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{{Infobox television
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| camera               = 
| runtime              = 1-hour (inc. commercials)
| creator              = 
| developer            = 
| producer             = Hoff Productions (16 eps)
| executive_producer   = 
| narrated             = Jonathan Hart, Tom Goodman-Hill, Greg Stebner, Marlon Singleton
| theme_music_composer = [[David Sharp (composer)|David Sharp]]
| composer             = [[Stuart Fox]] (1 episode)
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[National Geographic Channel]], [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]], [[France 5]], [[7mate]]<ref name="7mate">[http://au.tv.yahoo.com/7-mate/article/-/article/8000552/about-the-channel/ About the Channel – 7mate – Channel 7 – Yahoo!7 TV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223180537/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/7-mate/article/-/article/8000552/about-the-channel/ |date=23 February 2011 }}. Au.tv.yahoo.com.</ref>
| first_aired          = {{start date|2004}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2009}}
| num_seasons          = 6
| num_episodes         = 100+
| list_episodes        = 
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}}
'''''Megastructures''''' is a documentary television series appearing on the [[National Geographic Channel]] in the United States and the United Kingdom, [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] in the United Kingdom, [[France 5]] in France, and [[7mate]] in Australia.

Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, [[Operations management|operation]], and [[Human resources|staffing]] of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products.

Generally containing interviews with [[designer]]s and [[project manager]]s, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the [[Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge]] and [[Petronas Towers]]) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.

''Megastructures'' focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first (such as [[Dubai]]'s [[Palm Islands]]). This type of project is known as a [[megaproject]].

The series follows similar subjects as the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]'s ''[[Modern Marvels]]'' and [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''[[Extreme Engineering]]'', covering areas of architecture, transport, construction and manufacturing.

