Giant Buddhas

BBC - Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Aug. 13, 2017

Dan Cruickshank's quest is to tell the story of civilisation through the greatest of man's achievements. It will also be the story of his travels, and who and what he meets along the way. Whether standing before the solemn heads of Easter Island, investigating the mysterious Nazca lines in Peru or the magnificent temple of Borobodur in Java, Dan is never less than fascinating about the origins, construction, mysteries and vicissitudes of each of these monuments to the great civilisations of the world.

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Dan Cruickshank and the Lost Treasure of Kabul TV Series

Posted by at Sept. 13, 2023

Dan Cruickshank and the Lost Treasure of Kabul
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank journeys to Afghanistan on an expedition into the heart of its war torn cities and mountainous regions in search of what remains of its once rich cultural heritage. Over the last 20 years, Afghanistan has been blown apart by successive civil wars and the tyrannical regime of the Taliban. This was a country with a unique cultural identity, whose ancient trade road, the Silk Route, had brought a great fusion of influences from the Han dynasty in the East, the Caesar dynasty in the West and from India in the South. Now Afghanistan lies in ruins and archaeological sites and architectural ruins have been plundered by soldiers and profiteers. For this Omnibus Special, Dan Cruickshank attempts to discover what cultural treasures remain. He travels to Bamiyan to see first hand the colossal Buddhas that were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. He meets the Hazara people of Bamiyan, who speak openly about life under the Taliban.

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Terrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome eBooks & eLearning

Posted by tarantoga at Aug. 11, 2018

Albert Borowitz, "Terrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome (True Crime History)"
ISBN: 0873388186 | 2005 | EPUB | 192 pages | 1 MB

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