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The impact they were designed to have
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Ancient Engineering

The impact they were designed to have is utter awe and wonder But these white hot modern...

The impact they were designed to have is utter awe and wonder But these white hot modern wonders rely upon earlier breakthroughs

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The impact they were designed to have
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is utter awe and wonder
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But these white hot modern wonders rely upon earlier
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breakthroughs.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:23
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E04 Bases built with solid walls, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Bases built with solid walls,
S01 • E01 The road has been an extremely important part - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The road has been an extremely important part
S01 • E02 But the planet's greatest wall was built in ancient China. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But the planet's greatest wall was built in ancient...
S01 • E03 And in Ontario, the Absolute Towers - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And in Ontario, the Absolute Towers
S01 • E01 It's one of the triumphs of engineering, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's one of the triumphs of engineering,
S01 • E05 The engineers who constructed them using knowledge - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The engineers who constructed them using knowledge
S01 • E04 But these modern defenses wouldn't have been possible - Ancient Engineering 00:15
But these modern defenses wouldn't have been possible
S01 • E01 Roads have enabled humans to move materials across land - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Roads have enabled humans to move materials across land
S01 • E02 When this early civilization took wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:06
When this early civilization took wall building
S01 • E03 With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans,
S01 • E02 The great wall of China - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The great wall of China
S01 • E05 Lessons hard won, ancient engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Lessons hard won, ancient engineers
S01 • E01 Running through icy wastes, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Running through icy wastes,
S01 • E02 2,000 years in the making, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
2,000 years in the making,
S01 • E03 But these architectural monuments also express the wealth - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But these architectural monuments also express the wealth
S01 • E04 (atmospheric music) - Ancient Engineering 00:07
(atmospheric music)
S01 • E03 They are expensive and they're always symbols of power - Ancient Engineering 00:06
They are expensive and they're always symbols of power
S01 • E01 The design of the cities was centered around the car. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The design of the cities was centered around the car.
S01 • E02 Its purpose: to protect the nation - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Its purpose: to protect the nation
S01 • E03 Engineering as the ultimate status symbol. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Engineering as the ultimate status symbol.