Extreme Engineering
TV-G
7.4
2003
Documentary
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
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Episode 6 : Dubai's Ski Resort
January. 21,2006
How do you make your mall stand out? By building one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts--in the deserts of Dubai! Ski Dubai features snow-making machines and slopes ranging in difficulty from easy to "black diamond."
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Episode 5 : Gotthard Tunnel
January. 01,2006
The Gotthard Base Tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps will be the world's longest rail tunnel upon completion in 2015.
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Episode 4 : Woodrow Wilson Bridge
December. 09,2005
The 40-year-old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is being replaced by a new span crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C.
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Episode 3 : Hong Kong's Cable Car
December. 02,2005
Engineers are building the Ngong Ping 360, the world's longest detachable cable car system, on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island, spanning the South China Sea.
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Episode 2 : The El Cajon Dam
November. 10,2005
The dam, which is the largest ongoing construction project in Latin America, is designed to rise 186 meters above the Rio Grande de Santiago river in Mexico. Upon completion, it will provide for two percent of the entire country's electricity needs.
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Episode 1 : The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform
October. 19,2005
Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant sits on a floating platform. The platform was transported by ship from southern Spain to the coast of Norway.
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