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This hole in the ground is thought to be
a water reservoir. Drinking water
would have been stored here. [narrator] But before
the Mongol armies could put Vardzia's defenses
to the test, Queen Tamar had to face off
against a different threat
a water reservoir. Drinking water
would have been stored here. [narrator] But before
the Mongol armies could put Vardzia's defenses
to the test, Queen Tamar had to face off
against a different threat
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This hole in the ground
00:00:02.299 --> 00:00:04.666
is thought to be
a water reservoir.
00:00:04.733 --> 00:00:07.232
Drinking water
would have been stored here.
00:00:09.232 --> 00:00:11.232
[narrator] But before
the Mongol armies
00:00:11.299 --> 00:00:14.666
could put Vardzia's defenses
to the test,
00:00:14.733 --> 00:00:18.433
Queen Tamar had to face off
against a different threat.
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Movie Summary
The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
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