Episode guide
MegaStructures: Season 2
28 episodes · premiered Mar 2, 2005
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- Episode 1: Golden Gate Bridge Mar 2, 2005 · 1h Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Episode 2: Alcatraz Mar 16, 2005 · 1h In 1906, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 rocked San Francisco. An earthquake of similar or greater proportions is expected to occur in San Francisco again, and soon. The episode takes a…
- Episode 3: Inside The Pentagon Apr 1, 2005 · 1h The worst of the worst were sent here—men like Al "Scarface" Capone, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, "The Birdman" Robert Stroud. For 29 years, Alcatraz was a ferocious battle between America's…
- Episode 4: World's Busiest Port May 13, 2005 · 1h Cameras are taken inside the Pentagon for a rare look at the usual going ons in the Pentagon, and a look at how the important meetings might be conducted. High ranking military officials…
- Episode 5: Tau Tona - City Of Gold May 21, 2005 · 1h Megastructure takes viewers on an inside look at how the Port of Singapore is able to move a third of the world's trade through the use of shipping and high-tech mega-systems.
- Episode 6: Las Vegas Jun 22, 2005 · 1h Located near Johannesburg, South Africa, the Tau Tona is a gold mine. The Tau Tona is the main economic life blood of Johannesburg, supplying half the world’s gold needs. It is the deepest…
- Episode 7: Black Gold (Oil Mine) Jul 20, 2005 · 1h .
- Episode 8: Ekati Diamond Mine (Diamond Diggers) Jul 27, 2005 · 1h Located in Alberta, Canada is the world’s largest known single deposit of oil worth trillions of dollars. However, the oil is trapped in a complex mixture of sand, water and clay, and the…
- Episode 9: Sea Launch Aug 3, 2005 · 1h Located near Lac De Gras, Canada’s Northwest Territories, lies Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekati Diamond Mine. The episode examines 3 mega machines utilized in the extraction and…
- Episode 10: North Sea Wall Aug 17, 2005 · 1h A historic and present look at Holland's efforts to hold on to their precious land from floods as a result of rising sea levels and climate changes. After a storm in 1916, the Dutch began…
- Episode 11: The World's Most Extreme Island (Impossible Islands) Sep 13, 2005 · 1h Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm-Jumeira Island from it's design to it's method of construction, the documentary also…
- Episode 12: Indy Motor Speedway Sep 13, 2005 · 1h How engineers created the USS Virginia and commissioned the first of a new class of nuclear submarine in the 1970s, hailed during its lifetime as the world's deadliest vessel
- Episode 13: Port of Rotterdam (Super Port) Sep 20, 2005 · 1h Spanning 559 acres and host to over 250,000 permanent seats, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest seated sporting arena in the world. The Speedway opened its gates in 1909 during…
- Episode 14: Mega Plane (Air Force Transport) Sep 20, 2005 · 1h Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm-Jumeira Island from it's design to it's method of construction, the documentary also…
- Episode 15: North Branch Correctional Institution Sep 27, 2005 · 1h The North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) will house 2,000 violent criminals. Its security measures are much more than technological marvels they are the features that will protect…
- Episode 16: World's Biggest Airliner (Airbus A380) Oct 4, 2005 · 1h The episode profiles the C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest aircrafts in the world, and the operations of the crew of the mega-plane. The episode includes a look at how the C-5 Galaxy…
- Episode 17: USS Virginia Oct 11, 2005 · 1h It is the largest passenger plane ever built and it is a 12 billion dollar investment. The episode documents the history of the Airbus A380, from its design concept, its interior features…
- Episode 18: Ultimate Casino Oct 18, 2005 · 1h The Venetian in Las Vegas is the ultimate casino. Dreamed up and owned by Sheldon Adelson, the Venetian replicates the beautiful Venice in Italy. Megastructures looks at how this Las Vegas…
- Episode 19: Ultimate Roller Coaster Oct 25, 2005 · 1h The episode follows the construction process of the 25 million dollar Kingda Ka Roller Coaster being built by Six Flags. Constructed under secrecy, the 139m tall roller coaster will be the…
- Episode 20: Norad (Spy Fortress) Nov 8, 2005 · 1h Examining construction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in the Colorado mountains. Including the technical challenges it presented.
- Episode 21: Berlin's Grand Central (Berlin Train Terminal) Nov 15, 2005 · 1h Berlin’s new train terminal is designed to be constructed almost entirely out of glass and is being rushed to completion before the World Cup 2006, when millions of soccer fans will be…
- Episode 22: Boston's Big Dig Nov 22, 2005 · 1h 'National Geographic Channel MegaStructures' takes a look at the construction history of Boston Big Dig project. Costing almost 15 billion dollars and taking almost 20 yrs to complete, the…
- Episode 23: Ultimate Oil Rigs Dec 6, 2005 · 1h The dwindling energy supplies have forced oil companies to set up their oil rigs in some of the harshest environments on the globe. Ultimate Oil Rigs introduces viewers to the Noble Piet…
- Episode 24: Baikonur Cosmodrome Dec 13, 2005 · 1h Explore the Baikonur Cosmodrome, crown jewel of Russia's space program. Trace the glorious history of this megacomplex from the landmark launches of Sputnik and the first cosmonauts to its…
- Episode 25: Inside Grand Central Dec 8, 2005 · 1h Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter and intercity railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown…
- Episode 26: World's Tallest Bridge (Millau Bridge) Dec 20, 2005 · 1h It is the world’s tallest bridge, at 343 m tall at its highest pillar, the Millau Viaduct in Southern France is almost a third taller than any other bridge in the world. A freeway in the…
- Episode 27: Mega Ship Dec 27, 2005 · 1h The episodes documents the 134,000 ton Mega Ship's voyage through the pirate infested waters of the Singapore and Malacca Straits carrying millions of dollars of precious cargo. From the…
- Episode 28: Deep Sea Drillers Dec 31, 2005 · 1h