20 Infrastructural Gems Created By Actual Geniuses

Infrastructure is the physical system that supports a country, or city. For instance an above ground train station to save room for cars is a smart infrastructural move. At the same time, a building that is capable of housing people even in the freezing temperatures of Antarctica is also genius. Sometimes it’s hard to appreciate how easy life has become due to infrastructural inventions, and we’re here to show you how important they are. Here are 20 Infrastructural masterpieces you need to see.

1. This research station in Antarctica looks like it’s straight out of a Star Wars movie.

2. An elevated railway in Germany provides loads of driving room for cars.

3. Three underground metro lines that cross each other in Paris.

4. Solar panels are installed over canals to prevent evaporation, this keeps the solar panels cool.

5. The big dig project left Boston looking much prettier.

6. Did you know this is what an oil rig looks like before it goes into the water.

7. Hey, at least the wildlife isn’t affected by this railway bridge.

8. The Tokyo subway network from above.

9. Storm water management in California, the idea is to slow the movement of the water.

10. Temporary road to avoid a landslide in Japan.

11. Dedicated bus lanes in the middle of the Autobahn, Germany.

12. India constructed an elevated highway to allow animals to pass underneath it.

13. Ecoducts, railways, roads, and walkways in the Netherlands.

14. A tram with a trailer for bikes, genius.

15. This trail in Taiwan is straight out of a fairy tale.

16. A bridge, that covers a canal, that covers a railway, amazing.

17. This crab overpass on Christmas Island prevents crabs from getting run over.

18. Oh no, this isn’t a town, it’s a single chemical plant.

19. It isn’t the most beautiful place to live, but at least these flats are affordable.

20. Imagine being on the team building this railway, fighting off crocodiles.