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Ancient Engineering

It may not ultimately have succeeded, but the Great Wall of China is a landmark in human...

It may not ultimately have succeeded, but the Great Wall of China is a landmark in human history, almost incomprehensible in scale

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It may not ultimately have succeeded,
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but the Great Wall of China is a landmark in human history,
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almost incomprehensible in scale.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:44
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E03 Pyramids are among the most enduring icons - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Pyramids are among the most enduring icons
S01 • E04 So the firewall on your computer - Ancient Engineering 00:08
So the firewall on your computer
S01 • E01 The future must be finding a way of continuing to travel, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
The future must be finding a way of continuing to travel,
S01 • E05 Ingenious double twist columns enabled this structure - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Ingenious double twist columns enabled this structure
S01 • E03 Even today, they feature heavily in architectural design. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Even today, they feature heavily in architectural design.
S01 • E04 And just like in the medieval times, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And just like in the medieval times,
S01 • E02 But it was never one wall: - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But it was never one wall:
S01 • E03 Modern architects still find that shape fascinating, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Modern architects still find that shape fascinating,
S01 • E02 And in fact, it's precise length - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And in fact, it's precise length
S01 • E05 Gaudi died in 1926 before his cathedral was completed. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Gaudi died in 1926 before his cathedral was completed.
S01 • E03 And you see that now reflected - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And you see that now reflected
S01 • E02 After a five-year survey measuring - Ancient Engineering 00:12
After a five-year survey measuring
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 • 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 • E05 Be very expensive but yeah we know - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Be very expensive but yeah we know