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Michelangelo: He Never Wanted to Build St Peter's Dome

Episodes 13:30

Rome, February 1564. The greatest artist of his age dies at almost 89 – and within days his body is wrapped like a bale of merchandise and smuggled out of the…

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Taken From His Village, He Built the Skyline of an Empire

Episodes13:03

Moldavia, 1538. A swollen river. The army of Süleyman the Magnificent – and no way across. The Sultan wants a bridge. Not next year. Now. A Janissary engineer…

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Why These 4 Famous Landmarks Almost Never Got Built

Episodes11:12

A fire beneath a river. A builder locked in a cell. A workshop in flames. And a city that wanted a tower gone. Four of the most famous buildings on Earth each…

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5 Buildings They Said Could Never Be Built

Episodes18:45

5 Buildings They Said Could Never Be Built

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