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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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Season 1

8.8/1011 votes
Monster Cruise Ship
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2018
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 design and construction.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.8/1016 votes
Arctic Mega Bridge
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2018
Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.6/1013 votes
World's Biggest Church
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2018
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 Gaudi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1016 votes
Super Skyscraper NYC
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2018
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1014 votes
Super Tunnel
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2018
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1012 votes
World's Greatest Stadium
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2018
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 for the NFL season, it faces deadly winds and unique engineering challenges.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.3/1013 votes
World's Strongest Wall
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2018
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
World's Toughest Skyscraper
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2018
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown