20世紀の激動は都市から始まった。パリ市民の反対の中で史上最大の塔の建設に挑んだ建築技師エッフェル。ベルリンを世界首都にするゲルマニア計画をヒトラーから託された建築家シュペーア。バブル景気でニューヨークに押し寄せたジャパンマネーを利用して、エンパイア・ステート・ビルを手に入れた不動産王トランプ。ベルリンの壁崩壊を導いた東ドイツ報道官の失言と検問所責任者の決断。歴史に翻弄された3つの都の運命を描く。
The upheavals of the 20th century began in the cities. Eiffel, the architectural engineer who took on the challenge of building the largest tower in history in the face of opposition from the citizens of Paris. The architect Speer, who was entrusted by Hitler with the Germania project to make Berlin the capital of the world. Trump, the real estate tycoon who took advantage of the Japanese money that flooded into New York during the bubble economy to acquire the Empire State Building. The East German press secretary's gaffe that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the decision of the man in charge of the checkpoint. The film depicts the fates of three cities at the mercy of history.