==Episodes==

===Season 1 (2004)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! US airdate
! [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Five]] Co-production airdate
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| 01 || '''{{USA}}'''|| {{USS|Ronald Reagan}} || {{Sclass|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|0}} [[supercarrier]] for the [[U.S. Navy]] — USS ''Ronald Reagan'' is a 4.5 billion-dollar Nimitz-class supercarrier. Powered by two nuclear reactors, the {{convert|1100|ft|m|abbr=on}} long vessel is equipped with all the necessary facilities to house 6,000 personnel and over 80 aircraft. Viewers are given an exclusive look at how the crew of this 'floating naval base' is put through a series of tests in order to obtain their flight deck certification. Take a glimpse at the various facilities on the ship that keep the 6,000-strong crew fed, rested, and entertained.|| 2004-09-15<ref name=kurtloft>{{Cite news|last=LOFT|first=KURT|date=2004-09-13|title=Floating City Of A Carrier Makes Show Of Force - By KURT LOFT|pages=1|work=Tampa Tribune, The (FL)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10520F2D1E554A3C|access-date=2020-07-29|issn=1042-3761}}</ref>||
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| 02 || '''{{DEU}}'''|| [[Autobahn]] || [[German Autobahnen]] — What began as a racing track grew into a sophisticated high-speed road system, linking to almost all the major cities in Germany. The Autobahn boasts super thick road beds, 4% or less grades, wide lanes, and utilises sophisticated technology. || 2004-10-06<ref name=kurtloft />||
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| 03 || '''{{GBR}}<br />{{FRA}}''' || [[Channel Tunnel]] || Undersea tunnel between [[Coquelles]], France and [[Folkestone]], United Kingdom — The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel is one of the world's longest underground rail tunnels, and links England with France. Consisting of two rail tunnels and a small service tunnel, it totals 153&nbsp;km in length. This episode looks at the race between the British and the French to complete the tunnelling of the Channel Tunnel and the obstacles faced in its construction. || 2004-09-22<ref name=kurtloft />||2004-09-13<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0140-0460| pages = –39| last = Chater| first = David| title = TV Choice - Monday 13 September| work = Times, The (London, England)| access-date = 2020-07-29| date = 2004-09-11| url = https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10524464B2575750}}</ref>
|-
| 04 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Sears Tower (now the [[Willis Tower]]) || Tallest building in [[Chicago, Illinois]] — For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world's tallest building. Completed in 1973, the 110 stories high building is almost half a kilometre tall. And it still holds the record for having the world's highest antenna. John Zils, structural engineer and designer of this mega-structure, shares some of the tower's secrets. And get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the various systems and controls that are vital to the building, such as security monitoring, elevators, the water and power distribution that supplies its many floors, and even the machines that clean the windows. || 2004-09-29<ref name=kurtloft />
|-
| 05 || '''{{JPN}}'''|| [[Kansai International Airport]] || Airport on artificial island in [[Osaka Bay]] — Located 5&nbsp;km off the coast of Osaka, Japan is the Kansai International Airport. The airport is built entirely on a man-made island, 4&nbsp;km long and 1&nbsp;km wide. The only link between the island and Osaka is by the world's longest 2-tiered bridge. Although the airport is built to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, the artificial island itself is sinking faster than anticipated. This episode looks at various measures that are taken to keep the airport 'afloat,' and the various facilities and services available to keep the airport running. || 2004-10-13<ref name=kurtloft />||
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| 06 || '''{{JPN}}'''|| [[Akashi Kaikyo Bridge]] || World's longest [[suspension bridge]] — In 1955, two ferries sank along the Akashi Strait in Japan, killing 168 children. The tragedy led to 30 years of research to design a bridge that would link Awaji Island to Kobe. The bridge would need to be able to withstand severe earthquakes and typhoons. In 1988, Japan began construction of the world's longest, highest and most expensive suspension bridge. This episode presents a stage by stage look at the construction of the bridge, and the obstacles faced in its construction, including the Kobe earthquake in 1995. || 2004-10-20||2004-09-20<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0261-3077| title = The Guardian: Five| work = Guardian, The (London, England)| access-date = 2020-07-29| date = 2004-09-20| url = https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1053B1614E92E899}}</ref>
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| 07 || '''{{BRA}} {{PRY}}'''||The World's Most Powerful Dam ([[Itaipu Dam]]) || Dam on the [[Paraná River]] — In the Paraná River of South America, lies the Itaipú Dam. Costing 20 billion dollars, the Itaipú Dam is the world's largest and most powerful hydroelectric power plant. It is the culmination of the efforts, accomplishments, and co-operation of two countries, Brazil and Paraguay. This episode examines the efforts undertaken and the sacrifices made to construct the dam, including how the largest diversion channel was constructed to divert water from the world's 7th largest river away from the main construction site. || 2004-10-27||2004-09-27<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dugdale|first=John|date=2004-09-26|title=Critics' choice - Monday 27 September|pages=–64|work=Sunday Times, The (London, England)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10568D59347655D7|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>
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| 08 || '''{{MYS}}''' || [[Petronas Towers]] || Twin tower skyscraper in [[Kuala Lumpur]] — Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings as of their completion date. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the 88 story, 450m tall twin towers carry an Islamic geometrical influence, and are a symbol of Malaysian pride. To foster competition, the contract for the construction of the towers was awarded to two different construction companies, each assigned to work on one of the towers. This episode examines the race between the companies to each complete their tower first, as well as various construction challenges, including soil quality issues, the unique cement mixture that was needed as a steel substitute, and tropical weather. || 2004-11-10||2004-10-04<ref>{{Cite news|date=2004-10-04|title=TV Mail: PICK OF THE DAY|pages=19|work=Evening Mail (Birmingham, England)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1391EA082B38AE98|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>
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| 09 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Inside a Super [[Casino]] || [[The Borgata]] Hotel Casino & Spa in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] — Megastructures gets an inside look at the 13-year design and construction of Atlantic City's towering new casino, the Borgata. || 2004-12-01<ref>{{Cite news|last=Staff Writer|first=ELAINE ROSE|date=2004-11-30|title=TV / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAM EXPLORES ALLURE OF THE BORGATA|pages=B1|work=Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F106B58A8CEB3903F|access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref>||
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| 10 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Money Factory || [[U.S. Treasury]] || 2004-12-31

