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Engineering Catastrophes

In 2009, this 300-foot-tallobelisk became the plaza's centerpiece and a monument to...

NARRATOR: In 2009, this 300-foot-tall
obelisk became the plaza's centerpiece and a monument to Spain's oldest savings bank

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NARRATOR: In 2009,
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this 300-foot-tall obelisk became the plaza's
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centerpiece and a monument to
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Spain's oldest savings bank.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:16
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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 • E05 [narrator] July 11th, 2019. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] July 11th, 2019.
S06 • E06 It would also include a giant triumphal arc - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
It would also include a giant triumphal arc
S06 • E10 [narrator] September 18th, 2010. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] September 18th, 2010.
S06 • E03 [narrator] Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. January 23rd, 1938. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Niagara Falls, on the U.S.-Canada border. Janu...
S06 • E09 Madrid citizens, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Madrid citizens,
S06 • E09 It was meant to be something very nice and very spectacular. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was meant to be something very nice and very spectacular.
S06 • E05 But this was no ordinary day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
But this was no ordinary day.
S06 • E09 The obelisk was going to be like - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The obelisk was going to be like
S06 • E08 Bradley Harris is a local journalist. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Bradley Harris is a local journalist.
S06 • E10 [narrator] At 10:45, as the snow fell faster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] At 10:45, as the snow fell faster,
S06 • E06 In 1930s Berlin, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
In 1930s Berlin,
S06 • E08 Huge skyscrapers are popping up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Huge skyscrapers are popping up
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The bridge wouldn't be unifying anything as it - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The bridge wouldn't be unifying anything as i...
S06 • E09 The outside would feature 42 vertical stripes made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The outside would feature 42 vertical stripes made
S06 • E08 Some people are describing this place as "Mancattan," - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
Some people are describing this place as "Mancattan,&qu...
S06 • E03 Now ice bridges are common here during the winter, late winter especially. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
Now ice bridges are common here during the winter, late w...
S06 • E05 Joshua Laply was chief engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Joshua Laply was chief engineer
S06 • E02 [narrator] The new state-of-the-art stadium would stand 30 stories tall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] The new state-of-the-art stadium would stand 3...
S06 • E07 The inspection discovered that the Swiss side was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The inspection discovered that the Swiss side was
S06 • E01 That's having been said, the trajectory of growth - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
That's having been said, the trajectory of growth