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If We Built It Today - Episode Guide

Season 1

Secrets in the Pyramid

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2019

Secrets in the Pyramid

Egypt's Great Pyramid is one of the world's greatest and most mysterious marvels, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering innovations, experts reveal what it would take to build the ancient wonder today.

Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2019

Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge

New York's Brooklyn Bridge might be the most important bridge in the world, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

Ghosts of the Colosseum

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2019

Ghosts of the Colosseum

Rome's Colosseum is the most famous stadium on the planet, and it took cutting-edge engineering and a fallen emperor to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.

Hunt for Noah's Ark

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2019

Hunt for Noah's Ark

According to the Bible, Noah's Ark was a world-changing engineering feat, and it took cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.

Rise of the Aqueducts

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2019

Rise of the Aqueducts

Rome's aqueducts are one of the greatest engineering marvels in history, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build them. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building them a second time would be as deadly.

Secrets at the Great Wall

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2019

Secrets at the Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.

Fortress of the Gods

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2019

Fortress of the Gods

Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

Doomsday in Venice

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2019

Doomsday in Venice

Venice, Italy is a city in crisis, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. As apocalyptic floodwaters unleash havoc, experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

Resurrecting Notre Dame

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2019 (120 min)

Resurrecting Notre Dame

When catastrophic fires ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France during April 2019, one of the world's great wonders was left in ruins. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal what it will take to build it a second time.

Season 2

Washington, DC Reborn

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2021 (120 min)

Washington, DC Reborn

Washington, DC was built as the capital city of a new, revolutionary country, and it's home to some of America's greatest wonders; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimagine what this place would look like if we had to build it again.


 

Atlantis Rises

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2021

Atlantis Rises

For more than 2,000 years, explorers have searched for any trace of the legendary Utopian civilization that sank beneath the ocean. Now, experts imagine what would happen using modern engineering to build an underwater megacity for a modern-day Atlantis. 

Code of the Parthenon

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2021

Code of the Parthenon

The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula, the golden ratio; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuild it. 

Resurrecting the Titanic

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2021

Resurrecting the Titanic

The Titanic pushed the boundaries of engineering and luxury like never before, but it's also the most well-known disaster; experts use cutting-edge tech to discover if a modern vessel of equal opulence could be successfully built for the sea today. 

Secrets of the Transcontinental

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2021

Secrets of the Transcontinental

America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower, and today, cutting-edge engineering is behind hi-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea. 

Legend of Machu Picchu

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 2, 2021

Legend of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is one of the greatest landmarks of world architecture, yet the purpose of its construction and how it was built still remains a mystery; experts use cutting-edge engineering to reveal what it would take to rebuild this legendary city.

Eiffel Tower Decoded

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 9, 2021

Eiffel Tower Decoded

The Eiffel Tower stands as the ultimate symbol of Paris and an innovative form of engineering that had never been achieved; now, architects reveal how this groundbreaking design holds the key to constructing the world's tallest skyscrapers of the future. 

Engineering the Home

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 16, 2021

Engineering the Home

From ancient cave dwellings to massive multi-winged estates, the home has never stopped evolving; now, experts mix modern materials with state-of-the-art technology to reveal if a modern home can be constructed to truly stand the test of time. 

Season 3

Empire State Building Decoded

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2021

Empire State Building Decoded

The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for 40 years and was constructed faster than any skyscraper in history; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to discover if a new mega-tall tower could be built today at record speed.

Rebuilding the Hoover Dam

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2021

Rebuilding the Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam was an epic engineering experiment that created an oasis of American opportunity during the darkest decade of the 20th century; modern engineers believe reconstructing it may hold the secret solution to renewable energy innovation.

Statue of Liberty Secrets

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2021

Statue of Liberty Secrets

The Statue of Liberty is an artistic wonder of construction and the most famous symbol of freedom in the world; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimage what America's greatest icon would look like rebuilt to record-breaking new heights.

Fortress of Sound

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2021

Fortress of Sound

For centuries, concert halls have been precisely designed and engineered to shape the best possible sound for acoustic performance; now, experts use state-of-the-art science to discover how the next generation of concert halls could be constructed.

Secrets of Stonehenge

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2021

Secrets of Stonehenge

Stonehenge is an astonishing achievement of ancient construction that continues to baffle engineers thousands of years later; now, experts use the latest science to discover the logistics behind erecting another legendary monument today.

Specials

Rome's Forbidden Wonders

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 1, 2019 (120 min)

Rome's Forbidden Wonders

The Roman Empire built some of the greatest structures in history, and now, experts use cutting-edge technology to see if these cutting-edge engineering marvels could be made today. This is a mashup of S01E07, "Fortress of the Gods" and S01E03, "Ghosts of the Colosseum."

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