|}

===Season 2 (2005)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
! Credits
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| 01 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Golden Gate Bridge]] ||Iconic bridge over [[San Francisco Bay]] in San Francisco || 2005-03-02 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065910/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2487.html]
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| 02 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Alcatraz]] || Former prison island in San Francisco Bay, California || 2005-03-16
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| 03 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Inside [[The Pentagon]] || Headquarters of the [[US Department of Defense]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]]|| 2005-04-01
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| 04 || '''{{SGP}}'''|| World's Busiest Port || [[Port of Singapore]], Republic of Singapore  || 2005-05-13 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20070819201914/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2520.html]
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| 05 || '''{{ZAF}}'''|| [[Tau Tona]], City of Gold || World's deepest mining operations in [[Carletonville]], South Africa|| 2005-05-21 
|-
| 06 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Las Vegas]] ||  || 2005-06-22
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| 07 || '''{{CAN}}'''|| Ultimate Oil Sands Mine<br/>Black Gold (Oil Mine) || [[Syncrude]] and [[Shell Canada]] in [[oil sands]] located in [[Alberta]], Canada || 2005-07-20|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070714/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2428.html]
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| 08 || '''{{CAN}}'''|| Diamond Diggers || [[Ekati Diamond Mine]], Canada's first diamond mine, near [[Lac De Gras]], [[Northwest Territories]], Canada || 2005-07-27 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902205759/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/ekati-diamond-mine/credits/]
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| 09 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Sea Launch]] || Ocean Odyssey and Sea Launch Commander || 2005-08-03 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065435/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2409.html]
|-
| 10 || '''{{NLD}}'''|| [[North Sea]] Wall || Delta Works || 2005-05-28 on [[National Geographic (British and Irish TV channel)|NGC (UK)]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2005-05-28|title=Leicester Mercury: Tales from Greece|work=Leicester Mercury (England)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10A811E5F97DD00B|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref> || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020727/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2277.html]
|-
| 11 || '''{{ARE}}'''|| The World's Most Extreme Island (Impossible Islands)<ref>[http://www.engpedia.com/engg/index.php/megastructures Engpedia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204152306/http://www.engpedia.com/engg/index.php/megastructures |date=4 December 2010 }}</ref>|| [[Dubai]]'s artificial [[palm islands]], United Arab Emirates || 2005-09-13|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20071225080745/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2415.html]
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| 12 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] || Car racetrack in [[Speedway, Indiana]] || 2005-09-13 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020727/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2413.html]
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| 13 || '''{{NLD}}'''|| [[Port of Rotterdam]] (Super Port) || The largest port in Europe, in [[Rotterdam, Netherlands]] || 2005-09-20 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070521/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2449.html]
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| 14 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Air Force Transport (Mega Plane) || [[C-5 Galaxy]] with the [[U.S. Air Force]] || 2005-09-20
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| 15 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[North Branch Correctional Institution]] (Hi-Tech Prison) || High Security Prison, [[Allegany County, Maryland]] || 2005-09-27 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065830/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2448.html]
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| 16 || '''{{FRA}}'''|| [[Airbus A380]] (World's Biggest Airliner) || Biggest [[Wide-body aircraft|jumbo jet]] in commercial service || 2005-10-04 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065903/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2462.html]
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| 17 || '''{{USA}}'''|| {{USS|Virginia|SSN-774|6}}|| {{Sclass|Virginia|submarine}} with the [[U.S. Navy]]|| 2005-10-11 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020727/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2411.html]
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| 18 ||'''{{USA}}'''||  Ultimate Casino || [[The Venetian, Las Vegas|Venetian Hotel Resort Casino]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] || 2005-10-18<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lawrence|first=Christopher|date=2005-10-17|title=Struggling NBC Thursday in desperate need of an intervention|pages=1–|work=The Las Vegas Review-Journal|url=http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=LVGS000020060306e1ah007x9&cat=a&ep=ASE|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref>||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065536/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2461.html]
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| 19 || '''{{USA}}'''|| The Ultimate [[Roller coaster]] || [[Kingda Ka]] roller coaster at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] theme part in [[Jackson, New Jersey]] || 2005-10-25||[https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020727/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2412.html]
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| 20 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Spy Fortress [[NORAD]] || [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]], [[Colorado]] || 2005-11-08<ref>{{Cite news|last=THE GAZETTE|first=ANDREW WINEKE|date=2005-11-08|title='MegaStructures' takes a look at how NORAD was built|pages=–6|work=Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10DD0DCB4A944850|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=1531-2607}}</ref>||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070006/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2426.html]
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| 21 || '''{{DEU}}'''||Berlin Train Terminal (Berlin's Grand Central)  || [[Berlin Hauptbahnhof]] station in Berlin, Germany || 2005-11-15
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| 22 || '''{{USA}}'''|| America's [[Big Dig]] || Central Artery / Tunnel Project in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] || 2005-11-22||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070006/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2426.html]
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| 23 || {{NLD}}|| Ultimate [[Oil platform|Oil Rigs]]  || Construction of new oil rigs || 2005-12-06||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065910/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2487.html]
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| 24 || '''{{KAZ}}'''|| [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] || [[Russians|Russian]] [[space launch facility]] in [[Tyuratam]], Kazakhstan || 2005-12-13
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| 25 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Inside [[Grand Central Terminal|Grand Central]] || Railroad terminal in [[New York City]]. || 2005-12-08<ref>{{Cite news|last=BUCKMAN|first=ADAM|date=2005-12-08|title='GRAND' OPERA - WHAT YOU MISS WHILE DASHING FOR THE 6:18|pages=088|work=New York Post (NY)|url=https://nypost.com/2005/12/08/grand-opera-what-you-miss-while-dashing-for-the-618/|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=1090-3321}}</ref>||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114064747/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2418.html]
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| 26 || '''{{FRA}}'''|| World's Tallest Bridge ([[Millau Bridge]])|| viaduct near [[Millau]], France || 2005-12-20||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070711/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2417.html]
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| 27 || '''{{CHN}}''' || Mega Ship || [[Orient Overseas Container Line]] / OOCL Atlanta ship || 2005-12-27||[https://web.archive.org/web/20080208125647/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2519.html]
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| 28 || '''-'''|| [[Drillship|Deep Sea Drillers]] || || 2005-12-31||[https://web.archive.org/web/20140907104934/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/man-made/episodes/deep-sea-drillers/credits/]
|-
|}

