Superstructures of the World

Épisode 1 - 747

9 juillet 1998

Épisode 2 - Grassburg Mine

At 14,000 feet, in the remote jungles of New Guinea is the largest gold and copper deposit in the world. Getting to that deposit and building a profitable mine was one of the biggest engineering challenges ever.

Épisode 3 - International Space Station

International Space Station is one of the largest projects ever conceived and will take 45 space missions to provide the materials necessary to build the station.

Épisode 4 - The Kansai International Airport

The Kansai International Airport is just that - an island built to provide the space for an airport - an engineering marvel.

Épisode 5 - London Underground

London Underground, a system of rail lines, is still growing through the present day with the latest line expected to carry an incredible 30,000 people per hour in each direction!

Épisode 6 - NORAD: Cheyenne Mountain

NORAD: Cheyenne Mountain is an incredible 4.5 acre compound center that monitors the skies for unidentified aircraft, missile launches, space objects and even falling space debris.

Épisode 7 - Panama Canal

Deep in the jungles of Central America, man has battled nature to build an engineering marvel. Its epic story continues to astonish us.

Épisode 8 - Skyscrapers

Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers and Chicago's Sears Tower are the focus in this fascinating history of these marvels of engineering.

Épisode 9 - Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel paints a vivid and exciting portrait of human ingenuity and the unflagging nature of mankind's pioneering spirit.

Épisode 10 - Seawolf

Called "the most complex military machine of the 20th Century," the $2.3 billion Seawolf submarine is a prototype for the U.S. Navy's undersea future.

Épisode 11 - Snowy River

This edition features the Snowy River Dam in New South Wales, Australia.

Épisode 12 - Largest Buildings (Boeing Seattle Plant)

Épisode 13 - Worlds Largest Shipyard

Épisode 14 - Anatov 225

Épisode 15 - The Pentagon