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[narrator] This masterpiece of modern architecture
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Engineering Catastrophes

This masterpieceof modern architecture consists of three halls, the largest with a...

[narrator] This masterpiece
of modern architecture consists of three halls, the largest with a capacity for almost 2000 operagoers. But, the standout feature wa the striking steel and ceramic roof. People say it looks like a ship. Other people say it looks like a shark and third option is it looks
like the helmet of a medieval warrior

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[narrator] This masterpiece of modern architecture
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consists of three halls, the largest with a capacity
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for almost 2000 operagoers.
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But, the standout feature wa the striking steel
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and ceramic roof.
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People say it looks like a ship.
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Other people say it looks like a shark
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and third option is it looks like the helmet
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of a medieval warrior.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:52
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E05 And sometimes, to the building they're working on too. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And sometimes, to the building they're working on too.
S06 • E08 [narrator] A hidden weakness that gave workers a sinking feeling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] A hidden weakness that gave workers a sinking fee...
S06 • E07 When treated, it can be stronger than steel. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
When treated, it can be stronger than steel.
S06 • E02 [narrator] By the 20th century, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] By the 20th century,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: But it's more than just strength -- in a shaky, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: But it's more than just strength -- in a shak...
S06 • E10 [narrator] And the better the view, the higher the price tag. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] And the better the view, the higher the price tag...
S06 • E03 And when it stops, the tunnel is stable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And when it stops, the tunnel is stable,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The vast earthworks took just a year to complete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: The vast earthworks took just a year to complete,
S06 • E05 At the city center, a new development was underway. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
At the city center, a new development was underway.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Leaving engineers fighting against Mother Nature. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] Leaving engineers fighting against Mother Nature.
S06 • E04 The agents were on the west side of the building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The agents were on the west side of the building,
S06 • E07 Here, this success means wood isn't just used for houses. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Here, this success means wood isn't just used for house...
S06 • E04 [narrator] But this was about to become a morning - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] But this was about to become a morning
S06 • E10 The record, currently, as at more than $13,000 a square foot. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
The record, currently, as at more than $13,000 a square foot...
S06 • E09 ...until the summer of 1982, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
...until the summer of 1982,
S06 • E07 It's even the strength behind some much larger structures, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
It's even the strength behind some much larger structur...
S06 • E03 [narrator] Deformation has to be carefully monitored, so that extra shotcrete - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Deformation has to be carefully monitored, so ...
S06 • E02 May, 2021, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
May, 2021,
S06 • E01 So, depending on where you stand, how you look at it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
So, depending on where you stand, how you look at it,
S06 • E05 Space was so tight, they had to close a road during construction. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
Space was so tight, they had to close a road during construc...