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Heh imagine finally finishing work that your father had started before you're born.
by mcmoor 3y ago
Heh imagine finally finishing work that your father had started before you're born.
- trothamel 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Water_Tunnel_No._3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Water_Tunnel_No.... was under construction from 1970. I believe it's had 3 generations working on it.
- therealdrag0 3y agoThis is how castles and cathedrals often were. But ofc after seeing public works built quickly and efficiently it’s a tragedy when they’re not.
- jansan 3y agoOne example is St. Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora (Czech Republic). Construction began in 1305, and it was finished in 1905: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Barbara%27s_Church,_Kutn%C3%A1_Hora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Barbara%27s_Church,_Kutn%C...
- Enk1du 3y agoThat makes Gaudí's Sagrada Família look timely in comparison. Started in 1882, the final, final completion date was set back to 2040 due to the pandemic (Covid was mentioned. I imagine 1919 may have also contributed) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
- jeffbee 3y agoThere must have been engineers who worked their entire careers on GE's "next gen" reactor or whatever they call it, and retired without seeing one built.