"Around the World for 80 Treasures" ( born Around the World in 80 Treasures ) is a BBC documentary television series . Historian Dan Krikshenk, traveling the world, is trying to solve the mystery of works of art and architecture - from rock paintings to the statue of Liberty .
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| Around the World in 80 Treasures | |
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| Genre | documentary television series |
| Cast | Dan Crickshank |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Number of episodes | ten |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | |
| On the screens | February 2005 - |
| References | |
| IMDb | ID 0450898 |
Episode 1: From Peru to Brazil
| No. | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Andes , Peru | Machu Picchu | The world famous city of the Inca Empire, discovered in 1911. | ||
| 2 | Andes , Peru | Inca salt mines | Saltworks made by the Incas in the 15th century on the walls of a mountain gorge. As a result of evaporation in the sun, salt is deposited on the walls of numerous ponds. | ||
| 3 | Nazca , Peru | Nazca lines | Over 300 geometric patterns and images of animals visible only from a height. Dating back to the 3rd — 6th centuries AD e., survived thanks to the arid climate. | ||
| four | Lambayeke, Peru | Sipan Spider Webs | Necklaces of civilization urine with images of the spider god, found in the burial of Bishop Sipan and dating from the 1st-2nd centuries AD. e. | ||
| five | Trujillo , Peru | Chan chan | The largest surviving city built from unburnt clay; founded in the 14th century AD e. Chima civilization. | ||
| 6 | Easter Island | Moai | Huge stone statues (some of them monolithic) in the form of a human head, allegedly made by Polynesians more than 1000 years ago. | ||
| 7 | Cuiaba , Brazil | Umahar Headgear | Bright hats made of human hair and multi-colored feathers, a symbol of the Amazon . | ||
| eight | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Statue of Christ the Savior | The 38-meter statue of Jesus Christ , the world's tallest statue in the Art Deco style . |
Series 2: From Mexico to America
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | South mexico | Palenque | The largest Mayan city, built in the 7th century BC. e., demonstrating the architecture of the tribe, its skills in sculpture and stucco reliefs. | ||
| ten | Tollan Tula , Mexico | Titans of Tula | Stone columns made in the X century AD e. the Toltec tribe. Made in the form of sculptures of soldiers guarding the sculpture of the Toltec god. Warriors are dressed in feather hats and armed with spears and bows with arrows. | ||
| eleven | Mexico City , Mexico | The man who controls the universe | A painting by Diego Rivera commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller and embodying the struggle between capitalism and communism . | ||
| 12 | Cortez, Colorado , USA | Revolver "Colt" of 1851 | Six-shot mass-produced revolver used in the American Civil War and subsequently during the conquest of the Wild West under the slogan "Manifest Destiny". | ||
| 13 | Rocky Mountain Canyons, Colorado , USA | Mesa Verde | A small rocky city, built by some mysterious people in the XI century BC. e. | ||
| 14 | Charlottesville, Virginia , USA | Monticello | The estate, built at the end of the 18th century by Thomas Jefferson , is a symbol of American independence. | ||
| 15 | New York , NY , USA | Statue of Liberty | The 46-meter statue donated by France to the United States of America in honor of the centennial of the Declaration of Independence . | ||
| sixteen | Manhattan , New York , USA | Sigram Building Skyscraper | The world's first office skyscraper, built in the mid 50-ies of XX century, the standard of simplicity and functionality. |
Series 3: From Australia to Cambodia
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sydney Australia | Church of st james | Church in the late classical style; built in 1819 by the English prisoner Francis Greenaway. Her appearance marked the transformation of Sydney from a city of criminals to the capital. | ||
| 18 | Kakadu National Park, Northern Australia | Cave painting | Several hundred paintings, many of which are layered on top of each other. Most were made about 20-30 thousand years ago. | ||
