With its vibrant diversity of attractions and facilities and the ground-breaking design that creates...

NGC steps into the world of garbage in California's Puente Hills landfill, America's biggest landfil...

Dubai is on a mission: to become to top tourist destination on the planet. This Emirate has almost t...

We look at one of the gas industry’s riskiest projects ever undertaken. By 2008, Britain will be con...

A team of workers in Alabama is creating the largest aluminium vessel of its kind for the waves of H...

Take an eye-popping look at the greatest structures and machines ever created as we focus on some of...

In 2002, Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on earth, th...

World's Largest Casino follows the construction of the world's biggest casino and its second biggest...

For years, when a jumbo jet reached the end of its 30-year lifespan, it'd end up in a scrap yard, or...

One hundred billion dollars in bullion. Monster money-making machines, impenetrable subterranean vau...

The Piacenza bridge, 40 miles south of Milan. This steel and concrete bridge3 has connected the citi...

Go inside the construction of China's three ultimate bridges: the Lupu, the world's longest arch bri...

It is one of the most ambitious construction projects of modern times: building the world’s deepest...

The world of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), an evolving technology to harness the sun's rays on a m...

In the intense glare of the Texas sun, a team of demolition experts attempt to cut down and recycle...

Go inside the construction of China's three ultimate bridges: the Lupu, the world's longest arch bri...

Behind the scenes of geothermal power complexes in California and Iceland, and a look at how scienti...

National Geographic Megastructures: Mega Breakdown - Yankee Stadium: Home to the New York Yankees fo...

Behind the scenes of geothermal power complexes in California and Iceland, and a look at how scienti...

Central to Dubai’s reputation as a leisure capital is: the Dubai Mall. With an indoor aquarium, ice...

For over 12 years, more than 2500 people have been working at temperatures above 40 degrees centigra...

This metal-chomping monster takes up the floor space of an entire factory and it can reduce the equi...

Engineers discuss the construction of the Bahrain World Trade Centre's two 50-storey, sail-shaped sk...

Hoover Dam is regarded as an engineering masterpiece and an American icon. But what if it did not ex...

Megastructures: Deep Sea Drillers follows an attempt to tap some of the most inaccessible natural ga...

This metal-chomping monster takes up the floor space of an entire factory and it can reduce the equi...

Hoover Dam is regarded as an engineering masterpiece and an American icon. But what if it did not ex...

It's one of the flattest places in North America, a giant expanse of salt so vast you can see the cu...

The F-4 Phantom has flown in Air Force squadrons from the United States, Europe and Asia. Its speed,...

Built in the middle of the desert, the new Meydan racecourse will define raceday luxury. But will it...

This is the story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme environments on Ea...

It's one of the flattest places in North America, a giant expanse of salt so vast you can see the cu...

The F-4 Phantom has flown in Air Force squadrons from the United States, Europe and Asia. Its speed,...

Built in the middle of the desert, the new Meydan racecourse will define raceday luxury. But will it...

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise ships, which features 16 deck...

The USS Ronald Reagan is a 4.5 billion dollars Nimitz-class supercarrier. Powered by 2 nuclear react...

What began as a racing track, and thanks to Adolf Hitler’s World War II propaganda efforts, the trac...

The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel is one of the world’s longest underground rail tunnels, and links...

For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building. Completed in 1973, t...

Located 5 km off the coast of Osaka, Japan, is the Kansai International Airport. The airport is buil...

In 1955, two ferries sank along the Akashi Strait, Japan, killing 168 children. It led to a 30 year...

In the Paraná River of South America, lies the Itaipú Dam. Costing 20 billion dollars, the Itaipú Da...

Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world on the date of...

Megastructures gets an inside look into the 13-year design and construction of Atlantic City's tower...

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

In 1906, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 rocked San Francisco. An earthquake of similar or greater pr...

The worst of the worst were sent here—men like Al "Scarface" Capone, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, "The Bir...

