> <div class="module moduleAdSpot color0" id="mod_new7"> <div id="google_ads_div_sports_hub_content_250x250_ad_wrapper"> <span style="font-size: large;">The boxers on this all time list were chosen for their respective boxing records, boxing ability and talent, popularity, competition they faced, showmanship, and cultural significance in their era. The true greatest boxers of all time should represent a blend of all those attributes as you’ll find in the selections below.</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="modfloat full"> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6265009"> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6265009"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="modfloat right"> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6224161"> <div id="imgs_6224161"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2371762" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="This work by Dru Hepkins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License." class="half" height="268" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2371762_f260.jpg" title="This work by Dru Hepkins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License." width="260" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_half" id="img_desc_2371762"> <span style="font-size: large;"> This work by Dru Hepkins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.</span><br /> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: Joe Louis by Bettmann/Corbis/HBO</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6224162"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">1) Joe Louis</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6224162"> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Record:</span></h3> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Won 66 Lost 3, 52 KO (66-3)</span></h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1934-1951</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Known as “The Brown Bomber”, Joe Louis was an American Icon. He was clearly a shining star head and shoulders above the rest in his time. He couldn’t lose. Joe Louis only had 1 legitimate loss against Germany’s Max Schmeling which he later avenged in a sensational and historical 1st round KO. Joe Louis single-handedly dismantled the Nazi image of invincibility and sent a direct and powerful check mate to Hitler. He gave his country a more than sensational day to remember.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Joe Louis became an American hero and symbol of national pride, and African-American pride. During this time of world war and racial inequality in America, Joe Louis was larger than boxing. Many of Joe Louis’ fights had unparalleled international, political, and social significance. All across the nation, droves of people were glued to their radios and would explode into the streets upon many of his victories.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Because of the times, that type of fervor for boxing or for one athlete will most likely never be seen again. He was the first African-American boxer to be an American hero for whites, blacks and all Americans.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">The rest of his only 3 losses came after his fall from grace. Once a proud symbol of patriotism, he was railroaded with taxes and severely in debt. This happened to him even despite donating his celebrity, money, morale, free exhibition matches and enlistment to the United States military in earlier years. Consequently, he was forced to keep fighting passed his retirement. With difficulty, Louis still managed to win because of who he was, but suffered a pair of losses, including an embarrassing 8th round knock out right through the ropes by a fresh, up and coming Rocky Marciano. Regardless, the nation will never stop and give another boxer as much acclamation as Joe Lewis in 1938.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6224456"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">2) Muhammad Ali</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6224456"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2371920" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="349" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2371920_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_full" id="img_desc_2371920"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: Getty Images</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6224450"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: 56 wins 37 KO 5 losses (56-5)</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6224450"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1960-1981</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">In every aspect of the sport, Muhammad Ali was electrifying. Ali was an exciting, outspoken, undefeated boxing phenomenon in is prime and was by far boxing's best entertainer. Ali would often taunt his opponents, fake punches, and do his famous shuffles in the ring. He was also just as good a boxing promoter as he was a boxer; his loud mouth trash talk, and rhyming antics were truly larger than life and unprecedented in the sport.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Eventually Ali was stripped of the heavyweight title, banned from boxing, and faced imprisonment during his prime for refusing to fight in Vietnam because of his religious beliefs.