Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... Season 1, Episode 7: Istanbul

Chongqing - the largest city in the world

This megacity is growing relentlessly and is not for the faint of heart. Anyone wanting to experience China simply cannot miss Chongqing – the largest city in the world.

44 min

Mexico City - creative and combative

Mexico City was once feared; today, the megacity is a tourist hotspot. The city has retained its fighting spirit – in some places for the sake of spectacle, in others for survival.

43 min

Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes

Lagos is growing faster than any other city in the world. A megacity of extremes: while many of its 25 million inhabitants live in poverty, money is no object in its clubs.

44 min

Rome - Journey to the heart of the city

Extraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.

45 min

London

As night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.

45 min

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is Sugarloaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue, and Copacabana. When night falls, culture and music pulsate – but it's also hard work in the "engine room" of the metropolis.

45 min

Mumbai

45 min

Vienna

Vienna is beautiful. Framed by the facades of the Austro-Hungarian era, people enjoy culture and coffee, clattering past St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Sisi Museum in horse-drawn carriages. Until night falls.

45 min

Toronto

When pilot Ky sees the Toronto skyline during her evening approach, it's the happiest moment of her day. The financial metropolis transforms into a vibrant, dazzling melting pot.

44 min