If We Built It Today

8.0
201945m

They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?

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Seasons

9 Episodes • Premiered 2019

Still image for If We Built It Today season 1 episode 1: Secrets in the Pyramid

1. Secrets in the Pyramid

Egypt's Great Pyramid is one of the world's greatest and most mysterious marvels, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering innovations, experts reveal what it would take to build the ancient wonder today.

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2. Battle of Brooklyn Bridge

New York's Brooklyn Bridge might be the most important bridge in the world, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to built it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

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3. Ghosts of the Colosseum

Rome's Colosseum is the most famous stadium on the planet, and it took cutting-edge engineering and a fallen emperor to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.

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4. Hunt for Noah's Ark

According to the Bible, Noah's Ark was a world-changing engineering feat, and it took cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.

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5. Rise of the Aqueducts

Rome's aqueducts are one of the greatest engineering marvels in history, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build them. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building them a second time would be just as deadly.

Still image for If We Built It Today season 1 episode 6: Secrets at the Great Wall

6. Secrets at the Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

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7. Fortress of the Gods

Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

Still image for If We Built It Today season 1 episode 8: Doomsday in Venice

8. Doomsday in Venice

Experts use today's technology in figuring out if building Venice today would be as dangerous as it was before.

Still image for If We Built It Today season 1 episode 9: Resurrecting Notre-Dame

9. Resurrecting Notre-Dame

When catastrophic fires ravaged Notre-Dame in April 2019, one of the world's great wonders was left in ruins. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal what it will take to build it a second time.

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