# Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Alex Gendler
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, History, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_building_the_impossible_golden_gate_bridge)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California's Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of the challenges facing engineers Charles Ellis and Joseph Strauss. Even before construction began, many thought the project impossible: the strait was home to powerful winds, constant fog, and earthquakes. So how was this iconic bridge created? Alex Gendler details the feat. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio\].

## Lectures

1. [Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alex_gendler_building_the_impossible_golden_gate_bridge/55478e87a197), 6 min (TED's player)