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A spotlight on ambitious plans that cities are undertaking to transform their skylines with massive skyscrapers.

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Season 1

  • American-Made Marvels
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    American-Made Marvels

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2019

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • New York's Greatest
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    New York's Greatest

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2019

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Rise of the American Titans
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    Rise of the American Titans

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2019

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The New Colossus
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    The New Colossus

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2019

    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.

    Director: Unknown

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  • Cities in the Sky
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    Cities in the Sky

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2019

    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.

    Director: Unknown

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  • World's Tallest Buildings
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    World's Tallest Buildings

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2019

    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.

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