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16. 2 International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
2009 - Season 2
Stunning skylines are fuelled by money – and Hong Kong has one of the most stunning in the world. With a lack of land on the island, the only way is up. The most prized – and expensive - plot is the financial district of Central where one skyscraper towers above the rest, star of Batman movies and gleaming white pillar of capitalism, 2 International Finance Center. Presented by Matt Berman.
Roku Channel15. John Hancock Tower, Boston
2009 - Season 2
Behind the glistening façade of Boston’s John Hancock Tower lies one of the most embarrassing moments in architectural history. The insurance company wanted to express their corporate might by building a modernist skyscraper in the heart of Boston’s historic core.Their dream tower turned into their worst nightmare and what followed is one of the most unbelievable tales in architectural history. Presented by Matt Berman.
14. Petronas Towers, Malaysia
2009 - Season 2
In the late 1980s the Malaysian government decided to build a skyscraper so unprecedented in size and so ambitious that it sought to overtake Chicago’s Sears Tower as the tallest building in the world. The result – the elaborately curved Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur – achieved both goals. Presented by Matt Berman.
13. Shanghai World Finance Centre
2009 - Season 2
With the highest roof on earth, the sleek Shanghai World Finance Center stands in the city that has overtaken New York and Chicago as skyscraper capital of the world. Setting the standard for a new generation of supertall skyscrapers, this Japanese-developed tower, built on Chinese land, also symbolises a new era in relations between the two previously hostile countries after Japan's violent invasion of China in the 1930s. Presented by Matt Berman.
12. Historic Calgary
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The architectural treasures that define this city.
11. World Financial Centre, Shanghai
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The highest roof on earth symbolized an end to previous hostility between Japan and China.
10. John Hancock Tower
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Discover how an arrogant insurance company built Boston's John Hancock Tower to express its might
9. Triumph Palace, Moscow
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Matt Berman journeys to Moscow to explore Stalin's 'Seven Sisters.'
8. Beetham Tower, Manchester
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The tallest residential building in the UK outside of London, the Beetham Tower.
7. John Hancock Center, Chicago
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Upon completion, The Hancock in Chicago was the world's tallest tower outside New York.
6. Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
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Matt Berman discovers the many practical challenges facing architect Cesar Pelli.
5. 1180 Peachtree, Atlanta
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Matt Berman shows how this distinctive skyscraper abolished the architectural trend of sky bridges.
4. Naberezhnaya Tower, Moscow
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Matt Berman investigates Moscow's Naberezhnaya Tower, one of the most innovative office buildings in the world.
3. 2IFC, Hong Kong
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Tower 2 of the IFC dominates Hong Kong's skyline at 420 meters high and has an incredible office block story.
2. Bank of China, Hong Kong
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A political tale hides behind the Award-winning architect I.M. Pei's Bank of China headquarters.
1. Taipei 101, Taiwan
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Matt Berman investigates into why Taiwan built the planet's tallest skyscraper and what it symbolizes.
