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With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans
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Ancient Engineering

With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans, the skyscrapers take on shapes that...

With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans, the skyscrapers take on shapes that seem to defy the laws of physics

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With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans,
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the skyscrapers take on shapes
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that seem to defy the laws of physics,
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:37
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • 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.
S01 • E05 Building for God reached a high point in the middle ages - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Building for God reached a high point in the middle ages
S01 • E01 Roads are vital for the way we live, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Roads are vital for the way we live,
S01 • E02 This was the stone dragon, the chilling symbol of a nation - Ancient Engineering 00:06
This was the stone dragon, the chilling symbol of a nation
S01 • E03 They want to build the biggest thing they can do - Ancient Engineering 00:06
They want to build the biggest thing they can do
S01 • E04 During the Middle Ages, - Ancient Engineering 00:13
During the Middle Ages,
S01 • E02 But how did the ancient Chinese build a wall - Ancient Engineering 00:09
But how did the ancient Chinese build a wall
S01 • E01 But this global system - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But this global system
S01 • E03 Creating massive eye catching structures - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Creating massive eye catching structures
S01 • E01 The first secrets of road and transport technology - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The first secrets of road and transport technology
S01 • E05 It aimed to use engineering and architecture - Ancient Engineering 00:07
It aimed to use engineering and architecture