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October 18, 2017
NOVA
NOVA
Secrets of the Forbidden City #S44E22
The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperor’s workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?
Episode 22 of Season 44 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.
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