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Awe-inspiring palaces are the legacy that demonstrates the brilliance of Islamic engineers, working centuries before Western Europe began its own engineering revolution. It’s a process that culminated in what is arguably the most beautiful building in the World – the Taj Mahal.

Since the earliest civilizations, humans have needed walls to protect them. From rudimentary walls around early towns and cities to vast fortresses and castles, culminating in one of the greatest engineering triumphs of all time – the Great Wall of China.

Migration travel and trade are all key components of human life. Our ancient ancestors had to come up with ingenious solutions and structures to travel freely – over the hills valleys and rivers of our world which can sometimes pose difficult obstacles to cross.

The ancient ancestors realized that building structures and machines to harness water to provide transport power drainage and irrigation was vital to the success of their civilizations.

This episode charts the groundbreaking developments that led us to a technologically sophisticated society. Discover the first ever data recording device from over 5000 years ago how weaving created binary code and that electric cars were invented a hundred years earlier than you think they were.

This episode dives into the pioneering breakthroughs from across the globe that have shaped our ability to travel.

Join us as we dig deep in this episode to uncover how gold was mined and transformed into everyday objects like jewellery and currency and even used to adorn holy temples and statues.

Even before the start of recorded history, ancient engineers across the World were erecting giant monuments. What was their purpose? And how did early peoples move such massive slabs of stone across hundreds of miles – long before the wheel had been invented?

Since their earliest existence in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations stadiums have been regarded as architectural masterpieces and focal points in their surrounding cities but non more so than the Colosseum in Rome.

The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to the mind-boggling degree of precision. How did ancient engineers achieve this feat, and what was the purpose of this monumental and mysterious structure?

Building for God reached a high point in the Middle Ages when a new engineering movement emerged in Europe, changing the rules forever. It aimed to use pioneering construction methods and architecture to create a glimpse of heaven...on earth.

From living in caves to grand mansions shelter has always been high on the list of our priorities. But form and function varies wildly throughout civilizations. We explore how houses have developed through the ages – from simple tents made from animal hides to the first cities.