Around the World in 80 Treasures

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Around the World in 80 Treasures

Dan Cruickshank
Format Documentary
Channel BBC TWO
Production company BBC
Air dates February 2005 – April 2005
No. of episodes 10

Around the World in 80 Treasures is a 10 episode series by the BBC and presented by Dan Cruickshank originally aired in February, March, and April 2005. The title is a reference to Around the World in Eighty Days, the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne.

In this series, Cruickshank takes a five month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents (he does not visit Antarctica).

In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.

Cruickshank's fondness of architecture is self-evident, with many of his chosen treasures being buildings or other man-made structures.

Contents

[edit] Episode 1: Peru to Brazil

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
1 Andes, Peru Machu Picchu Machu Pichu Widely recognized mountain city of the Inca Empire discovered in 1911.
2 Andes, Peru Incan salt pans N/A The Incans used giant pools on the side of the Andes to evaporate water from brine to leave salt.
3 Nazca, Peru Nazca Lines Nazca Lines Over 300 immense dirt drawings and lines preserved since 3rd to 6th century BC by the extreme arid environment.
4 Lambayeque, Peru Spider necklace of Sipán N/A A necklace made up of 10 gold objects of the Spider God.
5 Trujillo, Peru Chan Chan Chan Chan The world's largest mud city estimated to be home of 30,000 people and covers 20 square kilometres.
6 Easter Island The Moai The Moai Large (sometimes monolithic) stones carved as heads (some with arms and shoulders) believed to have been created by Polynesians over 1000 years ago.
7 Cuiabá, Brazil Umahara headdress N/A Very colorful headdresses made of human hair and parrot feathers (red, yellow, blue).
8 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christ the Redeemer Christ the Redeemer A 38 meter tall statue of Christ and is the tallest Art Deco statue in the world.

[edit] Episode 2: Mexico to America

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
9 Southern Mexico Palenque Palenque palace Mayan city showcasing some of their finest architecture, sculpture, and stucco reliefs.
10 Tollan Tula, Mexico The Giants of Tula Giants of Tula 10th century stone sculptures/columns of Toltec warriors dressed in feathers and gods.
11 Mexico City, Mexico Man, Controller of the Universe N/A Painting by Diego Rivera commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller embodying the struggle between capitalism and communism. A recreation of the destroyed original Man at the Crossroads.
12 Cortez, Colorado 1851 Navy Colt revolver N/A Mass-produced six-shot handgun used in the American Civil War and subsequently used in fulfilling the Manifest Destiny.
13 Colorado Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park A small community built under a rock shelf by a mysterious people.
14 Charlottesville, Virginia Monticello Monticello Home designed and built in the late 18th century by Thomas Jefferson.
15 New York, New York Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty A 151 feet tall statue given by France to the United States to commemorate the centennial since the American Declaration of Indepence.
16 Manhattan, New York Seagram Building Seagram Building Dan's quintessence of the skyscraper commercial design.

[edit] Episode 3: Australia to Cambodia

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
17 Sydney, Australia St. James Church St. James Church
18 Kakadu, Australia Kakadu rock art Sailing ship rock painting at Kakadu nation Park
19 Torajaland, Sulawesi, Indonesia Spirit houses N/A
20 Torajaland, Sulawesi, Indonesia Tau Tau N/A
21 Java, Indonesia Borobudur Stupa Borobudur Stupa
22 Ayutthaya, Thailand Gold Elephant N/A
23 Siem Reap, Cambodia Angkor Wat Angkor Wat
24 Angkor Thom, Cambodia Stone Faces of Bayon Stone face of Bayon

