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8 episodes

Building Giants - Season 1

First aired Jan 4, 2018Season 1

Browse all 8 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

World's Greatest Stadium

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Jan 4, 201845 min

Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the world's most advanced stadium and features the most complex retractable roof ever built. As the team races to finish the $1.6 billion arena for the NFL season, it faces deadly winds and unique engineering challenges.

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Episode 2

Monster Cruise Ship

NR
Jan 11, 201845 min

Expert engineers try to build one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the world. This goliath ship will carry over 5,000 passengers and pushes the boundaries of ship design and construction.

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Episode 3

Super Skyscraper NYC

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Jan 18, 201845 min

Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City. This impossibly tall and thin tower must be built with a strange diagonal framework, posing unique challenges for some of the world's best builders.

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Episode 4

Arctic Mega Bridge

NR
Jan 25, 201845 min

Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.

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Episode 5

World's Strongest Wall

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Feb 1, 201845 min

Venice's new storm wall is one of the strongest in the world, a 330-ton behemoth that protects the historic city from disastrous flooding.

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Episode 6

Super Tunnel

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Feb 8, 201845 min

Engineers are building a ground-breaking new railway line in Copenhagen that features 22 miles of tunnels, 17 brand-new stations, and cutting-edge driverless trains.

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Episode 7

World's Biggest Church

NR
Feb 15, 201845 min

The world's tallest church has taken more than 140 years to build, and today, engineers are nearing completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, designed by maverick architect Antoni Gaudi.

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Episode 8

World's Toughest Skyscraper

NR
Feb 23, 201845 min

Engineers are breaking records as they build Beijing's tallest skyscraper, a 1500-foot-tall behemoth designed to withstand one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones.