https://www.bankersonline.com/topstory/165906?vgo_ee=%2B32jRtL5RD5Kz01IAQd9JIyRNDVB2%2B10rsISITMEnpE%3D

Other notable wonders of mankind's ingenuity that also took 26 years to complete

1. The great wall of China

2. The great pyramids in Egypt

3. The taj mahal


.....and people wonder why I am not a fan of government regulation. Yes, it is true that it does provide employment but I would much rather be employed doing something that truely benefits mankind.

Sorry Rock you are off a little, the great wall and the pyramids only took 20 years and the Taj was 21 years. LOL

By NY standards it was completed quickly.

One subway line was proposed in 1920 only to be completed in 2017 97 years
Water tunnel number 3 (supplying fresh water to NYC) was started in 1970 and has been expected to finish this year. 50 years.

it would have been finished sooner but Simon caused a lot of damage when attempting to blow it up while escaping from John McClane and Zeus Carter. If not for their efforts, it may have been demolished.

My bad