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This was Ali’s most controversial moment. Ali’s rise to dominance in the boxing world came after the careers of African-American Champions Jack Johnson, and Joe Louis, and many African-Americans still held resentment for the Nation's treatment of them. Jack Johnson was always kept down and discredited. Joe Louis was a hero but still was betrayed and derailed with taxes. Muhammad Ali was a strong, confident, and a new kind of African-American heavyweight champ encased in many of the controversies of the 60’s. The country tried to shame him as an unpatriotic draft evader for not fighting in Vietnam, but Ali had a very serious argument that reverberated all over the world. He voiced his disapproval of the reasons, or lack there of, why we were at war in the first place. Primarily he made note of his own people being denied rights, jailed and discriminated against. He noted with disgust that his people, even African-American women were being unfairly treated and oppressed, hunted by police, attacked by dogs and hosed down like animals in the street. He asked why he should be forced to fight for a country that hasn’t even given his people their rights and equality at home yet, all to help murder and oppress other people of color 10,000 miles away. One of his famous one-liners was “No Vietcong ever called me N****r.”</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Ali returned despite that huge 3 year set back, rebounded and still found a way to emerge on top again beating the best of the best.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Ali brought us the most famous fights in boxing and in one of sports most action packed and competitive eras. He got the best of the exchanges with Joe Frasier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, and Leon Spinks----and he still found a way to do it when he was no longer invincible, after his prime. Most of his post-prime fights are all legendary and we know some of them by their nicknames like “The Thrilla in Manilla”, “The Rumble in the Jungle”.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Ali was already a living legend but catapulted into all time boxing supremacy after dismantling a young, undefeated, and then unstoppable Big George Foreman. Ali was getting older, and people finally thought of him as the underdog who's time was up. Foreman obliterated Frasier and became champion, and many thought Ali's humbling beating was next. However, the event was something magical. It was clear Ali was something much more than a boxer who permanently changed and inspired the entire world. Ali had the entire African town chanting in the streets "Ali, Kumbaye!", then somehow Ali knocked out Foreman with an unprecedented strategy and became Heavyweight Champion for an unheard of 3rd time. The seemingly unbeatable Foreman now had 1 loss, Muhammad Ali. No longer seen as arrogant, he was special, and he was a special man who always delivered. At this point, referring to him as "The Greatest" began to seem undisputed and justified.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Ali is credited for being the Heavyweight Champion of the world at the most competitive and difficult times to be Heavyweight Champ. He incredibly avenged every loss he ever had, usually coming up best of 3, except his very last 2 fights when Father Time would have his way, both losses to Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. People also started to notice Ali's changing demeanor. In his very last fight, the old lion could not be knocked out. He still went the distance but sadly didn’t have the ability to win anymore and retired at 39.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Muhammad Ali is still one of the most famous, and legendary men in the world. Whenever the greatest of all time are discussed, his name will be at the very top of the list for a very long time to come.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6249298"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">3) Sugar Ray Robinson</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6249298"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2381769" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="656" src="http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2381769_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6249300"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: 173 wins, 109 (KO)19 losses, 6 draws, 2 no contests</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6249300"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1940-1965</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Many consider Robinson to be the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. Just boxing prowess considered, he might be. Robinson may be the best combination of boxing talent wrapped up in one man that the world has ever seen. He was a freakish enigma who somehow possessed awesome KO power in his punch, lightning fast speed, outstanding footwork and dexterity, and a solid chin. However, I list him 3rd when all variables in making a boxer “great” are considered. Ali and Louis had more international, political and social significance tied into them and their fights, and it immortalized them. Ali and Louis had more fights in which the entire world was a buzz and tuned in. Aside from that, Robinson is high above the rest.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">In addition to his superior boxing ability, Robinson was also memorable for his good looks and flamboyance. He walked with large entourages and is credited as the first athlete to have an entourage, he owned a famous night spot in Harlem, and he was known to be an excellent singer and dancer. In and outside the ring his presence was large.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Despite being a dance star in France and all the flash, Robinson was clearly the best warrior in the ring. Muhammad Ali and many of the best boxers around all concurred that he was tops.