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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries 11 Season 38 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
For two years, weโve followed the construction of the new California Department of Transportation headquarters in LA to learn the architectural, structural, and mechanical challenges of building mega-skyscrapers. In hour four, as weโre installing the veins and arteries of the building and wrapping up construction on CalTrans, we learn how development of electricity and indoor plumbing made skyscrapers possibleโimagine needing to take an elevator down 70 stories to use the privy behind the building!
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