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National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible

Original title: Ancient Megastructures
  • TV Series
  • 2007– 2007–
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National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible (2007)
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The incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: w... Read allThe incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: where they came from, how they lived, and how they managed to erect some of the greatest st... Read allThe incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: where they came from, how they lived, and how they managed to erect some of the greatest structures ever built by man. Using ground-breaking computer graphics and dramatic construct... Read all
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    • Stars
      • Eddie McCann
      • Alisdair Simpson
      • Peter Harlowe
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      • Alisdair Simpson
      • Peter Harlowe
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    Eddie McCann
    • Self - Civil Engineer
    5 episodes5 eps • 2008–2019
    Alisdair Simpson
    • Self - Narrator
    3 episodes3 eps • 2007
    Peter Harlowe
    • Narrator
    Brian Dobson
    Brian Dobson
    • Narrator
    Sean Francis George
    Sean Francis George
    • Emperor Justinian
    Michael Davis
    • Self - Mount Holyoke College
    2 episodes2 eps • 2007
    Suleiman Farajat
    • Self - Archaeologist
    1 episode1 ep • 2008
    Dominic Frisby
    • Narrator
    Shaher Rababe'h
    • Self - Author 'How Petra was Built'
    1 episode1 ep • 2008
    Julian Bennett
    • Self - Archaeologist
    1 episode1 ep • 2019
    Charles R. Ortloff
    • Self - Hydraulic Engineer
    1 episode1 ep • 2008
    Ahmet Cakmak
    • Self - Seismic Engineer
    1 episode1 ep • 2019
    Rabun Taylor
    • Self - Architectural Historian
    1 episode1 ep • 2019
    Darius Arya
    Darius Arya
    • Self - American Institute for Roman Culture
    1 episode1 ep • 2007
    Salima Ikram
    Salima Ikram
    • Self - American University in Cairo
    1 episode1 ep • 2007
    Corey Brennan
    Corey Brennan
    • Self - Rutgers University
    1 episode1 ep • 2007
    Aidan Dodson
    Aidan Dodson
    • Self - University of Bristol
    1 episode1 ep • 2007
    Philip Ball
    • Self - Journalist & Author
    1 episode1 ep • 2007
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      • 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ancient Megastructures
    • Filming locations
      • Tunisia
    • Production companies
      • Darlow Smithson Productions
      • Parallax Film Productions
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