Venture into the world of megalophobia with these jaw-dropping pictures that will send shivers down your spine. The r/Megalophobia subreddit curates a collection of pictures showcasing the most gigantic things our world has to offer. From humongous bridges to colossal skyscrapers, these pictures both terrify and astound, reminding us of the immense scale of some things and how petite we are in comparison.
If your heart races at the thought of large things and the fear they can invoke, these pictures will be a roller-coaster of emotions. Do you dare to face your fear of large things not once, but twice, with this intriguing lineup? Step in if you dare.
1. “The largest hotel in the world, with a staggering 10,000 rooms is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia.”
2. “Worlds without end”
3. “This building is entirely too big, and I wasn’t even all the way up. Zoom in for people.”
4. “the sheer size of the Pacific.”
5. “The Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10”
6. “The Hotel Grand Lisboa viewed from the streets of Macau. The Hotel Grand Lisboa viewed from the streets of Macau.”
7. “Too high.Too steep”
8. “Boat under the bridge”
9. “This picture was taken in the year 1919 in Seattle, Washington. Stacks of lumber drying at the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company’s mill in Ballard. The stacks of drying lumber were over 50 feet high. In this photo, a workman stands partway up one of the tall stacks of drying.”
10. “It is Never too Early or Too Late to Hug a Tree. Photo by Anastasia Tveretinov.”
11. “The Cheese Bender waits for a challenger in his infinite corridor of parmigiano reggiano”
12. “Crochet cat.”
13. “Oil rig platform being towed into the sea. The platform itself is dwarfing the luxurious hotel on the left”
14. “Giant propellers of the cruise ship ‘Symphony of the Seas'”
15. “Just moved to a new state, these water towers are everywhere”
16. “Tallest statue in Africa”
17. “I was in St. Peters Basilica this afternoon, people for scale.”
18. “This saltwater crocodile”
19. “Mt. Fuji view from a nearby town.”
20. “This is how big anchor chains are. it makes sense but dang”
21. “Comet compared to Los Angeles.”
22. “It is the tallest statue of Nyoirin Kannon in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.”
23. “Damn, that’s big.”
24. “Whale spine”
25. “Redwood trees”
26. “It was foggy in my town the other day and I captured this terrifying scene”
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