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Ancient Engineering

After a five-year survey measuring all known sections of the wall, the Chinese government...

After a five-year survey measuring all known sections of the wall, the Chinese government announced that the official length of the Great Wall of China is just over 13,170 miles

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After a five-year survey measuring
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all known sections of the wall,
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the Chinese government announced that the official length
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of the Great Wall of China is just over 13,170 miles.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:08
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E04 (atmospheric music) - Ancient Engineering 00:18
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E01 From the early trackways of stone-age Britons, - Ancient Engineering 00:16
From the early trackways of stone-age Britons,
S01 • E05 The cathedral is proof that engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The cathedral is proof that engineers
S01 • E03 The Luxor Las Vegas Pyramid - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Luxor Las Vegas Pyramid
S01 • E05 It's perfectly possible to build Gothic cathedrals - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's perfectly possible to build Gothic cathedrals
S01 • E02 The Great Wall of China stands as testament - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The Great Wall of China stands as testament
S01 • E05 Be very expensive but yeah we know - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Be very expensive but yeah we know
S01 • E03 And in Paris, the glass pyramid fronting the Louvre Museum - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And in Paris, the glass pyramid fronting the Louvre Museum
S01 • E04 New weapons were created to attempt their capture - Ancient Engineering 00:14
New weapons were created to attempt their capture
S01 • E05 So far it's taken over 130 years - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So far it's taken over 130 years
S01 • E01 The road has long been the driving force of humanity. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The road has long been the driving force of humanity.
S01 • E03 I think there's something about the symmetry - Ancient Engineering 00:05
I think there's something about the symmetry
S01 • E01 Throughout the centuries, road engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Throughout the centuries, road engineers
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - Ancient Engineering 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Pyramids are part of our common global culture. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Pyramids are part of our common global culture.
S01 • E05 Perhaps further Gothic cathedrals will one day - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Perhaps further Gothic cathedrals will one day
S01 • E04 Castles became symbols of power and places of rebellion, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Castles became symbols of power and places of rebellion,
S01 • E03 Even found on the U.S. dollar bill, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Even found on the U.S. dollar bill,
S01 • E01 Inseparable, the road and the wheel have endured - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Inseparable, the road and the wheel have endured
S01 • E02 Defensive walls first appeared 10,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Defensive walls first appeared 10,000 years ago,