Why Canada is Digging a Giant Pit Under its Parliament
The insane engineering behind Canada's biggest ever building upgrade.
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00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Ottawa's Origins
02:00 - History of Centre Block
03:00 - Deterioration
04:08 - Digging the Pit
05:06 - Seismic Retrofit
06:17 - Securing the Tower
07:25 - Detailed Work
08:56 - The Result
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00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Ottawa's Origins
02:00 - History of Centre Block
03:00 - Deterioration
04:08 - Digging the Pit
05:06 - Seismic Retrofit
06:17 - Securing the Tower
07:25 - Detailed Work
08:56 - The Result
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