Modern Marvels S5E7 — Great Towers in the Sky

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Modern Marvels•Season 5•Episode 7

Great Towers in the Sky

7.8/10 · 19 votesSep 28, 199744 min

Ranked #11 of 17 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

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Viewer discretion is advised for those with vertigo! Featuring rare construction footage and interviews with steely-nerved iron workers who risked death to build them, we climb to the top of the world's tallest, most innovative, and most thrilling structures, including Seattle's Space Needle, Toronto's CN

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Seasons23

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Season 5 Episodes19

Polio Vaccine

E2 7.6

The Motion Picture

E3 8.2

Satellites.

E4 7.7

Radio: Out Of Thin Air

E5 8.0

The Electric Light

E6 7.7

The Phonograph

E7 7.8Now viewing

Great Towers in the Sky

E8 8.1

Household Wonders.

E9 8.4

Radar

E10 7.9

Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.

E11 8.5

The Stock Exchange

E12 8.0

NORAD: The War Game Fortress

E13 7.8

Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains

E14 8.1

International Airports

E15 7.7

Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss

E16 7.5

The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

E17 8.1

American Steel: Built to Last.

E18

Battlefield Engineering.

E19 8.1

Statue of Liberty.

Cast1

Lloyd Sherr

Self - Narrator

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Episode Summary

"Great Towers in the Sky" is episode 7 of Modern Marvels season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 19 votes, ranking #11 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on September 28, 1997.

Next: E8 · Household Wonders.Best of Season 5