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In 1930s Berlin, Hitler was dreaming
of a mega city to immortalize
the Third Reich. But Mother Nature
had other plans. [Sean] The problem
that builders have here
in Berlin, even today, is the fact that Berlin
is built on essentially
marshy territory. {\an8}And so the soil is quite weak,
and the water table
is quite high here
of a mega city to immortalize
the Third Reich. But Mother Nature
had other plans. [Sean] The problem
that builders have here
in Berlin, even today, is the fact that Berlin
is built on essentially
marshy territory. {\an8}And so the soil is quite weak,
and the water table
is quite high here
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In 1930s Berlin,
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Hitler was dreaming
of a mega city
00:00:04.401 --> 00:00:06.434
to immortalize
the Third Reich.
00:00:07.534 --> 00:00:10.734
But Mother Nature
had other plans.
00:00:10.008 --> 00:00:13.234
[Sean] The problem
that builders have here
in Berlin, even today,
00:00:13.301 --> 00:00:17.501
is the fact that Berlin
is built on essentially
marshy territory.
00:00:17.501 --> 00:00:21.401
{\an8}And so the soil is quite weak,
and the water table
is quite high here.
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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.