Name: Magnificent Three: Cities that Shaped History
Released: 2017-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · History

Commercial and financial projects of ever increasing scale have spawned new city models in Amsterdam, London and New York over the course of 400 years. A look at the past 400 years to see how the cities have contributed to world-wide development.

2017 · 53m

Director Frédéric Wilner

EPISODE 1

A Golden Century

At the end of the 16th century, merchants from Amsterdam embark on a perilous journey to Asia in order to search for spices. Amsterdam is enriched and creates the bases of liberal capitalism, while London is a developing trading center.
EPISODE 2

Clashes

In 1664, the English seize New Amsterdam and rename it New York. Two years later, London is devastated by a fire, and the city takes the opportunity to modernise.
EPISODE 3

Metropolis

In the 19th century, the face of Manhattan radically changes, with massive immigration and economic growth. London sees a great change with the arrival of the Underground, and the pavilion of the Universal Exhibition in 1851.
EPISODE 4

Global Cities

After 1900, London and New York compete in urban excess as the American metropolis sees the birth of many tall, steel buildings with lifts. New York invents a new horizon with her skyscrapers, including the Woolworth Building in 1913.