Cameras are taken inside the Pentagon for a rare look at the usual going ons in the Pentagon, and a...

Megastructure takes viewers on an inside look at how the Port of Singapore is able to move a third o...

Located near Johannesburg, South Africa, the Tau Tona is a gold mine. The Tau Tona is the main econo...

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Located in Alberta, Canada is the world’s largest known single deposit of oil worth trillions of dol...

Located near Lac De Gras, Canada’s Northwest Territories, lies Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekat...

A historic and present look at Holland's efforts to hold on to their precious land from floods as a...

The island-prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay is examined.

How engineers created the USS Virginia and commissioned the first of a new class of nuclear submarin...

Spanning 559 acres and host to over 250,000 permanent seats, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the...

Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm...

The Port of Rotterdam is a marine freeway and one of the busiest ports. And on this particular day,...

The episode profiles the C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest aircrafts in the world, and the operations o...

It is the largest passenger plane ever built and it is a 12 billion dollar investment. The episode d...

The Venetian in Las Vegas is the ultimate casino. Dreamed up and owned by Sheldon Adelson, the Venet...

The episode follows the construction process of the 25 million dollar Kingda Ka Roller Coaster being...

Examining construction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in the Colorado mountains...

Berlin’s new train terminal is designed to be constructed almost entirely out of glass and is being...

'National Geographic Channel MegaStructures' takes a look at the construction history of Boston Big...

The dwindling energy supplies have forced oil companies to set up their oil rigs in some of the hars...

Explore the Baikonur Cosmodrome, crown jewel of Russia's space program. Trace the glorious history o...

The North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) will house 2,000 violent criminals. Its security me...

It is the world’s tallest bridge, at 343 m tall at its highest pillar, the Millau Viaduct in Souther...

The episodes documents the 134,000 ton Mega Ship's voyage through the pirate infested waters of the...

A history of the Berlin Wall, the “wall of shame” that divided East and West Germany from 1961 to 19...

The Oresund, spanning 10 miles in length, is the longest bridge in the world. The bridge links count...

Megastructures chronicles the design and construction of Greece's Rion-Antirion Bridge. The bridges...

Explore the US Treasury's impenetrable subterranean vaults housing monster money-making machines tha...

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primar...

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primar...

10,000 tons of crystal clear ice and 30,000 tons of pure snow are needed to build the Ice Hotel in S...

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Uncovering the secrets behind the engineering and designs of the supertankers in one of the largest...

Track the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile from launch to target and discover the technology that...

It's man made and one of the strongest materials on earth. Explore the science behind steel and the...

Megastructures examines the mega-machines used to run the Panama Canal and uncovers the canal's five...

Brick: They are an essential building block of civilization. They are one of the worlds first buildi...

Concrete: It is the most widely used building material on earth. It was a building block of the Roma...

In this episode, one of the world's most famous sports car, the Ferrari, is featured. From it's desi...

Megastructures heads to the tiny desert kingdom of Dubai to explore the remarkable engineering behin...

Megastructures will take you on a voyage through the largest ocean liner ever built, from the cuttin...

Welcome to the South Pole, one of the most isolated places on the planet. For decades, the South Pol...

In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on earth. Thi...

Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".

The engineering, design and construction of a man-made archipelago, built in the shape of a world ma...

Embarking on a quest to design and build a meeting place for athletes and their families at the Game...

Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, Runyang Bridge in Jiangsu Province, and Sutong Bridge near Suzhou.

Building Extreme Alaska is about how nature engineered and built America's most rugged state, rock b...

Looks at the design, engineering and construction of the luxury Burj Al-Arab Hotel, built of the coa...

The design and construction of the Shanghai World Financial Centre which, at 101 floors high, will b...

Just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, workers are feverishly putting the finishing touches on...

A specialist demolition team attempt to create the largest artificial reef in the world by sinking t...

Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".

This episode looks at the Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project in Iceland - an audacious engineering fe...