===Season 3 (2006)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
! Credits
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| 01 || '''{{DEU}}'''|| [[Berlin Wall]] || Wall dividing Germany during the [[Cold War]] || 2006-03-14 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020727/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2521.html]
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| 02 || '''{{DNK}} {{SWE}}'''|| Megabridges: Denmark to Sweden || [[Oresund Bridge]] between [[Copenhagen]] and [[Malmö]], Sweden || 2006-04-18 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114064558/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2361.html]
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| 03 || '''{{GRC}}'''|| Megabridges: Greece || [[Rio–Antirrio bridge]], [[Gulf of Corinth]], Greece || 2006-05-02 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065714/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2632.html]
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| 04 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Hoover Dam]] || [[Colorado River]] border between [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]] in USA || 2006-02-11 on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Five]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cox|first=Roger|date=2006-02-11|title=The Scotsman: Staying In: Terrestrial Highlights|pages=20|work=Scotsman, The (Edinburgh, Scotland)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10FBC577C7368EC0|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0307-5850}}</ref>||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065714/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2632.html]
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| 05 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Inside "NCIS" || [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]] of the [[U.S. Navy]] || 2006-05-30
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| 06 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Garbage Mountain || [[Puente Hills Landfill]] in [[Whittier, California|Whittier]], California || 2006-08-01 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114065604/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2630.html]
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| 07 || '''{{SWE}}'''|| [[Ice Hotel#Sweden|Ice Hotel]] ||Working hotel made of ice near [[Jukkasjärvi]], Sweden || 2006-08-01
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| 08 || ''' '''||[[Supertanker]] || ''Seri Amanah'', a [[Liquified Natural Gas]] (LNG) carrier ship|| 2006-08-31|| [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114070707/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2731.html]

