The Big Build
2005•1 Seasons•5 Episodes•7.0•Ended
Documentary
What does it take to construct a Viking longboat or a stone tower like those that dotted the landscape of Medieval Europe? THE BIG BUILD looks to the past for challenges and tackles the ultimate “how to” projects. Host and contractor Nick Mystrom enlists experts from some of construction’s most esoteric fields as he puts his hands on history.
Network
History
Origin
US
Cast
Nick Mystrom
Host
Episodes
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