MegaStructures
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MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel
and Five in the United Kingdom, on France 5
in France and on 7mate
in Australia.
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction
, operation
, and staffing
of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
Generally containing interviews with designer
s and project manager
s, it presents the problems this involved the or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.
MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first (such as Dubai
's Palm Islands
). This type of project is known as a Megaproject
.
The series follows similar subjects as the History Channel's Modern Marvels
and Discovery Channel
's Extreme Engineering
; covering areas of architecture
, transport, construction
and manufacturing.
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
and Five in the United Kingdom, on France 5
France 5
France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...
in France and on 7mate
7mate
7mate is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010.The network stated that 7mate would contain sport and regular programs aimed primarily at a male audience, with programming drawn from a combination of new...
in Australia.
Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, operation
Operations management
Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and...
, and staffing
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.
Generally containing interviews with designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
s and project manager
Project manager
A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers can have the responsibility of the planning, execution, and closing of any project, typically relating to construction industry, architecture, computer networking, telecommunications or software...
s, it presents the problems this involved the or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.
MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first (such as Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
's Palm Islands
Palm Islands
The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed...
). This type of project is known as a Megaproject
Megaproject
A megaproject is an extremely large-scale investment project. Megaprojects are typically defined as costing more than US$1 billion and attracting a lot of public attention because of substantial impacts on communities, environment, and budgets. Megaprojects can also be defined as "initiatives that...
.
The series follows similar subjects as the History Channel's Modern Marvels
Modern Marvels
Modern Marvels is a documentary television series that premiered on January 1, 1995 on History. The program focuses on how technologies affect and are used in today's society....
and Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
's Extreme Engineering
Extreme Engineering
Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The program features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of April 2011, the show is airing its ninth season. Danny Forster first hosted the series in season 4 and has been...
; covering areas of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, transport, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
and manufacturing.
Season 1 (2004)
| # | Title | Subject | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | U.S.S. Ronald Reagan | Nimitz class Supercarrier Supercarrier Supercarrier is an unofficial descriptive term for the largest type of aircraft carrier, usually displacing over 70,000 long tons.Supercarrier is an unofficial descriptive term for the largest type of aircraft carrier, usually displacing over 70,000 long tons.Supercarrier is an unofficial... |
2004-09-15 |
| 02 | Autobahn | German Autobahnen German Autobahnen The German autobahns are the nationally coordinated motorway system in Germany. In German, they are officially called Bundesautobahn , which translates as federal expressways... |
2004-09-19 |
| 03 | Channel Tunnel Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep... |
Undersea Tunnel between Coquelles Coquelles Coquelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France.It is known informally as the town of the Channel Tunnel. The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in vieille Coquelles , part of the L'Européene autoroute and the Channel Tunnel terminal.The... , France and Folkestone Folkestone Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its... , United Kingdom |
2004-09-22 |
| 04 | Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) | Tallest building in Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... and the United States. |
2004-09-29 |
| 05 | Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an... |
Japanese Osaka Island Airport | 2004-10-13 |
| 06 | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | World's Longest Suspension Bridge in Japan | 2004-10-20 |
| 07 | The World's Most Powerful Dam (Itaipu Dam) | Dam on the Paraná River, border between Brazil and Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... |
2004-10-27 |
| 08 | Petronas Towers | Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia |
2004-11-10 |
| 09 | Inside a Super Casino Casino In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions... |
Borgata Borgata The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is a luxury hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by Marina District Development, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and a divesture trust established by MGM Resorts International... Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
2004-12-01 |
Season 2 (2005)
| # | Title | Subject | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, the structure links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to... |
Bridge in San Francisco, California | 2005-03-02 |
| 11 | Alcatraz | Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California | 2005-03-16 |
| 12 | Inside The Pentagon The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect... |
Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense in Arlington, Virginia | 2005-04-01 |
| 13 | World's Busiest Port | Port of Singapore Port of Singapore The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore's harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping... , Republic of Singapore |
