If We Built It Today

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?

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 3

Episode: N/A

Duration: 45 minutes

Release: 2019-07-14

Rating: 8

Season 1 - If We Built It Today
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2019-09-01
Experts use today's technology in figuring out if building Venice today would be as dangerous as it was before.
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.

Season 2 - If We Built It Today
2021-01-24
Washington, DC was built as the capital city of a new, revolutionary country, and it's home to some of America's greatest wonders; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimagine what this place would look like if we had to build it again.
2021-04-04
Experts reveal if it's now possible to build a modern Atlantis underwater.
2021-04-11
The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula, the golden ratio; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuild it.
2021-04-18
Experts use cutting-edge tech to discover if a modern vessel of equal opulence to the Titanic could be successfully built for the sea today.
2021-04-25
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower, and today, cutting-edge engineering is behind hi-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
2021-05-02
Experts reveal what it would take to rebuild the legendary Machu Picchu.
2021-05-09
Experts decode the groundbreaking engineering behind the Eiffel Tower.
2021-05-16
From ancient cave dwellings to massive multi-winged estates, the home has never stopped evolving; now, experts mix modern materials with state-of-the-art technology to reveal if a modern home can be constructed to truly stand the test of time.

Season 3 - If We Built It Today
2021-10-13
Discover if the Empire State Building could be built today at record speed.
2021-10-20
Reconstructing the Hoover Dam could be a renewable energy innovation.
2021-10-27
The Statue of Liberty is an artistic wonder of construction and the most famous symbol of freedom in the world; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimagine what America's greatest icon would look like if we rebuilt it today.
2021-11-03
Experts reveal how concert halls of the future could be constructed.
2021-11-10
Experts reveal the logistics behind constructing another Stonehenge today.