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[narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains
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Engineering Catastrophes

As historianSean Stewart explains, Germania was intendedto permanently...

[narrator] As historian
Sean Stewart explains, Germania was intended
to permanently memorialize
Hitler's power and ideals. [Sean] Germania was the vision
that Hitler had
for the rebuilding of Berlin. And he had the idea
that by building this magnificent new city,
as he saw it, magnificent new city,
as he saw it, the idea of the Nazi party
would live on long after he himself
had died

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[narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains,
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Germania was intended to permanently memorialize Hitler's power and ideals.
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[Sean] Germania was the vision that Hitler had for the rebuilding of Berlin.
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And he had the idea that by building this
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magnificent new city, as he saw it,
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magnificent new city, as he saw it,
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the idea of the Nazi party would live on
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long after he himself had died.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:16
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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.
S06 • E08 like this story in the U.K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
like this story in the U.K.
S06 • E09 "But I want to come back once they find the treasure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
"But I want to come back once they find the treasure,
S06 • E07 The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in
S06 • E02 But across a nearly five month football season - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But across a nearly five month football season
S06 • E05 [narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soil and fabric, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soi...
S06 • E07 {\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern
S06 • E02 In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together screaming, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together scream...
S06 • E01 A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged
S06 • E06 It was meant to show the stability - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
It was meant to show the stability
S06 • E03 They poured concrete for the foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
They poured concrete for the foundations,
S06 • E04 It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the bell rings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the be...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billion dollar stadium, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billi...
S06 • E01 These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span
S06 • E06 {\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
{\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler
S06 • E07 {\an8}When you have two nations building - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
{\an8}When you have two nations building
S06 • E01 [narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans. - Engineering Catastrophes 01:01
[narrator] Six concrete pier support seven spans.
S06 • E10 [narrator] When the stadium opened in May 2000, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] When the stadium opened in May 2000,
S06 • E02 The eight panels each look like a futuristic airplane, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
The eight panels each look like a futuristic airplane,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In a city divided by a river, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: In a city divided by a river,