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| 09 || '''{{USA}}'''|| "Megafactories": [[AH-64 Apache|Apache Helicopter]] || [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security]] plant in [[Mesa, Arizona]] || 2006-09-28-->
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| 10 || '''{{PAN}}'''|| [[Panama Canal]] Unlocked || Panama Canal Expansion Project, Central America  || 2006-10-19 ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114064711/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/credits/meg2869.html]

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| 11 || '''{{ITA}}'''|| "Megafactories": [[Ferrari]] || [[Ferrari S.p.A.]] factory in [[Maranello]], Italy || 2006-12-07-->
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| 12 || '''{{ISL}}'''|| Rockeaters of Iceland || [[Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant]] || 2006-12-31
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===Season 4 (2007–2008)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
! Credits
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| 01 || '''{{ARE}}'''||World's Tallest Hotel || [[Burj al-Arab Hotel]] in [[Dubai, United Arab Emirates]] || 2007-07-09 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140912142416/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/man-made/episodes/impossible-hotel/credits/]
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| 02 || '''{{MYS}}''' || [[SMART Tunnel]] ||[[SMART Tunnel]] for road and storm water drainage in [[Kuala Lumpur]] to relieve traffic congestion as well as to prevent flooding within the city || 2007-07-14
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| 03 || {{BMU}}|| {{RMS|Queen Mary 2}} || || 2007-07-16 on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Five]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-07-14|title=First lady of the Atlantic|pages=21|work=Daily Record, The (Glasgow, Scotland)|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/First+lady+of+the+Atlantic%3B+DOCUMENTARY+OF+THE+WEEK+The+story+behind+a...-a0166375098|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref>
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| 04 || '''[[File:Emblem of the Antarctic Treaty.svg|22px]]{{USA}}'''|| South Pole Station || A science facility at the South Pole ([[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]) || 2007-11-06 ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20140902141459/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/man-made-the-south-pole-project/credits/]
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| 05 || '''{{CHN}}''' || Beijing Water Cube || [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]] built for the [[2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]] || 2008-05-13<ref name="NZ China specials">{{cite web|title=National Geographic Channel International Commissions NZ company NHNZ for Megastructures China Special|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/special/national-geographic-channel-international-commissions-nz-company-nhnz-for-megastructures-china-special|publisher=Throng|access-date=26 February 2011|date=5 May 2008}}</ref>
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| 06 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Bridge Breakdown ||Demolition of the (1927) [[Carquinez Bridge]] in the [[San Francisco Bay]] Area || 2008-05-15
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| 07 || '''{{USA}}'''|| 747 Destruction || Evergreen Air Center storage facility for decommissioned aeroplanes in [[Marana, Arizona]] || 2008-05-16
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| 08 || '''{{CHN}}''' || Shanghai Super Tower ||[[Shanghai World Financial Centre]] in [[Shanghai, China]] || 2008-05-20<ref name="NZ China specials"/>
|-
| 09 || '''{{CHN}}''' || China's Ultimate Port || [[Yangshan Deep-Water Port|Yangshan]] Port in [[Hangzhou Bay]] || 2008-05-27<ref name="NZ China specials"/>
