NOVA · Season 51 · Episode 3

“Building the Eiffel Tower”

Aired Thursday 15 February 2024

Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris's iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World's Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it? Follow the innovations, successes, and failures that made one of the most famous buildings on the planet possible.

S51 E3 discussion