| nineteen | Torajaland, Indonesia | House of Spirits | Unusual houses on stilts with roofs in the form of a boat, symbolizing the life of a person in the afterlife. Decorated with images of roosters and horns of buffalos sacrificed during a funeral. A place through which every dying tribe must go. | ||
| 20 | Torajaland, Indonesia | City of the Dead Tau Tau | Wooden figures depicting deceased tribal members; installed next to the burial, on the surface of the cliff. Through them, the living communicate with the souls of the departed. | ||
| 21 | Java , Indonesia | Borobudur | The largest of the ancient monuments of the southern hemisphere, the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world. Embodies the Buddhist path to attaining nirvana . | ||
| 22 | Ayutthaya , Thailand | Golden elephant | An elegant golden statuette in the form of an elephant, decorated with precious stones. It was made in 1420 in memory of two brothers, the sons of a powerful king, whose rivalry in the struggle for power ended in a duel on elephants, as a result of which both brothers died. | ||
| 23 | Siem Reap, Cambodia | Angkor Wat | The temple complex dedicated to the main god of Hinduism, Vishnu . It was built in the middle of the XII century, during the time of the King of the Khmer Empire, Suryavarman II, who decided to reproduce in stone the pictures of heavenly life. | ||
| 24 | Angkor , Cambodia | Angkor Thom, Bayon's stone faces | The city of Angkhor Thom is a monument to the military triumph of its founder Jayavarman VII. In the central part of the city is the Bayon Buddhist Temple, all the walls and columns of which are made of plates representing human faces. |
Series 4: From Japan to China
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Tokyo Japan | Katana / Samurai Sword | N / a | ||
| 26 | Himeji , Japan | Himeji Castle | The construction of the castle at the foot of Mount Hime began in the middle of the XIV century (Muromachi period). “The name he received for his special honed forms and elegance, reminiscent of a beautiful snow-white bird” One of the oldest preserved castles in Japan. The castle complex includes 83 buildings, almost all of them are built of wood. | ||
| 27 | Kyoto , Japan | Zen-style Ryan-ji Garden | Ryoan-ji was built by Hosokawa Katsumoto in 1450 . The patrons of the temple were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu . The name of the temple means " temple of the resting dragon ." | ||
| 28 | Beijing China | Forbidden city | The Forbidden City is the largest palace in the world. Total area - 720 thousand m²; the palace complex has 8707 rooms (according to legend - 9999). | ||
| 29th | Beijing China | Summer Park Palace | The summer residence of the Qing Dynasty emperors on the outskirts of Beijing . The park with more than 3,000 buildings is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site . | ||
| thirty | China | The great Wall of China | The fortress wall in North China, a grand architectural monument of ancient China. The first sections were erected in the 4th-3rd centuries. BC e. After the unification of China (221 BC), Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi ordered the construction of a solid wall to cover the northwestern borders of the empire from attacks by nomadic peoples. | ||
| 31 | Xi'an , China | Terracotta Army | This is the burial site of at least 8099 full-sized terracotta statues of Chinese warriors and their horses, discovered in 1974 next to the tomb of Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang | ||
| 32 | Shanghai China | Ming Dynasty Porcelain | Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE) |
Series 5: From India to Sri Lanka
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kolkata , India | Goddess Durga | Warrior goddess fighting demons, protector of gods and world order. | ||
| 34 | Sri Lanka | Sigiriya | Sigiriya (which means “lion rock”) is a rocky plateau rising 370 meters above sea level and about 170 meters above the surrounding plain in the very center of Sri Lanka . Since 1982, Sigiriya has been protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site . | ||
| 35 | Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka | Giant Buddha Statue in Polonnaruwa | N / a | ||
| 36 | Kandy , Sri Lanka | Buddha's Tooth | Magic tooth has long been attributed to this tooth: possessing it, it possessed all the fullness of power. Therefore, the tooth of the Buddha became the possession of the royal dynasty. Around 540 BC, the deceased Buddha was cremated and four teeth were taken out of the fire, which were transported around the world. | ||