|-
| 10 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Sinking an [[aircraft carrier]] || Creating the world's largest [[artificial reef]] with {{USS|Oriskany|CV-34|6}} in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] off Florida || 2008-05-29
|-
| 11 || '''{{flag|Finland}}'''|| The World's Biggest Cruise Liner || The building of cruise liner [[MS Freedom of the Seas]] || 2008-06-04
|-
| 12 || '''{{CHN}}''' || [[Beijing Olympic Stadium]] || the building of the main stadium for the [[2008 Beijing Summer Olympics]] || 2008-08-05 ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20140913185203/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/beijing-olympic-stadium/credits/]
|-
| 13 || '''{{CHN}}''' || World's Biggest Casino || [[The Venetian Macao]], the world's biggest casino in [[Macau]]|| ?
|-
| 14 || '''{{ISL}}'''|| Icelandic Super Dam || The building of the [[Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant]], Europe's biggest dam in Iceland|| ?
|-
| 15 || '''{{DEU}}'''|| Future Trains || [[Maglev train]] || ?
|-
| 16 || '''{{ARE}}'''||Building the World || [[The World (archipelago)]] of [[artificial islands]] in [[Dubai]] || ?
|-
| 17 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Train Wreck || the recycling of obsolete train [[locomotives]] in the USA || ?
|-
| 18 || '''{{CHN}}''' ||  Building Green Beijing || 2010 environmental improvement plan in [[Beijing, China]] || ?
|-
| 19 || '''{{FRA}}{{CHE}}''' || Atom Smasher ||  The [[Large Hadron Collider]] at [[CERN]] near [[Geneva, Switzerland]] || 2008-07-31 on [[National Geographic (British and Irish TV channel)|NGC (UK & IE)]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jackson|first=James|date=2008-07-26|title=Digital Choice;Television;Thursday 31|pages=–59|work=Times, The (London, England)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1224B54428C49988|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
|-
| 20 || '''{{CHN}}''' || Megabridges: China || [[Lupu Bridge]] in Shanghai, [[Runyang Bridge]] in Jiangsu Province, and [[Sutong Bridge]] near [[Suzhou]] || 2006-07-11<ref>{{Cite news|last=REDDING|first=ALESIA I.|date=2006-07-09|title=Bridge film takes native on odyssey|work=South Bend Tribune|url=http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=XSBT000020060829e2790000q&cat=a&ep=ASE|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref>
|-
| 21 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Ultimate Sub (Super Sub) || {{USS|Texas|SSN-775|6}} ({{Sclass|Virginia|submarine|1}}) in the [[U.S. Navy]] || ?
|-
| 22 || '''{{ESP}}{{USA}}'''|| Sun Engine||Experimental solar collection farms in Spain and near [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]  || ?
|-
| 23 || '''{{GBR}}''' || Super Pipeline || [[Langeled pipeline|Gas pipeline]] from Norway to Great Britain || ?
|-
| 24 || '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Hawaii Superferry]]  || [[catamaran]] ferry service between [[Hawaiian Islands]] from 2007 to 2009|| 2007-08-26 on [[National Geographic (British and Irish TV channel)|NGC (UK & IE)]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=WILKINSON|first=KAIJA|date=2007-09-04|title=Hawaii Superferry stars in TV documentary this week|pages=01|work=Press-Register (Mobile, AL)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11B956EBCC331F88|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref>
|-
| 25 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Deep Earth Drillers || The world's largest geothermal power complex || 2008
|-
| 26 || '''{{BHR}}'''|| World Trade Center Bahrain || [[World Trade Center (Manama)]] || 2008
|-
| 27 || '''{{GBR}}'''|| The World's Biggest Shredder || The 560 tonne "fragmentiser" based at Newport Docks. || 2008
|-
| 28 || '''{{USA}}'''|| The Impossible Build || Academy of Sciences, California || 2008
|}

