| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 56 sec.) ; 277796452 bytes |
| Series |
Mega Builders ; Series 4, Episode 5 |
| Summary |
It's the ultimate engineering challenge: rescue the magnificent city of Venice in Italy, before it is drowned by the Adriatic Sea. A fantastic $5.5 billion plan is taking shape. It is called the 'Mose' project, after the biblical saviour Moses. The teams working on this project are constructing 78 massive floodgates, up to 29 metres tall that will lie on the seabed. Whenever a dangerous high tide threatens the city, the gates will rise from water and hold back the sea.The dynamic woman at the helm of this huge project is Chief Engineer Dr Maria Theresa Brotto. Without the 'Mose', Venice could be lost. But no one can predict when a colossal high tide will swamp the city so it is a race against time for the teams of engineers and construction workers of the Mose project to save one of the world's great historic cities.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Series Producer: Christine Nielsen. Produced by Barna-Alper Productions Inc in association with Discovery Channel Canada |
| Event |
Broadcast 2012-10-22 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern.
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Construction industry -- Management.
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Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering) -- Design and construction.
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Flood control -- Design and construction.
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Sluice gates -- Design and construction.
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Structural engineering -- Design.
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Italy -- Venice.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Pinker, Karen, director
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Grison, Guy, cast
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