2010 environmental improvement plan in Beijing, China

The renovated California Academy of Sciences - the world's largest green public building - emerges f...

A historic bridge is being taken down and recycled, but the demolition team faces challenges while d...

Mega Green Tech is in search of geothermal power.

A team of experts mobilises to demolish, excavate and recycle a 25,000 ton dam built of concrete and...

The Large Hadron Collider is a titan of science. Built on an unsurpassed scale, scientists aim to ca...

Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".

2010 environmental improvement plan in Beijing, China

The renovated California Academy of Sciences - the world's largest green public building - emerges f...

The Orange Bowl, home to the Miami Dolphins for 21 seasons and host of five Super Bowls is about to...

Perched 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon is one of the most...

In the extreme Russian north a team of engineers are ready to dismantle a Typhoon-class submarine –...

Railroads are the backbone of American industry. 170,000 miles of track crisscross the country from...

Three teams of engineers are locked in a race to harness what may be the most powerful form of green...

The only purpose-built "flying crane" in existence, the Air-Crane heavy lift-helicopter is the most...

Breaking through over 40 feet of ice demands a vessel of incredible power. That's where the Icebreak...

This installment follows the demolition of a 40-year-old rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral. This...

For over 40 years the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, paragliders and...

For over 40 years the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, paragliders and...

This installment follows the demolition of a 40-year-old rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral. This...

It's one of the biggest construction projects in British engineering history. A new high-speed rail...

Uncover how Abu Dhabi's extraordinary Aldar HQ skyscraper, in the form of a circle sitting on its ed...

The Pearl River Tower is one of the first of a new generation of super smart buildings. It will use...

The secrets behind Singapore's Marina Bay Sands development, which includes hotels, a museum, casino...

"I love what I do. I get to tear stuff up." Every day around the world, thousands of planes, trains,...

It's one of the biggest construction projects in British engineering history. A new high-speed rail...

Uncover how Abu Dhabi's extraordinary Aldar HQ skyscraper, in the form of a circle sitting on its ed...

Central to Dubai’s reputation as a leisure capital is: the Dubai Mall. With an indoor aquarium, ice...

As the World's insatiable need for oil and gas grows, companies are going deeper, into more hostile...

Incredible technology is making these 'super copters' much more impervious to attack, with Kevlar an...

The Capital Gate building will create an iconic and avant-garde entrance to the city of Abu Dhabi. L...

South Korea never constructed a submerged tunnel, but now tackles the challenge of building one of t...

"I love what I do. I get to tear stuff up." Every day around the world, thousands of planes, trains,...

The renovated California Academy of Sciences - the world's largest green public building - emerges f...

Locomotives don't last forever. Eventually they go to a scrap yard to die. Their parts are cut up, m...

Plans to erect a spaceport in the middle of a desert.

To save one of the most iconic engineering wonders of all time requires the creation of another mast...

How much military power does it take to sink a top naval warship? Experience the mission at the hand...

Locomotives don't last forever. Eventually they go to a scrap yard to die. Their parts are cut up, m...

As the World's insatiable need for oil and gas grows, companies are going deeper, into more hostile...

Incredible technology is making these 'super copters' much more impervious to attack, with Kevlar an...

The Capital Gate building will create an iconic and avant-garde entrance to the city of Abu Dhabi. L...

To save one of the most iconic engineering wonders of all time requires the creation of another mast...

How much military power does it take to sink a top naval warship? Experience the mission at the hand...

Built in the middle of the desert, the new Meydan racecourse will define raceday luxury. But will it...

Experience the mighty mega shredder. The world's largest recycling machine takes the floor space of...

This is the story of the battle to build a railway across one of the most extreme environments on Ea...

How an innovative tunnel in Malaysia was designed to deal with rainwater from storms, as well as pro...

Formula Rossa - The ultimate speed roller coaster is part of the world's largest indoor theme park -...