NOVA
Season 27 Episode 1 - Fall of the Leaning Tower
Even before it was finished 800 years ago, the Leaning Tower of Pisa - a masterpiece of medieval architecture - began to topple, shaken by earthquakes and sinking slowly into the unstable soil. Today, the top hangs just 16 feet over the base and collapse seems imminent. NOVA follows a decade-long search for a solution to correct the lean and save the unique building. State-of-the-art computer models, ingenious experiments with models and a string of near-disasters eventually push an international committee of prominent engineers and architects into an 11th-hour decision. A suspenseful tale of engineering hopes and frustrations, the program is both high comedy and a hands-on engineering adventure, guiding viewers into the minds of daring medieval architects and their ingenious modern successors.
Episodes in Season 27
Fall of the Leaning Tower
55 min
Time Travel
55 min
The Killer's Trail
55 min
Island of the Spirits
55 min
Decoding Nazi Secrets
55 min
Voyage of Doom
55 min
Electric Heart
55 min
Tales from the Hive
55 min
Lost on Everest
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1)
55 min
Diamond Deception
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2)
55 min
Trillion Dollar Bet
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3)
55 min
Mystery of the First Americans
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4)
55 min
Lost Tribes of Israel
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)
55 min
What's Up with the Weather?
55 min
Stationed in the Stars
55 min
The Vikings
55 min
