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If We Built It Today

If We Built It Today

TV-PG2019•45m•8.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

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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Production

Arcadia Entertainment, Sky Vision Productions

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 14, 2019

Last Aired

November 10, 2021

Networks

Science

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Secrets in the Pyramid
E1
Secrets in the Pyramid
Air date: 2019-07-14
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.
Battle of Brooklyn Bridge
E2
Battle of Brooklyn Bridge
Air date: 2019-07-21
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.
Ghosts of the Colosseum
E3
Ghosts of the Colosseum
Air date: 2019-07-28
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.
Hunt for Noah's Ark
E4
Hunt for Noah's Ark
Air date: 2019-08-04
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.
Rise of the Aqueducts
E5
Rise of the Aqueducts
Air date: 2019-08-11
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.
Secrets at the Great Wall
E6
Secrets at the Great Wall
Air date: 2019-08-18
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.
Fortress of the Gods
E7
Fortress of the Gods
Air date: 2019-08-25
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.
Doomsday in Venice
E8
Doomsday in Venice
Air date: 2019-09-01
Experts use today's technology in figuring out if building Venice today would be as dangerous as it was before.
Resurrecting Notre-Dame
E9
Resurrecting Notre-Dame
Air date: 2019-09-08
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.

Cast

Brian Mitchell

Narrator

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