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Before they tackled the Great Wall
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Ancient Engineering

The Forbidden City, the emperor's new palace

Before they tackled the Great Wall, the Ming first chose to stamp their identity on China with another extraordinary construction project: the Forbidden City, the emperor's new palace

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Before they tackled the Great Wall,
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the Ming first chose to stamp their identity on China
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with another extraordinary construction project:
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the Forbidden City, the emperor's new palace.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:50
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 • E05 They were building greater higher, wider, taller - Ancient Engineering 00:08
They were building greater higher, wider, taller
S01 • E04 With the bow and arrow, - Ancient Engineering 00:16
With the bow and arrow,
S01 • E03 To see this, the biggest structure - Ancient Engineering 00:07
To see this, the biggest structure
S01 • E01 It's one of the great, great, great sights of Rome. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It's one of the great, great, great sights of Rome.
S01 • E03 I mean, it's hard to imagine what it must've been like. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
I mean, it's hard to imagine what it must've been...
S01 • E05 In 1311, Lincoln cathedral became the tallest building - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In 1311, Lincoln cathedral became the tallest building
S01 • E01 The racing chariots were lightweight, - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The racing chariots were lightweight,
S01 • E03 Armed with basic tools and clever engineering - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Armed with basic tools and clever engineering
S01 • E02 10 years in the planning and built - Ancient Engineering 00:07
10 years in the planning and built
S01 • E05 It was the first to surpass the height - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It was the first to surpass the height
S01 • E01 The wheel base was wider to minimize the risk - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The wheel base was wider to minimize the risk
S01 • E04 The defense of Dover Castle - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The defense of Dover Castle
S01 • E03 It's staggering to think for almost 4,000 years. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It's staggering to think for almost 4,000 years.
S01 • E02 It was a palace unlike any other - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It was a palace unlike any other
S01 • E03 The great pyramid of Giza was the tallest building on Earth. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The great pyramid of Giza was the tallest building on Earth.
S01 • E02 And it was a real statement - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And it was a real statement
S01 • E03 An eternal testament - Ancient Engineering 00:04
An eternal testament
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - Ancient Engineering 00:09
(upbeat music)
S01 • E05 In the year 1225, Beauvais Cathedral - Ancient Engineering 00:06
In the year 1225, Beauvais Cathedral
S01 • E03 This is a statement piece, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
This is a statement piece,