Transportation networks reveal how road, tunnels and bridges impacted the ancient world and influenced modern society.
Two thousand years in the making, built with the blood and toil of millions of workers, but this type of engineering has shaped the world we live in.
The engineers of ancient Egypt came up with engineering feats used to create the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
After the Norman invasion of 1066, new fortresses were constructed to ward off invaders, command absolute power, and to intimidate and suppress any rebellion.
Ancient engineers battled deadly collapses, financial ruin, earthquakes, fire and warfare to create amazing devotional buildings in honour of their gods, and new construction methods were employed to create Gothic cathedrals, such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Ancient engineers constructed Angkor Wat, the 900-year-old religious monument, across more than 400 acres of swampland.