Extreme Engineering

Season 1 Episode 7: Building Hong Kong's Airport

9 SeasonsMay 14, 2003TV-G45m8.6

The Hong Kong international airport is the largest civil engineering project in history and the largest enclosed space in the world. It is also 16 miles out to sea and built on a platform that was constructed by leveling two small islands.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Tokyo's Sky City

1. Tokyo's Sky City

Aired: Apr 13, 2003

In Japan, plans are on the table to build Sky City, the tallest structure on ...

Episode 2 Subways in America

2. Subways in America

Aired: Apr 15, 2003

The world's great cities have always struggled to find a balance between the ...

Episode 3 Transatlantic Tunnel

3. Transatlantic Tunnel

Aired: Apr 16, 2003

Rail travel may yet go intercontinental. In prototypes of floating tunnels, 5...

Episode 4 City in a Pyramid

4. City in a Pyramid

Aired: Apr 23, 2003

Tokyo is one of the most crowded cities in the world. To relieve the stress o...

Episode 9 Boston's Big Dig

9. Boston's Big Dig

Aired: May 28, 2003

In a series of engineering firsts, two interstate highways are being rebuilt ...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: Discovery

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary

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