Skyscrapers
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Building Big with David Macaulay
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary (4-6)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Physical Science
- Produced By: WGBH
- Year: 2000
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 65m
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Travel to some of the world's most incredible skylines and discover the amazing stories of skyscrapers - from gothic French stone cathedrals, to Chicago's record-setting Sears Tower, and get a futuristic look at the towers of tomorrow. Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes. From the Houston Astrodome to Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral, to the geodesic domes of Buckminster, this program introduces ingenious designers, recounts rarely told heroic stories, and reveals amazing triumphs.