Episode guide
MegaStructures: Season 1
10 episodes · premiered Jan 1, 2004
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- Episode 1: Super Carrier: USS Ronald Reagan Jan 1, 2004 · 47m The USS Ronald Reagan is a 4.5 billion dollars Nimitz-class supercarrier. Powered by 2 nuclear reactors, the 1100ft. long vessel is equipped with all the necessary facilities to house 6000…
- Episode 2: Autobahn Sep 19, 2004 · 1h What began as a racing track, and thanks to Adolf Hitler’s World War II propaganda efforts, the track grew into a sophisticated high-speed road system, linking to almost all the major…
- Episode 3: Channel Tunnel Sep 22, 2004 · 1h The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel is one of the world’s longest underground rail tunnels, and links England with France. Consisting of two rail tunnels and a small service tunnel…
- Episode 4: Sears Tower Sep 29, 2004 · 47m For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building. Completed in 1973, the 110 stories high building is almost half a kilometer tall. And it still holds the…
- Episode 5: Kansai International Airport Oct 13, 2004 · 47m Located 5 km off the coast of Osaka, Japan, is the Kansai International Airport. The airport is built entirely on a man-made island, 4 km long and 1 km wide. The only link between the…
- Episode 6: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Oct 20, 2004 · 47m In 1955, two ferries sank along the Akashi Strait, Japan, killing 168 children. It led to a 30 year research on designing a bridge that would link the Awaji Island to Kobe; the bridge…
- Episode 7: Itaipú Dam Oct 27, 2004 · 47m In the Paraná River of South America, lies the Itaipú Dam. Costing 20 billion dollars, the Itaipú Dam is the world's largest and most powerful hydroelectric power plant. It is a…
- Episode 8: Petronas Towers Nov 10, 2004 · 47m Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world on the date of its completion. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the design of the 88 storey, 450m tall twin…
- Episode 9: Inside a Super Casino Dec 1, 2004 · 47m Megastructures gets an inside look into the 13-year design and construction of Atlantic City's towering new casino, the Borgata.
- Episode 10: Money Factory Dec 31, 2004 · 1h