| 37 | Cochin , India | Cochin Spice | N / a | ||
| 38 | Madurai , India | Meenakshi Temple | Hindu temple in the city of Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Named after the three-breasted goddess Meenakshi , one of the spouses of the god Shiva . Meenakshi Temple is located in the very center of the city, and there are numerous celebrations and rituals for residents of the city. The temple is 258 meters wide and 223 meters long. Height - 51.9 meters. | ||
| 39 | Jaipur , India | Jantar Mantar | The observatory , built in 1727-1734. Rajput Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in the city of Jaipur founded by him shortly before this. This is the largest and safest of the five observatories built by him in India. Instruments for measurements differed in colossal dimensions. So, the sundial of Jantar-Mantara is considered the largest in the world (27 meters across). | ||
| 40 | Agra , India | Taj Mahal | The mausoleum is a mosque located in Agra , India , on the banks of the Jamna River (architects, probably, Ustad Isa and others). It was built on the orders of the descendant of Tamerlane - the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal , who died in childbirth (later Shah Jahan himself was buried here). |
Series 6: From Uzbekistan to Syria
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samarkand , Uzbekistan | Mausoleum of Gur Emir | Here lies one of the most famous conquerors of our world - Tamerlan . And his grandson is one of the most famous patrons of science - Ulugbek . | ||
| 42 | Bukhara , Uzbekistan | Shopping arcade of Bukhara | These domes - extensive enclosed shopping arcades - were built mainly in the 16th century. | ||
| 43 | Baku , Azerbaijan | Temple of Fire in Baku | “Ateshgah” means “House of Fire”, “Place of Fire”. The territory of the temple is known for such a unique natural phenomenon as burning outlets of natural gas (gas escaping, comes into contact with oxygen and ignites). | ||
| 44 | Isfahan , Iran | Imam Mosque in Imam Square | Shah Mosque is the largest mosque in Isfahan, located on the south side of Imam Square. | ||
| 45 | Shiraz , Iran | Persian rug | N / a | ||
| 46 | Kermanshah (ost) , Iran | Behistun inscription | A trilingual ( ancient Persian , Elamite and Babylonian ) cuneiform text on the Behistun (Bisutun) rock, southwest of Ecbatan between Kermanshah and Hamadan in Iran , carved by order of King Darius I about the events of 523-521. BC e. | ||
| 47 | Iran | Persepolis | The ruins of the ancient capital of Persia | ||
| 48 | Damascus , Syria | The market streets of El Jomidi | Market in the ancient quarter of Damascus . |
Episode 7: From Jordan to Ethiopia
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jordan | Petra | The city lost in the rocks | ||
| 50 | Madaba , Jordan | Mosaic panel of the Holy Land | Mosaic mural map on the floor of the Orthodox St. George Church in Madaba | ||
| 51 | Jerusalem , Israel | Temple Mount | A mountain in the southeastern part of the Old City of Jerusalem , a sacred place for Judaism and Islam . Currently, it is a rectangular wall surrounded by high walls, towering above the rest of the Old City, on which Muslim shrines are located - Al-Aqsa (a distant mosque ) and Kubbat al-Sahra (also known as the Dome of the Rock , or “Dome over the Rock”) built by Abd al-Malik in 691 . | ||
| 52 | Axum , Ethiopia | Stella Axum | More than 200 grand basaltic stelae have been preserved (created no later than the 4th century AD), the height of the largest is 33 meters. This is the height of a 14-story building, although it is currently dumped to the ground, but the height of the largest standing obelisk is 21 meters. | ||
| 53 | Debre Damo , Ethiopia | The miracle of Mary | N / a | ||
| 54 | Lalibela , Ethiopia | Rock churches of Lalibela | N / a | ||
| 55 | Lalibela , Ethiopia | Lalibela's Cross | N / a |
Episode 8: From Mali to Egypt
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Jane , Mali | Jane Mosque | Jane is a clay city. | ||
| 57 | Sanga , Mali | Dogon cave art | N / a | ||
| 58 | Sanga , Mali | Dogon Masks | N / a | ||
