Some of the World's Oldest Surviving Wooden Buildings
late 7th to early 8th century
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Immersive view| No. | Thumbnail | Record | Value | Holder | Year | Category | Open |
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| #00210 | | Some of the World's Oldest Surviving Wooden Buildings Verified | late 7th to early 8th century | Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | — | Architecture | |
| #00283 |  | World's Most Populous City Verified | 41.914 million people | Jakarta | 2025 | Human Society | |
| #00282 | | Country Hosting the Largest International Migrant Stock Verified | about 52.375 million people | United States | 2024 | Human Society | |
| #00218 |  | World's tallest concrete arch dam Verified | 305 m | Jinping I Dam | — | Architecture | |
| #00228 |  | World's Tallest Observation Wheel Verified | 250 m | Ain Dubai | 2021 | Architecture | |
| #00170 |  | Asia's Longest Railway Ferry Route Evidence-backed | about 185 km | China Railway Bohai Ferry Co., Ltd. | 2023 | Transport | |
| #00196 |  | World's Tallest Indoor Waterfall Verified | 40 metres | Jewel Rain Vortex | 2019 | Architecture | |
| #00198 |  | World's Longest Land and Subsea HVDC Interconnector Verified | about 765 km | Viking Link | 2023 | Technology | |
| #00204 |  | Oldest Artificial Satellite Still in Earth Orbit Verified | 1958-03-17 date | Vanguard 1 | 1958 | Space | |
| #00205 | | Space Telescope with the Largest Primary Mirror Verified | about 6.5 metres | James Webb Space Telescope | 2021 | Space |
World's Most Populous City
41.914 million people
Country Hosting the Largest International Migrant Stock
about 52.375 million people
Asia's Longest Railway Ferry Route
about 185 km
World's Tallest Indoor Waterfall
40 metres
Oldest Artificial Satellite Still in Earth Orbit
1958-03-17 date
Space Telescope with the Largest Primary Mirror
about 6.5 metres