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Robinson won the middleweight championship a remarkable and unprecedented 5 times. Stylistically he had it all. He had amazing speed and finesse. Robinson also dished out sound beatings, and he could take beatings and rally back in most impressive fashion. He was never out, it was always a matter of how this boxing genius would figure his way out and turn the fight around, and he usually did.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">There are many boxers who are always criticized for not being challenged enough by real competition to prove their worth---Robinson isn't one of them. Robinson has proven he was the best of the best with an exclamation point. Robinson defeated a host of Hall of Fame boxers like Jake LaMotta, Kid Gavilan, and Rocky Graziano. Even 16lbs lighter, Robinson beat the legendary “Raging Bull” Jake LaMotta 5 out of 6 fights. Having a check list of over 8 Hall of Fame boxers he eclipsed cements the fact that Robinson should always make the top 3 on any list.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6249297"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">4) Jack Johnson</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6249297"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2382452" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="321" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2382452_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_full" id="img_desc_2382452"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: Britannica.com</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6250954"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: Won 73 (40 KO), Lost 13, Draw 9, NC, 2</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6250954"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1897-1945</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Before Muhammad Ali or Roy Jones Jr., the biggest brash, bold trash talker around was the first African American Heavyweight Champ Jack Johnson. Being the first African American Heavyweight champ alone should secure him a spot on any top ten listing. For over a decade, nobody could beat him. He humiliated his opponents, holding them up and kept them from being knocked out so he could keep beating on them. Johnson made a mockery of most of his opponents and angered white America with his defiant “in your face” antics. The press abused and discredited him, but Johnson still couldn’t be beaten. For over a decade, Johnson was the most famous and hated African American on the planet.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Jack Johnson is one of the most brilliant boxers of all time, employing an unusual style that made it extremely hard for his opponents to land a punch on him. Large but light on his feet, Johnson was extremely elusive, then battered away on his frustrated challengers.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">During Johnson’s insurmountable reign, there was such an outcry for a great white hope that undefeated former champ James J. Jeffries stepped forth to dethrone him. Jeffries came back from retirement to prove “that a white man was better than a negro". Jeffries trained back into great shape pummeling his sparring partners. The fight was one of the most anticipated fights in boxing history billed as “The Fight of the Century”. Referring to Jeffries, this is where the famous moniker "Great White Hope" originated.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">As the fight took place, it was obvious that Johnson was too much for Jeffries and overwhelmed him. Jeffries’ corner threw in the towel before the inevitable knockout could occur. All the critics were silenced from this point on.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Johnson’s victory sparked numerous celebrations as well as race riots all over the country. Johnson eventually became a sole victim of jealousy and hatred. He was made an example of many times, received death threats, and was incarcerated because his wife was a white woman, for which he made travel plans with. A law meant to curb transporting women for the purpose of sexual immorality and fornication, which either way should never be a governments concern in a free country, was used to stick against Johnson.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Jack Johnson was broken down and eventually time caught up with him. He only won 2 of his last 9 fights because he attempted to keep fighting after his exile and imprisonment well into his 40’s.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps in a different time, Johnson's rise to greatness would be less stressful or obstructed by interruptions unrelated to the sport enabling him to reach his full potential. Regardless, when Jack Johnson was on top, he was in a different stratosphere and he made his point very loud and clear. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer considered Jack Johnson the greatest Heavyweight Champ of all time.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6224712"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">5) Mike Tyson</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6224712"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2372023" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="526" src="http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2372023_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_full" id="img_desc_2372023"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: Holly Stein/Getty Images</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6224754"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: 50 wins, 6 losses, 44 KO, 2NC (50-6) </span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6224754"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1985-2005</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Let’s just be real; Tyson is snubbed, misplaced, or left out all together on almost all the lists I’ve seen. We’ve forgotten what he was and moved on. It’s outrageous and unfair. There is absolutely no other boxer in boxing history that has amassed such a legendary fear factor and buzz in the sport than "Iron" Mike Tyson.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">In the 80’s and early 90’s, Tyson was looked at as an unbeatable juggernaut who knocked out every contender of every size and caliber within the first few seconds or rounds of almost every fight. It became an entertaining query just how long the next unlucky sap would last.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Iron Mike Tyson, the once "Baddest Man on the Planet" was the youngest heavyweight champ ever. He snatched the title by way of humbling 2nd round (smacked down to the canvass…attempt to get up…10 second dazed chicken dance, then back down again…) knock out at 20 years old---a kid. He also was the first ever, and youngest to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles AT THE SAME TIME. Say what you will, Mike Tyson is the only boxer that probably could’ve annihilated every other boxer on this list or any other list on a good day in his prime. You know it’s true. From 20-26 years old, no one could beat a focused, mentally healthy, and hungry Mike Tyson.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Tyson was absorbed into the forefront of Pop culture. From the very popular Nintendo Game "Mike Tyson's Punch Out", to his cartoons and comic books in Asia, to Will Smith's "I Think I Could Beat Mike Tyson", the world gravitated to Tyson like an otherworldly super hero. Either by knocking people out within seconds or in a very controversial loss later in his career, the fact remains that Mike Tyson was a sensational spark to the boxing world and deserves to be on this list. Years after his meteoric rise and fall, he remains one of the most talked about boxers of all time.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">After the death of trainer and father figure Cus D’amoto, a 3 year imprisonment (that should never have happened---it was an obvious set up), a highly publicized fiasco of a failed marriage, fall outs with Don King who owed him lots of money, mismanagement, and an eventual loss of heart for the sport, his star and prominence eventually faded into a series of controversial or lackluster losses and performances. The era of Mike Tyson is still unprecedented and he remains a point of reference for every young sensation on the rise.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6250953"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">6) Jack Dempsey</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6250953"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_4432198" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="738" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/4432198_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_full" id="img_desc_4432198"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: http://www.harrygreb.com/</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6252059"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Won 66 (KO 51), Lost 6 (KO 1) , drawn 9</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6252059"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1914-1927</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Jack Dempsey is definitely one of the most popular American boxers in history. He is known for setting the highest attendance and purse records and had the very first million dollar fight ever. Jack Dempsey was worth it; he was known for being the most savagely brutal and entertaining boxers of all time. Missing teeth, broken jaws and swollen eyes were all things one would expect from a Dempsey fight. Dempsey was described as a “superhuman wild man.”</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Jack Dempsey is one of those old school genuine tough guys who used to fight in saloons for money. He reigned as heavyweight champion for 7 years, 7 years in which he severely punished his opposition trying to dethrone him in bloody, barbarous fights.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Eventually Dempsey lost his title to Gene Tunney, which was the highest grossing fight in boxing history for a long time. He also lost a close rematch to Tunney a year later.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Dempsey retired and eventually opened a successful restaurant named after himself in NYC. He also has a NYC street named after him in his honor, and he appeared on a US stamp. The boxing world has never forgot DempseJack Dempsey is definitely one of the most popular American boxers in history. He is known for setting the highest attendance and purse records and had the very first million dollar fight ever. Jack Dempsey was worth it. He was known for being the most savagely brutal and entertaining boxers of all time. Missing teeth, broken jaws and swollen eyes were all things one would expect from a Dempsey fight. Dempsey was described as a “superhuman wild man.”</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Jack Dempsey is one of those old school genuine tough guys who used to fight in saloons for money. He reigned as heavyweight champion for 7 years, 7 years in which he severely punished his opposition trying to dethrone him.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Eventually Dempsey lost his title to Gene Tunney, which was the highest grossing fight in boxing history for a long time. Dempsey also lost a close rematch to Tunney a year later.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Dempsey retired and eventually opened a successful restaurant named after himself in NYC. He also has a NYC street named after him in his honor and appeared on a US stamp. The boxing world has never forgot Dempsey for his ferocity in the ring and his dominance of the Heavyweight division in his time.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6224867"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">7) Julio Cesar Chavez</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6224867"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_8292473" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="523" src="http://s2.hubimg.com/u/8292473_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6254051"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: Won 107 Lost 6, 2 draws, 80 KO</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6254051"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1980-2005</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">His record speaks for itself. Chavez is a Mexican legend who has gone over ten years straight without a loss. He was known as a tough as nails fighter who would always bring a great fight to the table. Chavez has earned himself the uncontested distinction of being recognized as "Mexico's Greatest Fighter".</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Chavez is a 6 time champion in 3 different divisions. He also amassed a career record of 88-0 before his first loss to Frankie Randall that he later avenged twice, the 2nd time being the most convincing. Before that he had a draw with Pernell Whitaker that many felt he lost.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Chavez could take punishment all night long. Regardless, he would give punishment all night long. In order to beat Chavez a challenger would expect to go the distance, and expect to feel pain.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Chavez has beaten Roger Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Sammy Fuentes and many other great fighters through the years. Even before his retirement he was already seen as a Mexican legend who garnered respect and admiration. Chavez was always a huge boxing draw that packed stadiums and was internationally famous star in the sport.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Chavez's name is still currently resounding in the sport through his son and namesake, Julio Chavez, Jr.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6252058"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">8) Rocky Marciano</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6252058"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_5092148" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="390" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/5092148_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6253974"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Won 49 Lost 0, 43 KO (UNDEFEATED)</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6253974"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era:1948-1955</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Rocky Marciano is one of the hardest punchers in boxing history whose greatest claim to fame is being the only undefeated Heavyweight champion. Marciano was not that smooth as far as finesse is concerned, but he made up for it by punishing his opponents with power.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">There’s been a back and forth Marciano debate for decades. Some people call him the greatest. However, Marciano is never ranked high amongst the greatest by boxing analyst in contrast to his undefeated status. You will need to look nowhere else to understand why. His less than stellar rankings are primarily because the competition he faced was not as strong as many of the other champions like Ali or Robinson. Ali and Robinson beat many other all time great Hall of Famers you might find on similar lists, and while these fighters were in their prime. Simply being undefeated can be easily nullified. Many of the boxing greats were also once undefeated boxers for long periods of time. Willie Pep was once 61-0. Sugar Ray Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and once 40-0 as a pro. It is only when these warriors fought other legends, took losses, and reasserted their dominance did people learn how good they were as they earned their places in boxing history. Most of the biggest names Marciano fought were passed their prime and were not great litmus tests. Marciano took the Heavyweight title from a 38 year old Jersey Joe Walcott. He also famously knocked Joe Louis out of the ring, but Louis was obviously not the same Louis, old, weathered and forced to keep fighting because of debt. Robinson had Jake LaMotta and beat him. Ali had Frasier and Foreman and beat them. Unfortunately and to no fault of his own, Marciano won all his fights and never had a fresh legendary nemesis to prove his worth with an exclamation point.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Regardless, Marciano will always be remembered for his ferocity and no losses. He was a class act who never took more credit than he deserved. Being the only undefeated Heavyweight champion of all time will keep him relevant in boxing debates and rankings for a very long time.