| 59 | Tripoli , Libya | Leptis Magna | An ancient city in the region of Sirtica (later called the region of Tripolitania ) in the territory of modern Libya . He reached heyday during the Roman Empire . Its ruins are located on the Mediterranean coast 130 km east of Tripoli in the place of Al-Houms . Thanks to its layout, the city received the name "Rome in Africa." Presumably the city was founded around 1100 BC. e. [one] | ||
| 60 | Qasr Al Hajj , Libya | Berber Vault | The granary is built from improvised materials - stones, gypsum and clay. The fortress was built to store the most valuable treasures of the inhabitants. There was not only grain, but also olives, wine and figs. Each of these peculiar windows is an individual repository of products for each family. Such safes were carefully guarded. The walls of this vault are incredibly thick. For this, special ventilation holes were made. | ||
| 61 | Egypt | Egyptian pyramids | The greatest architectural monuments of Ancient Egypt , among which one of the "seven wonders of the world" - the pyramid of Cheops and an honorary candidate of the "new seven wonders of the world" - the Pyramids of Giza. | ||
| 62 | Cairo , Egypt | Tutankhamun's mask | One of the most outstanding monuments of Egyptian art of the XVIII dynasty can rightfully be considered a massive golden mask of Tutankhamun's mummy. She depicts a young king in a striped headdress, crowned with a picture of the head of a kite and a snake. A rich necklace with the heads of falcons on their shoulders descends on the chest. The recesses made in gold when creating the mask are filled with colored smalt - dark blue, turquoise and red, under jasper. Particularly expressive are the eyes with a black pupil encircled by a dark blue outline. At the head of the right falcon crowning the necklace there is an inscription in vertical lines containing the text of the 151st chapter of the Book of the Dead, which goes to the back of the mask. | ||
| 63 | Luxor , Egypt | Tomb of Queen Nofretari | Nefertari Meri-en-mut (Nefertari means 'Beautiful Companion' and Marytenmouth - 'Beloved [Goddess] Mut ') - the first wife of Ramses II , who was considered the main empress in the first year of independent reign of the pharaoh. | ||
| 64 | Edfu , Egypt | Temple of Edfu | The Temple of Horus at Edfu (also known as the Temple of Edfu) is considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. Partly because it was built later than all the temples: in the Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57. BC e. |
Series 9: From Turkey to Germany
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Cappadocia , Turkey | Underground city of Derinkuyu | Presumably, it was built in the VI-X centuries. The underground city is located on eight levels and covers an area of 1,500 m² and a depth of 85 meters. Initially, the city was used as a refuge by the local population, which very often suffered from invasions of foreigners. The city was opened in 1963 in Cappadocia ( Turkey ), only partially explored and was opened for tourists in 1965. | ||
| 66 | Istanbul , Turkey | Sophia Cathedral | In 532, Emperor Justinian I ordered the construction of the largest temple in the world, later turned into a mosque, and since 1934, by order of Atatürk , into a museum. | ||
| 67 | Moscow , Russia | Moscow Metro | N / a | ||
| 68 | Solovetsky Islands , Russia | Solovetsky Monastery | N / a | ||
| 69 | Saint Petersburg , Russia | Summer Palace of Peter I | N / a | ||
| 70 | Wieliczka , Poland | Salt Mine Wieliczka | N / a | ||
| 71 | Berlin , Germany | Volkswagen Beetle | Hitler 's first national German car | ||
| 72 | Dessau , Germany | Chair Brno in the Bauhaus | N / a |
Episode 10: From Bosnia to France
| # | Region | Treasure | Short description | Picture | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Mostar , Bosnia and Herzegovina | Old bridge | N / a | ||
| 74 | Athens , Greece | Parthenon | N / a | ||
| 75 | Rome , Italy | Pantheon | N / a | ||
| 76 | Florence , Italy | Medici Chapel | N / a | ||
| 77 | Venice , Italy | Grand Canal | N / a | ||
| 78 | Madrid , Spain | Guernica | Painting by Pablo Picasso | ||
| 79 | Granada , Spain | The Alhambra | N / a | ||
| 80 | Chartres , France | Chartres Cathedral | N / a |
Notes
- ↑ In most modern sources, including UNESCO , approx. 1100 BC e., in TSB , however, a different date is given - the VII century BC. e.: Leptis-Magna - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
Links
- Around the World in 80 Treasures on the Internet Movie Database
- Radio Times Series List