[edit] Episode 4: Japan to China

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
25 Tokyo, Japan Katana/Samurai sword 16th or 17th century katana
26 Himeji, Japan Himeji Castle Himeji Castel
27 Kyoto, Japan Ryōan-ji Zen Buddhist Garden Garden of Ryōan-ji
28 Beijing, China Forbidden City Forbidden City
29 Beijing, China The Summer Palace Park The Summer Palace
30 China Great Wall of China Great Wall of China
31 Xi'an, China Terracotta Army Terracotta Army
32 Shanghai, China Ming Dynasty porcelain Underglaze blue statue of man, Ming Dynasty, Jingdezhen

[edit] Episode 5: India to Sri Lanka

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
33 Kolkata, India Durga Durga
34 Sri Lanka Sigiriya Sigiriya
35 Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Giant Buddha N/A
36 Kandy, Sri Lanka Buddha's Tooth Inside the temple
37 Kochi, India Spices of Cochin N/A
38 Madurai, India Meenakshi temple Meenakshi temple
39 Jaipur, India Jantar Mantar observatory Jantar Mantar observatory
40 Agra, India Taj Mahal Taj Mahal

[edit] Episode 6: Uzbekistan to Syria

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
41 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Tiles of Samarkand Gur-e Amir
42 Bukhara, Uzbekistan The trading domes N/A
43 Baku, Azerbaijan Fire Temple and Monastery at Surkhany N/A
44 Isfahan, Iran Imam mosque in Naghsh-i Jahan Square Interior of Naghsh-i Jahan Square mosque
45 Shiraz, Iran Persian rug Persian rug
46 Kermanshah Province, Iran Behistun Inscription Behistun Inscription
47 Iran Persepolis Persepolis
48 Damascus, Syria Al-Hamidiyah Souk A market place in the ancient quarter

[edit] Episode 7: Jordan to Ethiopia

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
49 Jordan Petra Treasurey of Petra
50 Madaba, Jordan Madaba Map N/A
51 Jerusalem, Israel Temple Mount Dome of the Rock in Temple Mount
52 Axum, Ethiopia Axum stelae
53 Debre Damo, Eritrea The Miracle of Mary N/A
54 Lalibela, Ethiopia Rock churches N/A Includes Church of St. George, Lalibela
55 Lalibela, Ethiopia Lalibela cross N/A

Cruickshank also visits Mount Nebo (Jordan) in this episode.

[edit] Episode 8: Mali to Egypt

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
56 Djenné, Mali Great Mosque of Djenné Great Mosque of Djenné
57 Sanga, Mali Dogon rock paintings N/A
58 Sanga, Mali Dogon mask N/A
59 Tripoli, Libya Leptis Magna Arch in Leptis Magna
60 Gasr Al-Hajj, Libya Berber granary N/A
61 Egypt Great Pyramid of Giza Great Pyramid of Giza
62 Cairo, Egypt Tutankhamun's burial mask Tutankhamun's mask
63 Luxor, Egypt Nefertari's tomb N/A
64 Edfu, Egypt Edfu temple Edfu temple

[edit] Episode 9: Turkey to Germany

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
65 Cappadocia, Turkey Derinkuyu underground city N/A
66 Istanbul, Turkey Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia
67 Moscow, Russia Moscow Metro N/A
68 Solovki, Russia Solovetsky Monastery Solovetsky Monastery
69 Saint Petersburg, Russia Peter the Great's cabin N/A
70 Wieliczka, Poland Wieliczka salt mine carvings Chapel in the Wieliczka salt mine
71 Berlin, Germany Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen Beetle
72 Dessau, Germany The Brno Chair at the Bauhaus N/A

[edit] Episode 10: Bosnia to Spain

# Location Treasure Image Brief description
73 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Stari most Stari most
74 Athens, Greece Parthenon Parthenon
75 Rome, Italy Pantheon Pantheon
76 Florence, Italy Medici chapel N/A
77 Venice, Italy Grand Canal Grand Canal of Venice
78 Madrid, Spain Guernica Guernica Painting by Pablo Picasso
79 Granada, Spain Alhambra Alhambra
80 Chartres, France Cathedral of Chartres Cathedral of Chartres

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