===Season 5 (2009–2010)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
! Other Airdate
! Credits
|-
| 01|| '''{{USA}}'''|| [[Grand Canyon Skywalk]] || [[Grand Canyon Skywalk]] ||2009-02-28 (NGC UK)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-02-28|title=Megastructures|pages=91|work=Times, The (London, England)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F126A592403F54670|accessdate=2020-07-29|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> || 2009-04-02<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rose|first=Elizabeth|date=2009-03-23|title=Grand Canyon Skywalk documentary premieres April 2, 2009 on the National Geographic Channel|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1341FD18703FCA98|accessdate=2020-07-29}}</ref> || [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104012940/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/man-made/episodes/grand-canyon-skywalk/credits/]
|-
| 01|| '''{{USA}}'''|| Extreme Helicopter ||[[S-64 Skycrane]] ||2009-06-16|| || 
|-
| 02 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Skyscraper (Ultimate Skyscraper) || Bank of America Tower at [[One Bryant Park]], NYC || 2009-10-01|| ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214652/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/man-made-ultimate-skyscraper/credits/]
|-
| 03 || '''{{GBR}}''' || UK Super Train / Britain's New Railway || [[High Speed 1]] || 2010-01-08|| || 
|-
| 04 || '''{{USA}}''' || Electric Ocean / Wave Energy || || 2010-05-27|| || 
|-
| 05 || '''?'''|| Secrets of Oscar Tar Bridge || || 2010-10-09|| || 
|-
| 06 || '''{{CHN}}''' || China's [[Pearl River Tower|Smart Tower]] || || 2010-11-26|| || 
|-
| 07 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Future Bridge || Follow the record-breaking effort to rebuild the Minneapolis I-35W bridge in only 17 months, with a focus on its unique engineering ||2010|| || 
|-
|}

=== Season 6 (2011) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
! Credits
|-
| 01 || '''{{ARE}}'''|| The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi||[[Capital Gate]]||2010-05-04 on [[National Geographic (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|NGC (AU & NZ)]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Melinda|date=2010-05-03|title=pay tv - Tuesday May 4|pages=8|work=Sydney Morning Herald, The (Australia)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12F76A1B8F001680|access-date=2020-08-01|issn=0312-6315}}</ref>||[https://web.archive.org/web/20130627084536/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/leaning-skyscraper/credits/]
|-
| 02 || '''{{TUR}}'''|| Time Bomb Tunnel || Building the [[Marmaray Tunnel]], a 13.5&nbsp;km (8.4&nbsp;mi) long undersea railway tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey. || 2011-01-29
|-
| 03 || '''{{SGP}}'''|| [[Marina Bay Sands|Singapore's Vegas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1741383/|title="Megastructures" Singapore's Vegas (TV Episode 2010)|work=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1741383/combined|title="Megastructures" Singapore's Vegas (2010)|work=IMDb}}</ref> || Building the [[Marina Bay Sands]] Resort and Casino in Singapore || 2005-10-05 on [[National Geographic (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|NGC (AU & NZ)]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leong|first=Grace|date=2010-08-14|title=The MBS SkyPark story - on TV soon|work=Business Times, The (Singapore)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1319788CE46CB500|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Kirsty Heysen|last2=Lawrie Masterson|date=2010-10-03|title=BEST OF FOXTEL|pages=X22|work=Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1CE7B55B79704BDA8059B661626D7036&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1329CEF99C5FE698|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=1038-3433}}</ref>
|-
| 04 || '''{{CHN}}''' || [[Canton Tower|World's Tallest TV Tower]] || Building one of the world's tallest TV towers, the [[Guangzhou]] Sightseeing and TV Tower (now called the [[Canton Tower]] || 2011-02-11 on [[7mate]]<ref name="7mate"/>
|-
| 05 || '''{{TWN}}'''|| Ecoark || || 2011-03-27
|-
| 06 || '''{{KOR}}'''|| Korean Superlink ||[[Busan-Geoje Fixed Link]] || 2011-11-17
|-

