In this episode we follow the construction work of two of the tallest structures the Middle East has ever seen - the Al Faisaliah Tower and Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia. Just as previous generations witnessed a hard fought battle for supremacy between the Empire State and the Chrysler, the John Hancock and the Sears, the Middle Eastern rivals are locked in a battle to be the first to build the biggest.
The world's biggest ship is a giant so huge it's a city at sea. In this episode we chart the quest to conquer the oceans and take a close-up look at the biggest cruise ship in the world, Voyager of the Seas. This giant is the length of 3 football fields and will rise over 200 ft above the sea. From design to delivery it's a story of risk and revolutionary new technology set against the backdrop of the intense rivalry between cruise companies, and the historical story of the rise of the great liners.
Four hundred kilometres above the Earth, a remarkable structure is taking shape. This is the International Space Station, a vast orbiting laboratory whose construction has been hailed as the most ambitious feat of engineering in human history. The space station, a collaboration between 15 countries, is being assembled piece by piece. More than 50 missions, mostly by the shuttle, will be needed to transport and assemble all the components.
