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The Great Wall of China stands as testament
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The Great Wall of China stands as testament to those extraordinary engineers but also the...

The Great Wall of China stands as testament to those extraordinary engineers but also the people who had the vision of creating a wall to defend an entire empire

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The Great Wall of China stands as testament
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to those extraordinary engineers
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but also the people who had the vision
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of creating a wall to defend an entire empire.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:19
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 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
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 • E05 So far it's taken over 130 years - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So far it's taken over 130 years
S01 • E04 New weapons were created to attempt their capture - Ancient Engineering 00:14
New weapons were created to attempt their capture
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,
S01 • E03 Dating back more than 4,500 years, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Dating back more than 4,500 years,
S01 • E05 The human race has created sacred spaces - Ancient Engineering 00:14
The human race has created sacred spaces
S01 • E01 The wheel had a rough start as a clumsy heavy contraption. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The wheel had a rough start as a clumsy heavy contraption.
S01 • E04 But thanks to the robust engineering - Ancient Engineering 00:08
But thanks to the robust engineering
S01 • E02 And they reached their absolute peak - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And they reached their absolute peak
S01 • E01 It's evolved into a fit lean machine, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's evolved into a fit lean machine,