|}

===Unknown season===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
|-
| 09 || '''{{BIH}}'''|| Bridge of [[Mostar]] || || 2004
|-
| 25 || '''{{GBR}}''' || London Olympic Stadium || || 2012-05-03
|-
| 26 || '''{{ARE}}'''|| World's Tallest Skyscraper ||[[Burj Khalifa]] || 2012-09-17
|-
| 27 || '''{{USA}}'''|| Phantom jet ||F-4 jet || ?
|-
| 28 || '''{{KAZ}}'''|| Worlds Biggest Tent ||[[Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center]] || ?
|-
| 33 || '''{{IND}}'''|| [[Atmosphere (Kolkata)]] ||Atmosphere - A luxury residential superstructure in [[Kolkata]] || 2015
|-
| 30 || '''{{MAS}}'''|| [[Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge|Second Penang Bridge]] || The building of the second bridge connecting Peninsular Malaysia to Penang Island spanning a total of 24&nbsp;km, and 16.9&nbsp;km of that over water || 2014-09-16
|-
| 31 || '''{{IND}}'''|| India's Solar Power House ||[[Kamuthi Solar Power Project]] || ?
|-
| 32 || '''{{IND}}'''|| Mundra Port ||[[Mundra Port]] || ?
|}

===Unknown season 2===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Country
! Title
! Subject
! Original airdate
|-
| 01 || '''-'''|| "Machines of War": [[Tank]]s || History and evolution of the tank || 2006-03-08
|-
| 02 || '''-'''|| "Machines of War": [[Cruise Missile]] || The history and development of the cruise missile || 2006-03-10
|-
| 3 || '''?'''|| Science of Steel || The world's metal construction material of choice|| 2006-03-11
|-
| 12 || '''-'''|| "Machines of War": [[Guns]] || The history and evolution of the gun || 2006-03-13
|-
| 14 || '''-'''|| Science of Brick || The world's oldest man-made building material || 2006-03-15
|-
| 15 || '''3'''|| Science of Concrete || The world's most used building material || 2006-03-16
|-
|}

==Spin-offs==

===''Megastructures: Built from Disaster''===
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Bridges"''' // Wednesday, 26 August 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Ships"''' // Thursday, 3 September 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Tunnels"''' // Thursday, 10 September 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Stadiums"''' // Thursday, 24 September 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Trains"''' // Thursday, 8 October 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5
# '''"Megastructures: Built from Disaster – Skyscrapers"''' // Thursday, 15 October 2009 8–9pm on Channel 5

===''Ancient Megastructures''===
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: The Great Pyramid"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: The Colosseum"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: Chartres Cathedral"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: Istanbuls Hagia Sophia"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: Machu Picchu"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: Angkor Wat"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: Petra Cathedral"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: St Pauls Cathedral"'''
# '''"Ancient Megastructures: The Alhambra"'''

==International broadcasts==
In January 2020, Indonesian TV channel, [[NET (Indonesian TV network)|NET]] interested to broadcasting Megastructures in Indonesia in July 2020.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== See also ==
*''[[Mega Builders]]''
*''[[Monster Moves]]''
*''[[Ultimate Factories]]''
*''[[Nazi Megastructures]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.natgeotv.com/uk/shows/natgeo/megastructures ''Megastructures'' official site on National Geographic]
* {{IMDb title|0446850|Megastructures}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091119041617/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/ultimate-factories/2105893/episode-guide https://web.archive.org/web/20091119041617/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/ultimate-factories/2105893/episode-guide]
* [http://www.twofourbroadcast.com/news-250809-megastructures.asp http://www.twofourbroadcast.com/news-250809-megastructures.asp]

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