Episode
MegaStructures: The World's Biggest Cruise Liner
Overview
The renovated California Academy of Sciences - the world's largest green public building - emerges from the landscape of Golden Gate Park. Viewed from the air, the undulating living roof resembles a piece of the park flying as if by magic.
Details
- Series
- MegaStructures
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2008-06-04
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The World's Biggest Cruise Liner is Episode 7 in Season 5 of MegaStructures. It aired on 2008-06-04. The runtime is 60 min.
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