A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 2

18th May 2005 50 mins Season 5 Episode 2

The skyscraper goes global, as Alan Yentob continues to chart the history of tall buildings, examining the cultural legacy of the tower and the rise of a new super class of sky-high buildings.

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Season 5 · Episode 3

A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 3

There are now more tall buildings in the Far East than in North America – the traditional home of the skyscraper – while China, the world’s largest country and fastest-growing economy, is building cities at a rate unprecedented in the history of mankind.

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