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Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.

Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.

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Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2021
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
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