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{\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch

Engineering Catastrophes

{\an8}Despite the evidence,undermining the arch, {\an8}one report suggeststhat Hitler...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E06 • 2018

{\an8}Despite the evidence,
undermining the arch, {\an8}one report suggests
that Hitler decided {\an8}to ignore
the results completely and planned to go ahead
with the Great Hall anyway. and planned to go ahead
with the Great Hall anyway. [narrator] But weight alone
wouldn't have been the only problem
facing the gigantic dome. The acoustic design
was so flawed that most of the audience
wouldn't have been able to hear any speeches
made inside the structure. {\an8}The dome would be
16 times higher than
St. Peter's in Rome

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{\an8}Despite the evidence, undermining the arch,

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{\an8}one report suggests that Hitler decided

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{\an8}to ignore the results completely

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and planned to go ahead with the Great Hall anyway.

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and planned to go ahead with the Great Hall anyway.

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[narrator] But weight alone wouldn't have been

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the only problem facing the gigantic dome.

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The acoustic design was so flawed

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that most of the audience wouldn't have been able

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to hear any speeches made inside the structure.

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{\an8}The dome would be 16 times higher than St. Peter's in Rome.

Duration

32 seconds

Views

13

Timestamp in Movie

00:39:59

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

6

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.