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Engineering Catastrophes

It was a defensive hub from which they could raid the heartland of Spain.

It was a defensive hub from which they could raid the heartland of Spain. [narrator] Today, medieval armies have been swapped out with tourists drawn by Cuenca's unique architectural marvels. The hanging houses. Leo Cortijo is a local journalist. [Leo speaking Spanish]

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It was a defensive hub from which they could raid the heartland of Spain.
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[narrator] Today, medieval armies have been swapped out with tourists
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drawn by Cuenca's unique architectural marvels.
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The hanging houses.
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Leo Cortijo is a local journalist.
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[Leo speaking Spanish]
Duration
25 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:14
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E08 They then got themselves elected into office - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
They then got themselves elected into office
S06 • E10 The Manhattan skyline is possibly - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The Manhattan skyline is possibly
S06 • E07 ...and threatening a devastating failure. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
...and threatening a devastating failure.
S06 • E05 Everything. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Everything.
S06 • E07 There could be a catastrophic event, a balcony dropping off, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
There could be a catastrophic event, a balcony dropping off,
S06 • E10 Engineers have been building here, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Engineers have been building here,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia on Spain Mediterranean coast - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Valencia on Spain Mediterranean coast
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: From the 19th century, long before the National Park - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: From the 19th century, long before the National Pa...
S06 • E08 I'm so proud of the people I live on the lake with. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
I'm so proud of the people I live on the lake with.
S06 • E07 If the support fails, there's a risk of total collapse. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
If the support fails, there's a risk of total collapse.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: New Zealand in the South Pacific - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: New Zealand in the South Pacific
S06 • E05 [narrator] Liverpool, Northern England. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] Liverpool, Northern England.
S06 • E09 By the 1870s, this area - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
By the 1870s, this area
S06 • E10 And that why it was so great to be building tall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
And that why it was so great to be building tall
S06 • E06 [narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a problem, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a probl...
S06 • E01 As well as great weather, it has amazing culture - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
As well as great weather, it has amazing culture
S06 • E03 The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in new tunnels, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in ...
S06 • E07 It's also home to the most southernly capital city in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It's also home to the most southernly capital city in
S06 • E09 The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake,