Ocean State Libraries

Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through, after many setbacks, its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.

Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.

Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used.

Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.

Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

The Statue of Liberty pays homage to what is best about America, but it was the idea of two Frenchmen who lived under the harsh rule of Emperor Napoleon III. Edouard Laboulaye and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi wanted to remind their countrymen that tyranny is not inevitable, that citizens have rights which no government can take from them. It took two decades of planning, fundraising, and building for their dreams to cross the ocean And now the statue...