NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - 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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Arctic Ice Hotel
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2019
Engineers brave the cold and nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world. Using cutting-edge tech, they'll move 15,000 tons of snow and ice to construct this modern marvel in just six weeks.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Roller Coaster Mega Build
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2019
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 dive roller coaster in the world.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - World's Toughest Bridge
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2019
A team of expert engineers must complete a brand-new bridge in just three months, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods, this innovative megastructure has been build to brave the deadly winter weather of the Great North.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Vegas High Roller
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2019
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - World's Greatest Train
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2019
Expert engineers use cutting-edge tech to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of Trains.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Mega Mountain Tunnel
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2019
As engineers race to build a brand-new train tunnel beneath the Alps, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build the world's longest underground railroad in some of the most dangerous conditions on earth.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - World's Toughest Plane
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2019
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - NYC Mega Skyscraper
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/2019
New York's Central Park Tower is the second tallest building in the US, and as engineers and builders race to complete this 1,550-foot-tall mega build, they use cutting-edge science and engineering to battle high altitudes and brutal weather.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Super Skyscraper Chicago
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2019
In Chicago, engineers race against the clock to build a supertall skyscraper that will be one of the most luxurious towers in the world. They must battle fierce Arctic-like winds and extreme heights to add this new centerpiece to the famous skyline.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Rise of the Monster Bridge
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/2019
As expert engineers race against the clock to build the biggest bridge in Ireland, they use cutting-edge tech and innovative construction methods in a fight against unpredictable weather and deadly heights to complete the massive project on time.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - The Billion-Dollar Skyscraper
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2019
Expert engineers are racing to build a 2,000-foot-tall skyscraper that will be the third-tallest building in the world, but first, they must use cutting-edge tech and innovative construction to finish this record-breaking megastructure.
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#20 - World's Biggest Cargo Ship
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2019
A team of expert engineers must build the world's largest cargo ship in just 12 months, and to do so, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods in a race to complete the massive project on schedule.
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#21 - The Building That Floats
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2019
An innovative new building seems to defy physics and float in mid-air, and to build it, expert engineers use cutting-edge technology and the latest construction methods in a high-stakes race against the clock.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - City of Ice
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2020
Engineers race to build a city made of snow and ice in a record-breaking 15 days, and to accomplish this herculean task, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to turn 110,000 tons of ice into an extraordinary super city.
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#23 - L.A. Mega Rail
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/2020
An expert team of engineers are using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build Los Angeles's biggest engineering project ever: a series of brand-new subway lines in durable, earthquake-proof tunnels.
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#24 - Underground Mega Highway
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 5/20/2020
An expert team of engineers use hi-tech explosions and state-of-the-art drilling rigs to tear through solid granite and build an 11-mile underground tunnel, one of the longest in the world.
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#25 - Mega Ice Ship
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/27/2020
The world's best shipbuilders join forces to build a state-of-the-art ship that comes equipped with two submarines, and using cutting-edge engineering, it can brave the Arctic Ocean's worst winters and deadliest seas.
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The Worst Episodes of Building Giants
Every episode of Building Giants ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Building Giants!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Science
Worst Episodes Summary
"World's Greatest Stadium" is the worst rated episode of "Building Giants". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/2018. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monster Cruise Ship".