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6264003"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">9) Henry Armstrong, Jr.</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6264003"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2387829" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="669" src="http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2387829_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> <div class="caption_full" id="img_desc_2387829"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: AP Photo</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6264004"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">150 wins, (100 KO) 21 losses and 9 draws</span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6264004"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1931-1945</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Henry Armstrong was the first and only boxer to hold 3 world championship division titles at the same time. He would have won a fourth, something that no one has come close to doing ever, but fell short due to a controversial draw against Ceferino Garcia. Many thought he should have won. Regardless, his greatest achievement is defending the welterweight title more times than anyone else in boxing history.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">He started his professional career on the losing end but then began several stunning, long winning streaks. Many times in his career, Armstrong answered a loss with over 10 consecutive victories. One of his hottest streaks was 27 wins in a row, all of those 27 wins by way of knockout. Henry Armstrong’s 27 knockout win streak is viewed by many as the best winning streak ever in boxing. No one does that anymore. Mayweather and Pacquiao are beasts in the game at the moment, but they could never boast of that kind of a streak while fighting the sports best.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Ring Magazine voted Armstrong 2nd in the greatest fighters of the last 80 years list in 2007. One may find variations on his record because a lot of the older boxers fought so much and under different names that it is hard for boxing historians to tell. Regardless, Armstrong's win streak under his own name is something that is not hard to credit and will not be duplicated anytime soon.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">After retirement, Armstrong trained young boxers and also became a Baptist minister.</span></div> </div> <div class="module moduleImage" id="mod_6264090"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">10) Willie Pep</span></h2> <div id="imgs_6264090"> <div class="inline_hub_image fullWidth" id="img_url_2387881" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="full" height="672" src="http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2387881_f520.jpg" width="520" /></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module moduleText color0" id="mod_6264091"> <h2 class="subtitle"> <span style="font-size: large;">Record: won 229 (KO 65), lost 11, drawn 1 </span></h2> <div class="txtd" id="txtd_6264091"> <span style="font-size: large;">Boxing Era: 1940-1966</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Willie Pep is an Italian-American boxer who fought for 26 years with a total of 229 wins out of 241 fights, perhaps the most impressive record in boxing.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Pep was the World Featherweight Champion with an astounding record of 61-0 before finally losing to another World Champion and fellow future Hall of Famer, Sammy Angott by decision in 1943. Pep bounced back and won 5 fights for the rest of that year. He did it again for the entire year of 1944, winning all 16 fights he fought in.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Pep continued his career with a staggering amount of victories at a championship level cementing the fact that he is one of the best of all time. He won 73 fights in a row which set an amazing boxing record.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Willie Pep was an asset to the sport and his weight class. The middle and heavy weight classes made the most money and attendance. 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 data-textannotation-id="49e568421fd6f515531c33505e16309b"> 10.) Fort Ord, USA<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRnfZX5EFOJExtp5_pfG3edvmglAUY-SxVFJb9v_ylWXDT7G-CddPB3riA6MCLMQgzBu6ZN08yQkqpxZtpplRW6EqAt8ODBYP-rQp4MMrBIKvMqD1W42mU90sU6N1FVQXc_HIXI3qrRT1/s1600/19gabbl340g9fjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRnfZX5EFOJExtp5_pfG3edvmglAUY-SxVFJb9v_ylWXDT7G-CddPB3riA6MCLMQgzBu6ZN08yQkqpxZtpplRW6EqAt8ODBYP-rQp4MMrBIKvMqD1W42mU90sU6N1FVQXc_HIXI3qrRT1/s1600/19gabbl340g9fjpg.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="2b059582e6f419773278c35045cd852c"> Fort Ord, California has some really cool stuff like this abandoned Olympic size swimming pool. Also rows and rows of abandoned barracks and larger buildings. All with an ocean view. </div> The coolest thing about this place, and what makes it so impressive, is that it is an example of beautiful decay....placed in the middle of the natural beauty of the California central coast, off of HWY 1. It is such a weird place and yet somehow it works so nicely where it is. I hope they never tear it down.