Ancient Engineering

Discovers the transport networks of the past and the history of how roads were built in order to access basic supplies.

Examines the history of, and the feat of engineering that is the Great Wall of China, and the beginning of its construction.

Exploring how ancient Egyptian engineers built the monumental Great Pyramid at Giza, the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

In the Middle Ages, the technology of the castle evolves in leaps and bounds, seeing the rise of mansions and super-castles.

Building for God reached a high point in the Middle Ages when a new engineering movement emerged in Europe.

Temples, designed to honour the gods, have been at the heart of cities since earliest times. Often they are the biggest and most impressive buildings of their age.