Building Giants
Building Giants

Building Giants

2018 4 Seasons 29 Episodes ⭐ 7.7 Documentary Reality

This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.

This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

World's Greatest Stadium

Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the world's most advanced stadium and features the most complex retractable roof ever

EP 2

Monster Cruise Ship

Expert engineers try to build one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the world. This goliath ship will car

EP 3

Super Skyscraper NYC

Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City. This impossibly tall and thin tower must be b

EP 4

Arctic Mega Bridge

Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.

EP 5

World's Strongest Wall

Venice's new storm wall is one of the strongest in the world, a 330-ton behemoth that protects the historic city from di

EP 6

Super Tunnel

Engineers are building a ground-breaking new railway line in Copenhagen that features 22 miles of tunnels, 17 brand-new

EP 7

World's Biggest Church

The world's tallest church has taken more than 140 years to build, and today, engineers are nearing completion of Barcel

EP 8

World's Toughest Skyscraper

Engineers are breaking records as they build Beijing's tallest skyscraper, a 1500-foot-tall behemoth designed to withsta

EP 1

Arctic Ice Hotel

Engineers brave the cold and nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world. Using cutt

EP 2

Roller Coaster Mega Build

When an elite team of engineers race to build a record-breaking roller coaster in just 16 months, they use brand-new tec

EP 3

World's Toughest Bridge

A team of expert engineers must complete a brand-new bridge in just three months, and using cutting-edge tech and the la

EP 4

Vegas High Roller

The Las Vegas High Roller is the world's tallest Ferris Wheel, and expert engineers use cutting-edge tech and the latest

EP 5

World's Greatest Train

Expert engineers use cutting-edge tech to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of Trains.

EP 6

Mega Mountain Tunnel

As engineers race to build a brand-new train tunnel beneath the Alps, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construc

EP 7

World's Toughest Plane

The Antonov 124 is one of the biggest airplanes in the world, and as its cutting-edge engineering and immense size help

EP 8

NYC Mega Skyscraper

New York's Central Park Tower is the second tallest building in the US, and as engineers and builders race to complete t

EP 1

Super Skyscraper Chicago

In Chicago, engineers race against the clock to build a supertall skyscraper that will be one of the most luxurious towe

EP 2

Rise of the Monster Bridge

As expert engineers race against the clock to build the biggest bridge in Ireland, they use cutting-edge tech and innova

EP 3

The Billion-Dollar Skyscraper

Expert engineers are racing to build a 2,000-foot-tall skyscraper that will be the third-tallest building in the world,

EP 4

World's Biggest Cargo Ship

A team of expert engineers must build the world's largest cargo ship in just 12 months, and to do so, they use cutting-e

EP 5

The Building That Floats

An innovative new building seems to defy physics and float in mid-air, and to build it, expert engineers use cutting-edg

EP 1

City of Ice

Engineers race to build a city made of snow and ice in a record-breaking 15 days, and to accomplish this herculean task,

EP 2

L.A. Mega Rail

An expert team of engineers are using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build Los Angeles's bigge

EP 3

Underground Mega Highway

An expert team of engineers use hi-tech explosions and state-of-the-art drilling rigs to tear through solid granite and

EP 4

Mega Ice Ship

The world's best shipbuilders join forces to build a state-of-the-art ship that comes equipped with two submarines, and

EP 5

Earthquake Proof Mega Bridge

An expert team of engineers use the latest advances in construction and design to battle deadly earthquakes, intense hea

EP 6

High-Speed Train

An expert team of engineers use the latest advances in high-speed technology to build an army of the fastest and most ad

EP 7

Monster Roller Coaster

Expert engineering and cutting-edge technology come together to build one of the world's wildest roller coasters, and sp

EP 8

Cruise Ship of the Future

One of the world's largest and most advanced cruise ships must brave some of the roughest seas on earth, and using exper

Popular Cast

Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt
Narrator