Something like the pyramids, or colosseum

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    Hoover Dam is also expected to last a long time. The forces on the structure are mainly compression and it isn’t a seismically active area. The big question is whether the electricity generating turbines would fail open or shut.

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      What about servicing those turbines so they don’t fail at all? “This dam powers our city since 4000 years.” Sounds nice and Star Trek-ish doesn’t it?

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      For sure, but Rushmore and the Pyramids have basically no time limit. The Pyramids might get buried by the sands though.