<br /> <h2 data-textannotation-id="544eacc6c2f40fba44b9dbb495fa0215"> 9.) Duga-3, Ukraine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh46SYrX1mkt0PFXNno8yu1DAwSXqYP6SCNI7y-QUWkv7WluVvjS1Zyh-9MYV2bsESjo4gIuVmemlK75nvPtJw0kYSbb1CfyiGcncFJue4nt0QWeHK5CfWh1ujRHgrQs-OeVEHcevsPmeU/s1600/19gdvhczo7k06jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh46SYrX1mkt0PFXNno8yu1DAwSXqYP6SCNI7y-QUWkv7WluVvjS1Zyh-9MYV2bsESjo4gIuVmemlK75nvPtJw0kYSbb1CfyiGcncFJue4nt0QWeHK5CfWh1ujRHgrQs-OeVEHcevsPmeU/s1600/19gdvhczo7k06jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </h2> <div data-textannotation-id="4269c257263155e308f936b9f935c8f1"> Nicknamed the Russian Woodpecker, this massive antenna was part of the Soviet's extremely powerful over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system. It also happened to generate a sound that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. The repetitive tapping noise at 10 Hz gave it the Woodpecker name, but NATO referred to it as the "Steel Yard".<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> Since it's located next to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it's also radioactive since 1986.<br /> <br /> Here's a view from the top of the Duga-3. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxlS6ZVxxtLo092GIQovYf_pTZyRBKO61uGVSwoXSFRGYRxizlcOLTtAfcDvZaG5cUqLySwzskTERZJMgJOiK21D7fEsHXKeQ2ddtWvTlp2vg7ErEjTHhcTinCbR843dEhxT3EIsqEuQt/s1600/19ge0ys11a659jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxlS6ZVxxtLo092GIQovYf_pTZyRBKO61uGVSwoXSFRGYRxizlcOLTtAfcDvZaG5cUqLySwzskTERZJMgJOiK21D7fEsHXKeQ2ddtWvTlp2vg7ErEjTHhcTinCbR843dEhxT3EIsqEuQt/s1600/19ge0ys11a659jpg.jpg" width="479" /></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="43e0f9773d87746f2ab20a7aa1bb0b76"> 8.) Hethel Air Base, England</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_jXTC8ESY-UYwbGFvRxmJeQ3HJAjPITaYjipBJOkwRwotAf9E5-o4yFoIQdhQigE7YBL12HG5mcfM8M1LpyAUByhMv1oXUHWPCzYua3acdKeqAAlHsVJMjieJeRK_msWSzbaF-l8Isgr/s1600/19gdvgt9fgi1wjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_jXTC8ESY-UYwbGFvRxmJeQ3HJAjPITaYjipBJOkwRwotAf9E5-o4yFoIQdhQigE7YBL12HG5mcfM8M1LpyAUByhMv1oXUHWPCzYua3acdKeqAAlHsVJMjieJeRK_msWSzbaF-l8Isgr/s1600/19gdvgt9fgi1wjpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="8a2197a0bd4660022ce23ca3c7426254"> While Hethel was just one of the RAF's many air bases, it also happens to be the place where Lotuses are born. The world's best handling cars are tuned on Hethel's historic tarmac.<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> When it comes to repurposed air bases, Silverstone, Sebring or the Dunsfold Aerodrome are not bad either.<br /> <h2 data-textannotation-id="0e0b3ed1cfbfa45065a781d73de1d57c"> 7.) Saint Nazaire Submarine Base, France</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQtrde2qsTigNzrj9tWOtFqM4abfrWgLlwW-NUQxkh9Y2N-lHvQH7DFTqNKD9Rht1exS0i0FhIFzdgJGwjFu6T5xTYq8E2MUtSxiTuBlJpBpA6vEjqjYdehkDUTw511KKN0UHf0Y-jXZg/s1600/19gdvgt9gact1jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQtrde2qsTigNzrj9tWOtFqM4abfrWgLlwW-NUQxkh9Y2N-lHvQH7DFTqNKD9Rht1exS0i0FhIFzdgJGwjFu6T5xTYq8E2MUtSxiTuBlJpBpA6vEjqjYdehkDUTw511KKN0UHf0Y-jXZg/s1600/19gdvgt9gact1jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="0e0b3ed1cfbfa45065a781d73de1d57c"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Saint Nazaire was completely carpeted by allied bombers, only the base survived. My grandmother had to emigrate several kilometers inside the land, ad could only get back long after the war was over.</span></span></h2> <h2 data-textannotation-id="9abc33f3ae5e7ad6f45e2d7921b154d1"> 6.) Johnston Atoll, USA</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kv36owXKbkxkmv39IDIgMbjLygZQMESlPWLEAIgkpKFvd4_vjXfZ3omZZdXTzmBtL_2lEU6iNMegjifGluqvGD2XcX8ziloqdauZEGjSHTXfFAUBURJrqRy6RhUb8n0d2KzTvwvuY-MY/s1600/19gdvgt9d3z19jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kv36owXKbkxkmv39IDIgMbjLygZQMESlPWLEAIgkpKFvd4_vjXfZ3omZZdXTzmBtL_2lEU6iNMegjifGluqvGD2XcX8ziloqdauZEGjSHTXfFAUBURJrqRy6RhUb8n0d2KzTvwvuY-MY/s1600/19gdvgt9d3z19jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="baac9706072a2eba9ee23ffb8d1e7541"> The Johnston Atoll might belong to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service today, but before that, it was the Army's playground for 70 years.<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> <div data-textannotation-id="b36534a17c8e9a6226bc1c6dae3667fc"> It was covered in radioactive debris for a while thanks to test launch failures in 1962, and this is where they stored all the Agent Orange and mustard gas after the Vietnam War.<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> <div data-textannotation-id="2b2ad8c9b0a94af178b7415c8aa0beac"> It's a nicer place today.</div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="43e2ae8ff7f07541ba7c041bd9bf478f"> 5.) Flak Towers, Austria and Germany</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz68MFfTLqgce9v5Bzy4_JwjKP4rsPImMfZiTNFNvslqrzNrZuNo-ZO3SgoSuS-9Wt3unbhPW2IPoPHijgwNo3s53nJkAGmHMetavaI6bWpbzveSmBEQ07WF0iOr_Pf2iNthmGJgnVMCXp/s1600/19gdvhgxqiasgjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz68MFfTLqgce9v5Bzy4_JwjKP4rsPImMfZiTNFNvslqrzNrZuNo-ZO3SgoSuS-9Wt3unbhPW2IPoPHijgwNo3s53nJkAGmHMetavaI6bWpbzveSmBEQ07WF0iOr_Pf2iNthmGJgnVMCXp/s1600/19gdvhgxqiasgjpg.jpg" width="400" /><span class="image-annotation-footnote-wrapper" data-footnote-chomp-id="19gdvhgxqiasgjpg"><span class="js_image-annotation-footnote text-annotation-footnote proxima" data-annotation-id="1528472600" data-annotation-x="43" data-annotation-y="12"></span></span> </a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="9f80911ea6adc9a64e69756ae629e72c"> The Nazis built eight of these massive above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers in Hamburg, Berlin and Vienna.<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> <div data-textannotation-id="7463622ff895441f9a1cf20a03890da2"> Good luck trying to demolish these babies. Repurposing them is rather difficult.