Super Structures of the World

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The Super Structures documentary specials celebrate the world's most spectacular engineering challenges and monumental construction projects. The series features the Eurotunnel, the International Space Station, the Panama Canal and many more fascinating structures around the world.

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Season 1

11 episodes

1. Grasberg Mine: Gold Mine in the CloudsAt 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.CC51minJan 10, 1998
2. Hibernia GBSThe Hibernia platform has three separate components: Topsides, Gravity Base Structure (GBS),Offshore Loading System (OLS). The completed platform was towed to the Hibernia oil field and positioned on the ocean floor in June of 1997 and began producing oil on November 17, 1997. The platform stands 224 meters high, which is half the height of New York's Empire State Building and 33 meters taller than the Calgary Tower.CC51minJan 10, 1998
3. International Space StationInternational 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.CC51minJan 10, 1998
4. Kansai International AirportThe Kansai International Airport is just that - and island built to provide the space for an airport - an engineering marvel. Forty-one aircraft can park at the immense terminal - the only man-made structure other than the Great Wall of China visible from space. The only problem is that this amazing airport is slowly sinking!CC51minJan 10, 1998
5. London UndergroundLondon 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!CC51minJan 10, 1998
6. Norad: Cheyenne MountainNORAD: 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.CC51minJan 10, 1998
7. Panama CanalDeep in the jungles of Central America, man has battled nature to build an engineering marvel. Its epic story continues to astonish us! Its dimensions defy imagination! It's price...thousands of lives. It's the crossroads of the world's economy. Many have gone to war over it.CC51minJan 10, 1998
8. SkyscrapersThese are the icons of success, symbols of power, ambition, and technological prowess. Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers and Chicago's Sears Tower are the focus in this fascinating survey of the history of this marvel of engineering.CC51minJan 10, 1998
9. The EurotunnelThe Eurotunnel paints a vivid and exciting portrait of human ingenuity and the unflagging nature of mankind's pioneering spirit. Join the 1,300 workers in their 6-year effort to complete an almost unimaginable technological feat - the 3.5-mile Euro tunnel.CC51minJan 10, 1998
10. SeawolfSeawolf provides a fascinating insider's look at one of the world's most remarkable structures. 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.CC51minJan 10, 1998
11. Snowy RiverThis edition features the Snowy River Dam in New South Wales, Australia.CC51minJan 10, 1998

Super Structures of the World

Documentary

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Creators and cast

Created by: Jeff Scheftel, Andrew Thomas
Studio: National Geographic

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Audio languages

English

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