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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This collection includes eight documentaries highlighting famous structures from around the world.
This program circles the globe to profile the world's most phenomenal architectural gems: Baseball Parks, the Egyptian Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower and much more!
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Language
English
Description
It's hot, dry, deadly, and hard to ignore with close to 40% of Earth classified as desert. But in this scorching hour, the desert turns from barren wasteland into an environment rich with hope. In the Middle East, desalination of seawater now fills water needs. Americans have created booming desert communities like Las Vegas, where the Hoover produces hydroelectric power and manmade Lake Mead supplies water. Native Americans farmed the desert...
Pub. Date
[2011], c1997
Language
English
Description
One of the wonders of the ancient and modern worlds, the Great Wall's history is shrouded in tales of bloodshed, sorrow, and madness. This episode of Modern Marvels seeks de-mystify the building of what is said to be the longest manmade construction on earth.
Pub. Date
[2010], c2006
Language
English
Description
During the occupation of France in World War II the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower against the Paris skyline offered hope to the Free French Underground. For most of the world, the Eiffel Tower is France. It is light and hope, poetry and magic. Her home is in the heart of free people everywhere.
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English
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Alfred arrives in Xi’an in the province of Shaanxi. The Silk Road caravans used to end their long journey in this millenary city. He comes by stylist Fan Yanyan’s studio and visits the great mosque of Xi’an, the oldest in China, in the neighborhood inhabited by the Muslim Hui minority. Ideas and religions travelled the Silk Road as well as valuable goods. Professor Yue Yu tells Alfred the story of Xuan Chang, a seventh-century sage who went...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Viewers are taken on a tour of some of the most iconic marvels of engineering in the world. The Eiffel Tower in France was built temporarily for a World's Fair, yet, this unbelievable structure stands today as one of the most iconic structures in the world. There is only one Big Ben, near and dear to the locals and a must see for tourists.The history and expanse of the Great Wall in China makes it one of the most incredible wonders of the world. And...
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English
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The second episode in this three-part mini-series distills Rick Steves' 30 years of travel experience into 30 minutes of practical advice on how to have a fun, affordable, and culturally broadening trip to Europe. Shot on location in Amsterdam, Germany's Rhineland, Venice, Siena, the Italian Riviera, the Swiss Alps, Paris, and London, these episodes cover Rick’s favorite 3,000-mile European loop while providing viewers with essential travel skills....
8) Mathematica
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The ancient Egyptians, tasked with measuring the area of agricultural land around the Nile, used a variety of tools: ropes, poles, and rulers. Their calculations and measurements were very accurate and their skills unrivaled. With these skills, they were able to construct some of the grandest architectural marvels the world has seen, the Pyramids.
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Feature Book - Mama Don't Allow When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an invitation to play at the Alligator Ball. Alligator Farm - A visit to Kliebert's Alligator Farm where Heather Burden, a Naturalist from the New Orleans Zoo, tells LeVar about alligators and lets him hold a small one. Meet Fred Newman...
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Language
English
Description
There are several dozen parks located within the desert southwest area of the US in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. They protect everything from historically significant rivers, urban memorial parks, battlefields, flint quarries, scenic lakes and mountains, wildlife, caverns, ancient cliff dwellings and cactus. This program features several dedicated National Park rangers, responsible for protecting our national parks and the history, natural resources,...
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