</div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="d5b61a90e7014c585359f3daee7c1c68"> 4.) Greenbrier Bunker, USA<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRXsZBRCchSqoNweXFzFz7bMd82MVN9YpDI2lqsEmb2coK2xYU9WdjdJueGk0cRKBbgoPAEUn8FIPV_3jmD9BgbVFtkgf1uQdPO3BEG0W1YeVPSWNwTENM6k_AJuTy1n0VoA2EfE_wuBY/s1600/19gdvgz6g36upjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRXsZBRCchSqoNweXFzFz7bMd82MVN9YpDI2lqsEmb2coK2xYU9WdjdJueGk0cRKBbgoPAEUn8FIPV_3jmD9BgbVFtkgf1uQdPO3BEG0W1YeVPSWNwTENM6k_AJuTy1n0VoA2EfE_wuBY/s1600/19gdvgz6g36upjpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="dff9903db68a4dece8c66e726b1a928c"> It was originally called project Green Island and was designed as a full scale bunker complex located under the luxury hotel the Greenbrier.</div> The bunker was a secret and remained full serviced and operational from 1959-1992 when a Washington Post reporter exposed it. The bunker was large enough to hold all of Congress, both houses and staff for over a year or more.<br /> <h2 data-textannotation-id="899861ac11abd1c3534de9ae657e4b93"> 3.) 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Zeljava Underground Airbase, Croatia</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguItdXaZpVEF8AKvanKftk5PNpDK97kF0Eh-QB3sLlXGapT1wEhrFJy9Ej6lIWKoNEKtPshpY-rdzXJHDz07_kk3a4ePa28e2bmZrQ1wQ0qrNfc1Ym0MhlCMqyJEq5lp7ebqIcxF6AcY3b/s1600/19gdvgz6gilyljpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguItdXaZpVEF8AKvanKftk5PNpDK97kF0Eh-QB3sLlXGapT1wEhrFJy9Ej6lIWKoNEKtPshpY-rdzXJHDz07_kk3a4ePa28e2bmZrQ1wQ0qrNfc1Ym0MhlCMqyJEq5lp7ebqIcxF6AcY3b/s1600/19gdvgz6gilyljpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div data-textannotation-id="255bc0e4d849d458d98e02a2024c023b"> Started in 1948 and finished twenty years later, this underground base was one of the largest and most expensive military construction projects in Europe. <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> Problem is, thanks to the Yugoslav Wars in the early nineties, the area is still full of mines and bombs , so you can't really go there to be amazed.<br /> <h2 data-textannotation-id="9b0118274fd0261b16485f8bfde48730"> 1.) Maunsell Sea Forts, North Sea</h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9dkS6mVbojIr4Vhs48CsGzNstQnzyNNYERI4Ye2S9fhzGkWvCluCbFZrW7c60Biui_l2XJ4mDIOihY4L3ede8RDbKJ3Ncp1Uo5erjnOZbHc1RcInC4fiCpy-qVUo3Ie_8yPbaxw70k24/s1600/19gdvhgxy4idqjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9dkS6mVbojIr4Vhs48CsGzNstQnzyNNYERI4Ye2S9fhzGkWvCluCbFZrW7c60Biui_l2XJ4mDIOihY4L3ede8RDbKJ3Ncp1Uo5erjnOZbHc1RcInC4fiCpy-qVUo3Ie_8yPbaxw70k24/s1600/19gdvhgxy4idqjpg.jpg" /></a></div> Build during the Second World War at the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom from the Nazi submarines, this remains the best abandoned military base in the universe.<br /> <br /> <br /> source::Jalopink.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span><br /> <h2 data-textannotation-id="9b0118274fd0261b16485f8bfde48730">  </h2> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguItdXaZpVEF8AKvanKftk5PNpDK97kF0Eh-QB3sLlXGapT1wEhrFJy9Ej6lIWKoNEKtPshpY-rdzXJHDz07_kk3a4ePa28e2bmZrQ1wQ0qrNfc1Ym0MhlCMqyJEq5lp7ebqIcxF6AcY3b/s1600/19gdvgz6gilyljpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="c285be592246c6683d95350c3a543b8a">  </h2> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRXsZBRCchSqoNweXFzFz7bMd82MVN9YpDI2lqsEmb2coK2xYU9WdjdJueGk0cRKBbgoPAEUn8FIPV_3jmD9BgbVFtkgf1uQdPO3BEG0W1YeVPSWNwTENM6k_AJuTy1n0VoA2EfE_wuBY/s1600/19gdvgz6g36upjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="d5b61a90e7014c585359f3daee7c1c68"> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"><span class="js_text-annotation-footnote text-annotation-footnote proxima" data-annotation-id="1527938250"></span></span></h2> <div data-textannotation-id="7463622ff895441f9a1cf20a03890da2"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz68MFfTLqgce9v5Bzy4_JwjKP4rsPImMfZiTNFNvslqrzNrZuNo-ZO3SgoSuS-9Wt3unbhPW2IPoPHijgwNo3s53nJkAGmHMetavaI6bWpbzveSmBEQ07WF0iOr_Pf2iNthmGJgnVMCXp/s1600/19gdvhgxqiasgjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="43e2ae8ff7f07541ba7c041bd9bf478f"> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></h2> <div data-textannotation-id="2b2ad8c9b0a94af178b7415c8aa0beac"> <br /></div> <div data-textannotation-id="2b2ad8c9b0a94af178b7415c8aa0beac"> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kv36owXKbkxkmv39IDIgMbjLygZQMESlPWLEAIgkpKFvd4_vjXfZ3omZZdXTzmBtL_2lEU6iNMegjifGluqvGD2XcX8ziloqdauZEGjSHTXfFAUBURJrqRy6RhUb8n0d2KzTvwvuY-MY/s1600/19gdvgt9d3z19jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="9abc33f3ae5e7ad6f45e2d7921b154d1"> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></h2> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_jXTC8ESY-UYwbGFvRxmJeQ3HJAjPITaYjipBJOkwRwotAf9E5-o4yFoIQdhQigE7YBL12HG5mcfM8M1LpyAUByhMv1oXUHWPCzYua3acdKeqAAlHsVJMjieJeRK_msWSzbaF-l8Isgr/s1600/19gdvgt9fgi1wjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <h2 data-textannotation-id="43e0f9773d87746f2ab20a7aa1bb0b76"> <span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxlS6ZVxxtLo092GIQovYf_pTZyRBKO61uGVSwoXSFRGYRxizlcOLTtAfcDvZaG5cUqLySwzskTERZJMgJOiK21D7fEsHXKeQ2ddtWvTlp2vg7ErEjTHhcTinCbR843dEhxT3EIsqEuQt/s1600/19ge0ys11a659jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRnfZX5EFOJExtp5_pfG3edvmglAUY-SxVFJb9v_ylWXDT7G-CddPB3riA6MCLMQgzBu6ZN08yQkqpxZtpplRW6EqAt8ODBYP-rQp4MMrBIKvMqD1W42mU90sU6N1FVQXc_HIXI3qrRT1/s1600/19gabbl340g9fjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> </div>

The Ten Most Impressive Abandoned Military Bases In The World

10.) Fort Ord, USA Fort Ord, California has some really cool stuff like this abandoned Olympic size swimming pool. Also rows and row...

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