The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China, the Notre Dame Cathedral. What would it take to build these remarkable super structures today? How long would it take? How much would it cost? How many workers would we need? In our modern era of glass and steel, could we even pull it off? If We Built It Today talks to architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
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If We Built It Today Airs: Wednesday
If We Built It Today Status: Pending
IF WE BUILT IT TODAY - General Information
Series Premiere: July 14, 2019 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Documentary Network: Science Airs: Wednesday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
IF WE BUILT IT TODAY - Season 1 -- 9 Episodes
1x1 -- Jul 14, 2019 -- Secrets in the Pyramid 1x2 -- Jul 21, 2019 -- Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge 1x3 -- Jul 28, 2019 -- Ghosts of the Colosseum 1x4 -- Aug 04, 2019 -- Hunt for Noah's Ark 1x5 -- Aug 11, 2019 -- Rise of the Aqueducts 1x6 -- Aug 18, 2019 -- Secrets at the Great Wall 1x7 -- Aug 25, 2019 -- Fortress of the Gods 1x8 -- Sep 01, 2019 -- Doomsday in Venice 1x9 -- Sep 08, 2019 -- Resurrecting Notre Dame
IF WE BUILT IT TODAY - Season 2 -- 8 Episodes
2x1 -- Jan 24, 2021 -- Washington, DC Reborn 2x2 -- Apr 04, 2021 -- Atlantis Rises 2x3 -- Apr 11, 2021 -- Code of the Parthenon 2x4 -- Apr 18, 2021 -- Resurrecting the Titanic 2x5 -- Apr 25, 2021 -- Secrets of the Transcontinental 2x6 -- May 02, 2021 -- Legend of Machu Picchu 2x7 -- May 09, 2021 -- Eiffel Tower Decoded 2x8 -- May 16, 2021 -- Engineering the Home
IF WE BUILT IT TODAY - Season 3 -- 5 Episodes
3x1 -- Oct 13, 2021 -- Empire State Building Decoded 3x2 -- Oct 20, 2021 -- Rebuilding the Hoover Dam 3x3 -- Oct 27, 2021 -- Statue of Liberty Secrets 3x4 -- Nov 03, 2021 -- Fortress of Sound 3x5 -- Nov 17, 2021 -- Secrets of Stonehenge
