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Around the world in 80 treasures : a quest for mankind's greatest achievements

Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank embarks on a five-month, 34-country world tour visiting his selection of the 80 greatest buildings, artworks, and other man-made treasures that define human civilization.

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  • "Around the world in eighty treasures"
  • "Around the world in eighty treasures"@en
  • "Around the world in eighty treasures with Dan Cruickshank"
  • "世界八十寶藏"
  • "Shi jie ba shi bao zang"
  • "Shi jie 80 bao zang"
  • "世界80寶藏"

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  • "Intimate and engaging, this 10 part series sees Cruickshank chart the rise and fall of many of the world's greatest civilisations to create a unique picture of humankind--celebrating the world as a diverse treasure house of art and ancient artefacts. Travelling on an epic round-the-world trip to 44 countries in just five months, he risks life and limb to reach and reevaluate some of our most remote and revered treasures. From the castles of Japan to the Nazca lines in Peru, from Persepolis in Iran to the Sydney Opera House in Australia, this is your chance to witness eighty fine examples of human artistic expression."
  • "Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank embarks on a five-month, 34-country world tour visiting his selection of the 80 greatest buildings, artworks, and other man-made treasures that define human civilization."
  • "Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank embarks on a five-month, 34-country world tour visiting his selection of the 80 greatest buildings, artworks, and other man-made treasures that define human civilization."@en
  • ""Intimate and engaging, this 10 part series sees Cruickshank chart the rise and fall of many of the world's greatest civilisations to create a unique picture of humankind--celebrating the world as a diverse treasure house of art and ancient artefacts. Travelling on an epic round-the-world trip to 44 countries in just five months, he risks life and limb to reach and reevaluate some of our most remote and revered treasures. From the castles of Japan to the Nazca lines in Peru, from Persepolis in Iran to the Sydney Opera House in Australia, this is your chance to witness eighty fine examples of human artistic expression."--Container."
  • "Documentary series presented by Dan Cruickshank revealing the most beautiful and precious things in the world. In Japan, he shows us a Samurai sword and a temple with a meditation garden. Moving on to China, Dan marvels at the Great Wall and contemplatesthe massed ranks of the Terracotta army, before battling bureaucracy in an attempt to see the ancient porcelain in the Forbidden City [Source: TRILT]."
  • "From the Taj Mahal to the Statue of Liberty, through to the Parthenon and the Great Wall of China, historian Dan Cruickshank has been set a monumental challenge - to journey non-stop across the globe in search of the most significant man-made treasures on the planet."
  • "From the Taj Mahal to the Statue of Liberty, through to the Parthenon and the Great Wall of China, historian Dan Cruickshank has been set a monumental challenge - to journey non-stop across the globe in search of the most significant man-made treasures on the planet."@en

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  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Documentary television programs"@en

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  • "Around the world in 80 treasures with Dan Cruickshank"
  • "Around the world in 80 treasures : a quest for mankind's greatest achievements"@en
  • "Around the world in 80 treasures"@en
  • "Around the world in 80 treasures"
  • "Around the world in 80 treasures a quest for mankind's greatest achievements"@en

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