Megastructures

Season 3 (13 Episodes)

9 Seasons2006TV-PG47m7.3

This documentary series focuses on extreme construction projects -- be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world -- and the machines used to create extraordinary structures.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Berlin Wall

1. Berlin Wall

Aired: Mar 14, 2006

A history of the Berlin Wall, the “wall of shame” that divided East and West ...

Episode 4 Hoover Dam

4. Hoover Dam

Aired: May 16, 2006

Worlds Largest dam at time of completion.

Episode 6 Garbage Mountain

6. Garbage Mountain

Aired: Aug 1, 2006

Mammoth machines. Trash piled twenty stories high. Man and technology in a ba...

Episode 7 Machines of War-Tanks

7. Machines of War-Tanks

Aired: Aug 1, 2006

10,000 tons of crystal clear ice and 30,000 tons of pure snow are needed to b...

Episode 10 Science of Steel

10. Science of Steel

Aired: Sep 21, 2006

Track the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile from launch to target and disco...

Episode 12 Machine Guns

12. Machine Guns

Aired: Oct 12, 2006

It's man made and one of the strongest materials on earth. Explore the scienc...

Episode 14 Science of Brick

14. Science of Brick

Aired: Nov 2, 2006

Brick: They are an essential building block of civilization. They are one of ...

Episode 15 Science of Concrete

15. Science of Concrete

Aired: Nov 14, 2006

Concrete: It is the most widely used building material on earth. It was a bui...

Info about Megastructures

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary