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Ancient Engineering

Today at the forefront of engineering, over the last 30 years China has transformed...

Today at the forefront of engineering, over the last 30 years China has transformed itself, rebuilding infrastructure on a massive scale

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Today at the forefront of engineering,
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over the last 30 years China has transformed itself,
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rebuilding infrastructure on a massive scale.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:13
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 Then in 2010, mud brick tombs - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Then in 2010, mud brick tombs
S01 • E05 In 1986, the Lloyd's Building in the city of London - Ancient Engineering 00:15
In 1986, the Lloyd's Building in the city of London
S01 • E01 With this breakthrough, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
With this breakthrough,
S01 • E04 Then when the tunnel had been dug right under the wall, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Then when the tunnel had been dug right under the wall,
S01 • E02 Modern day China is a huge engineering project. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Modern day China is a huge engineering project.
S01 • E03 These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders,
S01 • E01 Rome's greatest engineers set to work. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Rome's greatest engineers set to work.
S01 • E02 60% of the population now live in urban areas, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
60% of the population now live in urban areas,
S01 • E04 It caused a good proportion of the keep - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It caused a good proportion of the keep
S01 • E05 This is sort of like putting your skeleton - Ancient Engineering 00:07
This is sort of like putting your skeleton
S01 • E01 So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples
S01 • E04 The way they use fire to undermine structures - Ancient Engineering 00:17
The way they use fire to undermine structures
S01 • E02 The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest
S01 • E05 You create some interesting architecture, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
You create some interesting architecture,
S01 • E03 They were provided with the cans of beer and bread - Ancient Engineering 00:05
They were provided with the cans of beer and bread
S01 • E01 These works have guaranteed his place - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These works have guaranteed his place
S01 • E03 And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them
S01 • E02 This manmade mountain took wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This manmade mountain took wall building
S01 • E05 And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center
S01 • E04 Amazingly, even after the collapse - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Amazingly, even after the collapse