Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

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45m
Apr 24, 2019

The rise of the skyscraper coincided with the rise of America as a global superpower, and experts reveal how expert engineering and cutting-edge technology helped power humankind's race to conquer the sky.

Episode 2: New York's Greatest

45m
May 1, 2019

The world's most iconic buildings were built in the heydey of the American century, and as New York became the capital for these innovative new skyscrapers, experts used cutting-edge tech to push engineering to new heights.

Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

45m
May 8, 2019

The World Trade Center and Sears Tower were record-setting skyscrapers made possible by cutting-edge engineering innovations, but just as these American icons set new standards in construction, dark and insidious forces were poised to undo it all.

Episode 4: The New Colossus

45m
May 15, 2019

The rise of colossal towers across the planet coincided with the surge of cutting-edge design, but just as these monoliths began breaking world records, new threats were on the horizon.

Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

45m
May 22, 2019

Today's greatest skyscrapers use cutting-edge tech to build sky-high micro-cities within their walls, and these innovative mega-builds are becoming the new engineering icons in Chicago, Dubai, Beijing, and other twenty-first century metropolises.

Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

45m
May 29, 2019

Dubai's Burj Khalifa is over 2,700 feet high and the tallest building in the world, and as engineers race to top this record-setting height with cutting-edge tech, a new 3,200-foot-tall building in Saudi Arabia is poised to take the crown.

Episodes

Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

Episode 2: New York's Greatest

Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

Episode 4: The New Colossus

Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

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Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

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Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

Episode 4: The New Colossus

Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

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E1 Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

E2 Episode 2: New York's Greatest

E3 Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

E4 Episode 4: The New Colossus

E5 Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

E6 Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

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E1 Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

E2 Episode 2: New York's Greatest

E3 Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

E4 Episode 4: The New Colossus

E5 Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

E6 Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

Episode 2: New York's Greatest

Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

Episode 4: The New Colossus

Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings

Episode 1: American-Made Marvels

Episode 2: New York's Greatest

Episode 3: Rise of the American Titans

Episode 4: The New Colossus

Episode 5: Cities in the Sky

Episode 6: World's Tallest Buildings