Name: World's Greatest: Skyscrapers
Uploaded: 2021-12-02T16:00:00-08:00
Duration: 52 min 15 s
Description: Explore the world's most iconic skyscrapers -- from the Pyramids in Egypt to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, discover the engineering ingenuity behind the ancient and modern marvels that rise as high as our aspirations dare.

you_could_also_try

you_may_also_like

Travel to the centers of wealth, power, industry, and innovation. From London to Tokyo, Hong Kong to New York, these are the cities that never sleep. The influence held in these economic hubs unites the global community.

World's Greatest

Global Cities

Mega Cities provide a bustling home to populations of over 10 million. Travel from the high-density living of Shanghai and Bangkok to the sprawling cities of Delhi and Mexico City, each the backdrop for dynamic cultures.

Mega Cities

With visionaries, politicians, and activists, these metropolises are defined as the official seats of government. Dublin, Washington, and Taipei share broad avenues, museums, and monuments, but are as varied as the countries they represent.

Capital Cities

Some of the most stunning cities are port cities - Sydney, Rio, Cape Town - and are also some of the most culturally diverse and vibrant. The great maritime cities of the world bridge countries and continents and unite the global community.

Port Cities

In Ancient Cities, we journey to these ancestors of influence such as Luang Prabang, Vienna, and Istanbul where religious and cultural centers have shaped the ways in which we view the world around us and continue to do so in modern times.

Ancient Cities

Brave the frontiers of the world’s most remote cities. More than distant trading posts and isolated regional hubs, cities like Alice Springs, Jaipur and even Las Vegas serve as gateways to the wild places of the Earth.

Remote Cities

Pluto

Explore the world's most iconic skyscrapers -- from the Pyramids in Egypt to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, discover the engineering ingenuity behind the ancient and modern marvels that rise as high as our aspirations dare.

Skyscrapers

Explore sacred buildings where people have gathered for millennia to commune with their divine. These cathedrals, churches, temples, shrines, pagodas, monasteries, and mosques are architecturally varied and spiritually diverse.

Sacred

From the citadel of Aleppo to the infamous London Tower, discover a variety of iconic, historic fortifications built to protect and defend territory, people and possessions.

Castles

In this gilt-covered special, explore the world's greatest palaces. From Buckingham Palace in London to the Hawa Mahal in India, discover how their noble residents have spent time and money to bring new meaning to the notion of luxury.

Palaces

Explore the greatest structures that represent power -- from the pyramids that honored Egypt's pharaohs to the prisons that enforced British colonial rule, we discover architectural marvels that cast a long shadow over history.

Power

Explore the world's greatest civic structures -- public spaces that make a statement about a city and the communities they serve, including arenas, public baths, museums, theatres, libraries, zoos, parks and more.

Civic

The world is full of inspiring places. World’s Greatest goes on a breathtaking journey around the planet, revealing the best cities, natural wonders, animal encounters, journeys and adventures, monuments, and islands.

S8 E2 Skyscrapers

Season 8, 6 Episodes

You Could Also Try

You Could Also Try

World's Greatest

Watch Free TV Shows

S8 E2 Skyscrapers

Season 8, 6 Episodes

season 8 (6 episodes)

World's Greatest

Watch Free TV Shows