HISTORY

OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SOME FAMOUS
ENGINEERING
STRUCTURES
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Image source: https://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/yangtze/three_gorges_dam/
Three Gorges Dam
Yichuan City, China
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Great Wall of China
Image source : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kheops-Pyramid.jpg#/media/File:Kheops-Pyramid.jpg
Pyramid of Khufu
Giza, Egypt
 Image source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burj_Khalifa.jpg
#/media/File:Burj_Khalifa.jpg
Burj Khalifa
Dubai, UAE
Civil Engineering Origins
In the 18th Century, the term
civil engineering was coined
as opposed to military
engineers
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source :http://www.thecivilengg.com/History.php
The first engineering school
The National School of
Bridges and Highways
1747, France
-source :http://www.thecivilengg.com/History.php
The first engineering society
The Institution of Civil
Engineers
1818, London
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source :http://www.thecivilengg.com/History.php