Summary Richard Hammond visits a building described as the 'greatest of our time' - the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain - to find out which Engineering Connections made this iconic building possible. A visionary architect transformed a decaying city into a vibrant tourist hub with his futuristic building. But it would not have been possible without a volcano, an egg, Sir Walter Raleigh, a surveyor's trundle wheel and a Cold War Russian submarine.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Hammond Hugh Hunt Stephen Ralphs Tod Todeschini
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 27, 2009
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : National Geographic Channel
Language : English
Production companies : Darlow Smithson Productions
Summary Richard Hammond visits a building described as the 'greatest of our time' - the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain - to find out which Engineering Connections made this iconic building possible. A visionary architect transformed a decaying city into a vibrant tourist hub with his futuristic building. But it would not have been possible without a volcano, an egg, Sir Walter Raleigh, a surveyor's trundle wheel and a Cold War Russian submarine.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 27, 2009
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : National Geographic Channel
Language : English
Production companies : Darlow Smithson Productions
