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Building Giants
Building Giants
TV ShowReturning Series

Building Giants

7.7 / 10
2018
4 seasons
29 episodes
DocumentaryReality

This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.

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Where to Watch(AU)

Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Philo
Philo
Science Channel
Science Channel
Discovery +
Discovery +

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Cast

Julian Barratt

Seasons

  • World's Greatest Stadium

    1.World's Greatest Stadium

    04-01-201845m

    Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the world's most advanced stadium and features the most complex retractable roof ever built. As the team races to finish the $1.6 billion arena f...

  • Monster Cruise Ship

    2.Monster Cruise Ship

    11-01-201845m

    Expert engineers try to build one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the world. This goliath ship will carry over 5,000 passengers and pushes the boundaries of ship d...

  • Super Skyscraper NYC

    3.Super Skyscraper NYC

    18-01-201845m

    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 challe...

  • Arctic Mega Bridge

    4.Arctic Mega Bridge

    25-01-201845m

    Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.

  • World's Strongest Wall

    5.World's Strongest Wall

    01-02-201845m

    Venice's new storm wall is one of the strongest in the world, a 330-ton behemoth that protects the historic city from disastrous flooding.

  • Super Tunnel

    6.Super Tunnel

    08-02-201845m

    Engineers are building a ground-breaking new railway line in Copenhagen that features 22 miles of tunnels, 17 brand-new stations, and cutting-edge driverless trains.

  • World's Biggest Church

    7.World's Biggest Church

    15-02-201845m

    The world's tallest church has taken more than 140 years to build, and today, engineers are nearing completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, designed by maverick architect Antoni...

  • Ep 8

    8.World's Toughest Skyscraper

    23-02-201845m

    Engineers are breaking records as they build Beijing's tallest skyscraper, a 1500-foot-tall behemoth designed to withstand one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones.

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