2005-05-13 |
| 14 | Tau Tona, City of Gold | World's deepest mining Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock... operations in Carletonville, South Africa |
2005-05-21 |
| 15 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
Special Episode, Vegas, Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
2005-06-22 |
| 16 | Black Gold (Oil Mine) | Syncrude Syncrude Syncrude Canada Ltd. is the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada. It is located just outside Fort McMurray in the Athabasca Oil Sands, and has a nameplate capacity of of oil, equivalent to about 13% of Canada's consumption... and Shell Canada Shell Canada Shell Canada Limited is the subsidiary of Dutch-based Royal Dutch Shell and one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies. Exploration and production of oil, natural gas and sulphur is a major part of its business, as well as the marketing of gasoline and related products through the company's... in oil sands located in Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces... , Canada |
2005-07-20 |
| 17 | Diamond Diamond In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions... Diggers |
Ekati Diamond Mine Ekati Diamond Mine The EKATI Diamond Mine is Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine. It is located north-east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and about south of the Arctic circle, near Lac de Gras. EKATI is a joint venture between BHP Billiton Canada Inc... , Canada's first diamond mine, located near "Lac De Gras |
2005-07-27 |
| 18 | Sea Launch Sea Launch Sea Launch is a spacecraft launch service that uses a mobile sea platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on specialized Zenit 3SL rockets... |
Ocean Odyssey and Sea Launch Commander | 2005-08-03 |
| 19 | North Sea North Sea In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively... Wall |
Delta Works, Netherlands | 2005-08-17 |
| 20 | The World's Most Extreme Island (Impossible Islands) | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... 's artificial palm islands Palm Islands The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed... , United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
2005-09-13 |
| 21 | Indy Motor Speedway | Speedway in Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is... |
2005-09-13 |
| 22 | Port of Rotterdam Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by first Shanghai and then Singapore... (Super Port) |
The largest port in Europe, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2005-09-20 |
| 23 | Air Force Transport (Mega Plane) | C-5 Galaxy C-5 Galaxy The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many... |
2005-09-20 |
| 24 | North Branch Correctional Institution North Branch Correctional Institution North Branch Correctional Institution is a high-tech, maximum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in unincorporated Allegany County, Maryland, near Cumberland. The prison houses the most serious offenders within the State of Maryland... (Hi-Tech Prison) |
High Security Prison, Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... |
2005-09-27 |
| 25 | Airbus A380 Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it... (World's Biggest Airliner) |
Biggest Jumbo Jet | 2005-10-04 |
| 26 | 2005-10-11 | ||
| 27 | Ultimate Casino | Venetian Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada | 2005-10-18 |
| 28 | The Ultimate Roller coaster Roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885... |
Kingda Ka Kingda Ka Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. It is the world's tallest roller coaster, and was the world's fastest until Formula Rossa opened in November 2010. The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to in 3.5 seconds. At the end of... , Jackson Township, New Jersey |
2005-10-25 |
| 29 | Spy Fortress NORAD | North American Aerospace Defence Command, Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
2005-10-25 |
| 30 | Berlin Train Terminal (Berlin's Grand Central) | Berlin Hauptbahnhof Berlin Hauptbahnhof ' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily... |
2005-11-15 |
| 31 | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... 's Big Dig Big Dig The Central Artery/Tunnel Project , known unofficially as the Big Dig and as the Big Dug since completion, was a megaproject in Boston that rerouted the Central Artery , the chief highway through the heart of the city, into a 3.5-mile tunnel... |
Central Artery / Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... |
2005-11-22 |
| 32 | Ultimate Oil Rig Oil rig Oil rig may refer to* Drilling rig, an apparatus for on-land oil drilling* Oil platform, an apparatus for offshore oil drillingOIL RIG or OILRIG may refer to :... s |
Construction of new Oil Rigs | 2005-12-06 |
| 33 | Cosmodrome | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... |
2005-12-13 |
| 34 | World's Tallest Bridge (Millau Bridge) | Viaduct near Millau Millau Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:... , France |
2005-12-20 |
| 35 | Mega Ship Ship Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,... |
Orient Overseas Container Line Orient Overseas Container Line Orient Overseas Container Line is a Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company.OOCL is one of the world's largest shipping and logistics companies with more than 280 offices in 55 countries around the world, providing 78 services covering international trading markets with a... / OOCL Atlanta |
2005-12-27 |
Season 3 (2006)
| # | Title | Subject | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Berlin Wall Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin... |
Wall dividing Germany during the Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... |
2006-03-14 |
| 37 | Impossible Bridges: Greece | Rio–Antirrio bridge, Gulf of Corinth Gulf of Corinth The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece... , Greece |
2006-05-02 |
| 38 | Impossible Bridges: Denmark to Sweden | Oresund Bridge Oresund Bridge The Øresund or Öresund Bridge is a combined twin-track railway and dual carriageway bridge-tunnel across the Øresund strait.The bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. The Øresund Bridge also connects two major Metropolitan Areas: those of the... , Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... to Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
2006-04-18 |
| 39 | Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President... |
Colorado River Colorado River The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states... , border between Nevada and Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
2006-05-16 |
| 40 | Inside "NCIS" | Naval Criminal Investigative Service Naval Criminal Investigative Service The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the primary security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy... |
2006-05-30 |
| 41 | Garbage Mountain | Puente Hills Landfill Landfill A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment... , Whittier Whittier, California Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities... , California |
2006-08-01 |
| 42 | "Machines of War": Tanks | History and Evolution of Tanks | 2006-03-08 |
| 43 | Supertanker | Seri Amanah, a LNG carrier | 2006-08-31 |
| 44 | "Machines of War": Cruise Missile Cruise missile A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy... |
The History and Development of the Cruise Missile | 2006-03-10 |
| 45 | Science of Steel Steel Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten... |
The World's metal construction material of choice | 2006-03-11 |
| 46 | "Megafactories": Apache Helicopter AH-64 Apache The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. The Apache was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the... |
Boeing Boeing The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001... IDS plant in Mesa Mesa A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.... , Arizona |
2006-09-28 |
| 47 | "Machines of War": Guns Güns Güns or Guens may refer to:* Kőszeg, Hungary * Kőszeg Mountains, Hungary * Akiva Güns , birth name of Akiva Eger, a Hungarian-Polish rabbi- See also :* Guns * Gün, a surname... |
The History and Evolution of the Gun | 2006-03-13 |
| 48 | Panama Canal Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6... Unlocked |
Panama Canal Expansion Project, Central America Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent... |
2006-10-19 |
| 49 | Science of Brick Brick A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:... |
The World's oldest man-made building material | 2006-03-15 |
| 50 | Science of Concrete Concrete Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word... |
The World's most used building material | 2006-03-16 |
| 51 | "Megafactories": Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947... |
Ferrari S.p.A. factory in Maranello Maranello Maranello is a town and comune in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 16,841 as of 2009. It is best known as the home of Ferrari S.p.A. and the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One racing team... , Italy |
2006-12-07 |
Season 4 (2007-2008)
| # | Title | Subject | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | World's Tallest Hotel | Burj al-Arab Hotel | ? |
| 53 | Ice Hotel | Near Jukkasjärvi Jukkasjärvi Jukkasjärvi is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 519 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated at 321 meters elevation.... , Sweden |
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| 54 | World Island Wonder | Palm Islands Palm Islands The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed... , Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... , United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
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| 55 | Super Pipeline | Gas pipeline Langeled pipeline The Langeled pipeline is an underwater pipeline transporting Norwegian natural gas to the United Kingdom. Before the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline, it was the longest subsea pipeline in the world.-History:... from Norway to Great Britain |
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| 56 | Hawaii Superferry Hawaii Superferry The Hawaii Superferry was a Hawaii-based transportation company that provided passenger and vehicle transportation between Honolulu Harbor on the island of Oahu and Kahului Harbor on Maui... |
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| 57 | Sinking an Aircraft Carrier | Creating the world's largest artificial reef | 2008-05-29 |
| 58 | Bridge Breakdown | Demolition of the (1927) Carquinez Bridge Carquinez Bridge The Carquinez Bridge refers to parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait, forming part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California. The name originally referred to a single cantilever bridge built in 1927, helping to form a direct route between San Francisco and Sacramento. A... - San Francisco Bay Area |
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| 59 | 747 Destruction | Evergreen Air Center in Arizona, USA | 2008 |
| 60 | Beijing Water Cube | Beijing National Aquatics Center | 2008-05-13 |
| 61 | Shanghai Super Tower | Shanghai World Financial Centre | 2008-05-20 |
| 62 | China's Ultimate Port | Yangshan Port | 2008-05-27 |
| 63 | World's Biggest Casino | World's biggest casino sited in Macau, Southern China | ? |
| 64 | Icelandic Super Dam | The building of Europe's biggest dam | ? |
| 65 | Beijing Olympic Stadium | ? | |
| 66 | Atom Smasher | The Large Hadron Collider Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing the understanding of the deepest laws of nature.... |
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| 67 | Impossible Bridges: China | Lupu Lupu Bridge The Lupu Bridge , is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, connecting the city's Luwan and Pudong districts. It is the world's second longest arch bridge and steel arch bridge, after the Chaotianmen Bridge in Chongqing. The bridge, which cost 2.5 billion yuan , has a... , Runyang, and Sutong bridges |
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| 68 | Ultimate Sub (Super Sub) | USS Texas USS Texas (SSN-775) USS Texas is a Virginia-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the state of Texas.... (Virginia class submarine Virginia class submarine The Virginia class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions... ) |
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| 69 | Man Made Sun | ? | |
