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Building Giants

Season 2 2019
TV-PG

  • 2019-08-08T01:00:00Z on Science
  • 45m
  • 6h (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Reality
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 with astonishing detail.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2019-08-08T01:00:00Z

2x01 Arctic Ice Hotel

Season Premiere

2x01 Arctic Ice Hotel

  • 2019-08-08T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2019-08-15T01:00:00Z

2x02 Roller Coaster Mega Build

2x02 Roller Coaster Mega Build

  • 2019-08-15T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2019-08-22T01:00:00Z

2x03 World's Toughest Bridge

2x03 World's Toughest Bridge

  • 2019-08-22T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2019-08-29T01:00:00Z

2x04 Vegas High Roller

2x04 Vegas High Roller

  • 2019-08-29T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2019-09-05T01:00:00Z

2x05 World's Greatest Train

2x05 World's Greatest Train

  • 2019-09-05T01:00:00Z45m

Expert engineers use cutting-edge tech to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of Trains.

2019-09-12T01:00:00Z

2x06 Mega Mountain Tunnel

2x06 Mega Mountain Tunnel

  • 2019-09-12T01:00:00Z45m

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.

2019-09-19T01:00:00Z

2x07 World's Toughest Plane

2x07 World's Toughest Plane

  • 2019-09-19T01:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Finale

2019-09-26T01:00:00Z

2x08 NYC Mega Skyscraper

Season Finale

2x08 NYC Mega Skyscraper

  • 2019-09-26T01:00:00Z45m

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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