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Ancient Engineering

Wrapped in a glass curtain wall, the supertower's sleek silhouette dwarves the surrounding...

Wrapped in a glass curtain wall, the supertower's sleek silhouette dwarves the surrounding city

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Wrapped in a glass curtain wall,
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the supertower's sleek silhouette
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dwarves the surrounding city.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:20
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 • E05 The impact they were designed to have - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The impact they were designed to have
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