| 70 | SMART Tunnel | SMART Tunnel SMART Tunnel The "Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel" or "SMART Tunnel", is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a major national project in the country... in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| 71 | Future Trains | Maglev train Maglev train Maglev , is a system of transportation that uses magnetic levitation to suspend, guide and propel vehicles from magnets rather than using mechanical methods, such as friction-reliant wheels, axles and bearings... in Germany |
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| 72 | Building the World | The World (archipelago) The World (archipelago) The World or World Islands is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are one of several... , Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
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| 73 | Dubai's Dream Palace | Burj al-Arab Hotel | ? |
| 74 | Train Wreck | ? | |
| 75 | Building Green Beijing | ? |
Season 5 (2008-2009)
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| 76 | Dam Busters | ? | |
| 77 | Miami Super Stadium | Breaking Up Miami Super Stadium | ? |
| 78 | Grand Canyon Skywalk Grand Canyon Skywalk The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon... |
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| 79 | Soviet Doomsday Sub | ? | |
| 80 | Train Wreck | ? | |
| 81 | Electric Ocean | ? | |
| 82 | Ultimate Chopper | AgustaWestland EH101 | ? |
| 83 | Icebreaker | ? | |
| 84 | Super Sky Tram | ? | |
| 85 | UK Super Train | ? | |
| 86 | Skyscraper In The Round | ? |
Season 6 (2011)
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| 87 | Singapore's Vegas | Building the Marina Bay Sands resort and casino in Singapore | February 3, 2011 on 7mate 7mate 7mate is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010.The network stated that 7mate would contain sport and regular programs aimed primarily at a male audience, with programming drawn from a combination of new... |
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| 88 | World's Tallest TV Tower | Building the world's tallest TV tower, the Guangzhou Sightseeing and TV Tower | February 10, 2011 on 7mate 7mate 7mate is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010.The network stated that 7mate would contain sport and regular programs aimed primarily at a male audience, with programming drawn from a combination of new... |
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| 89 | South Pole Station | A science facility at the South Pole | 2007-11-06 |
| 90 | The World's Biggest Cruise Liner | The building of cruise liner Freedom of the Seas | ? |
| 91 | Future Bridge | Follow the record-breaking effort to rebuild the Minneapolis I-35W bridge in only 17 months, with a focus on its unique engineering | ? |
| 92 | Money Factory | U.S. Treasury | 2004 |
| 93 | Rockeaters of Iceland | Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in eastern Iceland designed to produce 4,600 GWh annually for Alcoa's Fjardaál aluminum smelter to the east in Reyðarfjörður. The project, named after nearby Mount Kárahnjúkur, involves damming the Jökulsá á Dal River and the Jökulsá... |
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| 94 | Deep Sea Drillers Drillship A drillship is a maritime vessel that has been fitted with drilling apparatus. It is most often used for exploratory offshore drilling of new oil or gas wells in deep water or for scientific drilling. The drillship can also be used as a platform to carry out well maintenance or completion work such... |
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| 95 | Deep Earth Drillers | The world's largest geothermal power complex | ? |
| 96 | World Trade Center Bahrain | World Trade Center (Manama) World Trade Center (Manama) The Bahrain World Trade Center is a high twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. The towers were built in 2008 by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins... |
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| 97 | Bridge of Mostar Mostar Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country... |
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| 98 | The World's Biggest Shredder | 2008 | |
| 99 | Queen Mary 2 | ? | |
| 100 | Skyscraper Skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper... (Ultimate Skyscraper) |
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, NYC | ? |
| 101 | Earthquake Glasshouse | Academy of Sciences, California, USA | ? |
| 102 | Time Bomb Tunnel | ? | |
| 103 | China's Smart Tower Pearl River Tower The Pearl River Tower is a clean technology skyscraper under construction at the junction of Jinsui Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill with Adrian D. Smith and Gordon Gill as... |
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| 104 | Inside Grand Central | 2005-12-18 | |
| 105 | Wave Energy | 2010-05-27 | |
| 106 | The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi | ? |
Megastructures: Built From Disaster (2009)
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Bridges" // Wednesday August 26 8-9pm on Five
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Ships" // Thursday September 3 8-9pm on Five
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Tunnels" // Thursday September 10 8-9pm on Five
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Stadiums" // Thursday September 24 8-9pm on Five
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Trains" // Thursday October 8 8-9pm on Five
- "Megastructures: Built From Disaster - Skyscrapers" // Thursday October 15 8-9pm on Five
Ancient Megastructures
- "Ancient Megastructures: Chartes" // Series 1
- "Ancient Megastructures: Colosseum" // Series 1
- "Ancient Megastructures: Pyramid" // Series 1
- "Ancient Megastructures: St Paul's Cathedral" // Series 2
- "Ancient Megastructures: Alhambra" // Series 2
- "Ancient Megastructures: Petra" // Series 2
- "Ancient Megastructures: Machu Picchu" // Series 2
- "Ancient Megastructures: Angkor Wat" // Series 2
- "Ancient Megastructures: Istanbul's Hagia Sophia" // Series 2
External links
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel Interactive - Megastructures
- MegaStructures at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- What is a megaproject?
- http://www.locatetv.com/tv/ultimate-factories/2105893/episode-guide
- http://www.twofourbroadcast.com/news-250809-megastructures.asp