Brooklyn Bridge In Ken Burns Brooklyn Bridge, which airs next Monday on PBS, captures the amazing structural magnificence of one of the greatest achievements during the industrial age. Burns delivers a dramatic story of prodigious men who imagined and built the bridge. Burns displays how this magnificent structure has lasted through generations of city citizens. In 1883 people considered the Brooklyn Bridge to be the “eight wonder of the world.” It was the largest suspension bridge …showed first 75 words of 285 total…

…showed last 75 words of 285 total…building of the bridge. Although the work on the bridge crippled him he lived to see the finished results. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures in the United States. Burns captures the essence of the man made structure. He captures the viewers attention by making the structure seem life-like. Burns makes the Brooklyn Bridge seem essential to the American culture. This technique puts this documentary in the upper echelon of documentaries.