From the tallest to the longest and from the busiest to the largest, this book looks at fantastic record-breaking buildings from all over the planet and beyond! It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show you how these structures have raised the bar in the construction industry.

See which buildings have held the record for being the world's tallest over the last 100 years!

Find out just how big a space station can be, and what's inside!

Discover how fast the world's quickest roller coaster can travel!

Learn about the staggering size of the world's biggest palaces!

Read how ancient people built some of the greatest monuments on the planet!

This book features in the following series: Infographic Top 10, Infographic-Top Ten .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jon Richards is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children. Ed Simkins is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer of children's books. His work focuses on data visualisation such as infographics and innovative data maps.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Taller and taller
• 2: Spend, spend, spend
• 3: A room for the night
• 4: On display
• 5: Fun and games
• 6: Buildings for animals
• 7: Fit for a king
• 8: On guard!
• 9: On the move
• 10: Bridging the gap
• 11: Drilling for oil
• 12: Water power
• 13: Building in space