Modern Marvels Season 1 (1993)

Modern Marvels Season 1 Episodes

S01E01· 1993-12-10· 44m

Grand Coulee Dam

The world’s largest concrete dam–and the largest concrete structure in the world–lies on the Columbia River in the State of Washington. B uilt in 1931, it is also one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world.

S01E02· 1994-01-21· 44m

The Empire State Building

The remarkable story of how the landmark New York City skyscraper was constructed during the depths of the Depression. Requiring 10 million bricks and 60,000 tons of steel beams and using a revolutionary technique to hold the steel girders in place–hot rivets–the world’s tallest building was completed four months ahead of schedule.