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Building Giants

Building Giants

They tower over urban landscapes, spread across city blocks and span mountainous regions, each a modern marvel of technological innovation. But how are the world's most remarkable superstructures built? This series showcases key aspects, with footage filmed during construction along with CGI to reveal building processes with astonishing detail. Take, for example, the 71,000 seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The $1.4 billion stadium is hailed as an architectural wonder because of its eight-petal retractable roof. Other episodes include a look at a cruise ship that holds more than 7,000 passengers and crew members; a flood barrier in Venice designed to prevent the ancient city from sinking into the ocean; an ambitious circular subway system running directly underneath Copenhagen, Denmark; and the world's longest suspension bridge ever built in the Arctic Circle.
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Season 28 of 8 Episodes

  • Engineers brave the freezing cold and endless nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world, and using cutting-edge tech, they'll move 15,000 tons of snow and ice to construct this modern marvel in just six weeks.

  • When an elite team of engineers race to build a record-breaking roller coaster in just 16 months, they use brand-new technology and the latest construction methods to turn 1,500 tons of steel into the fastest and tallest dive roller coaster.

  • A team of expert engineers must complete a new bridge in just three months using cutting-edge technology and the latest construction methods.

  • The Las Vegas High Roller is the world's tallest Ferris wheel, and expert engineers use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build this 550-foot marvel, one of the great wonders of Sin City.

  • One of the world's fastest trains races between Milan and Rome at nearly 200 miles per hour; expert engineers use cutting-edge technology and the latest methods to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of trains.

  • Engineers use cutting-edge technology and the latest construction methods to build the world's longest underground railroad.

  • The Antonov 124 is one of the biggest airplanes in the world, and as its cutting-edge engineering and immense size help it carry impossibly heavy cargo, the plane's crew races the clock to make critical international deliveries on schedule.

  • Engineers and builders battle high altitudes and brutal weather to complete New York's Central Park Tower which is the second-tallest building in the U.S.

Record to Watch Later

4 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Super Skyscraper NYC
    Rise of the Mega Stadium
    Super Airport

  • Engineers are breaking records as they build Beijing's tallest skyscraper, a 1,500-foot-tall behemoth designed to withstand one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones.
    Upcoming
  • Super Skyscraper NYC

    Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City; this impossibly tall and thin tower must be built with a strange diagonal framework, posing unique challenges for some of the world's best builders.
    Upcoming
  • Rise of the Mega Stadium

    The most cutting-edge venue in the world, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, hosts the greatest athletes in the world, and engineers show how this state-of-the-art arena was designed and constructed.
    Upcoming
  • Super Airport

    In Germany, engineers battle groundwater, tight spaces and complex logistics to build Frankfurt Airport's Terminal Three, a mega hub designed to handle 19 million passengers a year.
    Upcoming
Building Giants

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They tower over urban landscapes, spread across city blocks and span mountainous regions, each a modern marvel of technological innovation. But how are the world's most remarkable superstructures built? This series showcases key aspects, with footage filmed during construction along with CGI to reveal building processes with astonishing detail. Take, for example, the 71,000 seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The $1.4 billion stadium is hailed as an architectural wonder because of its eight-petal retractable roof. Other episodes include a look at a cruise ship that holds more than 7,000 passengers and crew members; a flood barrier in Venice designed to prevent the ancient city from sinking into the ocean; an ambitious circular subway system running directly underneath Copenhagen, Denmark; and the world's longest suspension bridge ever built in the Arctic Circle.

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Julian Barratt, Erleen Hatfield, Avrey Martin

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