Ancient Civil Engineering
This ancient Chinese structure stretches over 20,000 km and served as a defense against invasions from the north.
What is the Great Wall of China?
He is recognized as the “Father of Civil Engineering.”
Who is John Smeaton?
This fortress was built by the Spaniards shortly after the founding of Manila in 1571.
What is Fort Santiago?
The Department of War and Public Works was created under this revolutionary leader’s government.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
In 1973, the merger of PSCE and PACE formed this unified organization for civil engineers.
What is the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)?
This ancient structure in Egypt held the record as the tallest man-made structure for 3,800 years.
Where is the The Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu)?
This British engineer, once a stonemason, became the country’s leading road builder.
Who is Thomas Telford?
Completed in 1607, this church in Intramuros is the oldest stone church in the Philippines.
What is San Agustin Church?
This organization of civil engineers was founded in 1937 with Engr. Enrique Sto. Tomas Cortes as its first president.
What is the Philippine Association of Civil Engineers (PACE)?
Signed in 1977, this decree is known as the National Building Code of the Philippines.
What is Presidential Decree No. 1096?
This temple in Athens, built between 447–438 BC, is dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Where is the Parthenon?
The first engineering school, founded in 1747 in France, was known by this name.
What is École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées?
Built in 1852, this was the first suspension bridge in Southeast Asia.
What is Puente Colgante?
Constructed in 1940, Highway 54 is now known by this name.
What is Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA)?
Completed in 1982, this massive dam in Isabela is one of Asia’s largest sources of irrigation and power.
What is the Magat Dam?
He is known as the first documented engineer and builder of the Step Pyramid.
Who is Imhotep?
Founded in 1771, this is the world’s oldest engineering society.
What is the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers?
Constructed in 1846, this was the first masonry-built lighthouse in the Philippines.
What is the Pasig River Lighthouse?
Completed in 1956, this Benguet dam was once the highest and largest in the Far East.
What is the Ambuklao Dam?
In 1997, this government water agency was privatized and split into Maynilad and Manila Water.
What is the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)?
The first Egyptian pyramid built for King Djoser was located in this necropolis.
What is the Saqqara?
Civil Engineering was formally recognized as a profession in 1828 when this institution received a Royal Charter.
What is the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)?
This all-steel church’s design was influenced by Gustave Eiffel and imported from Belgium.
What is San Sebastian Church?
This 1950 law officially recognized the practice of civil engineering in the Philippines.
What is Republic Act No. 544 (The Civil Engineering Law)?
Enacted in 2003, this law modernized and standardized government procurement processes.
What is Republic Act No. 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act)?