NOVA · SEASON 44
Secrets of the Forbidden City
Episode 22 · 2017-10-18
- Documentary
Episode overview
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?
55 minutes
Season 44 episodes
1. 15 Years of Terror2016-09-07
2. School of the Future2016-09-14
3. Great Human Odyssey2016-10-05
4. Super Tunnel2016-10-12
5. Treasures of the Earth: Gems2016-11-02
6. Treasures of the Earth: Metals2016-11-09
7. Treasures of the Earth: Power2016-11-16
8. Secrets of the Sky Tombs2017-01-04
9. The Nuclear Option2017-01-11
10. Search for the Super Battery2017-02-01
11. Ultimate Cruise Ship2017-02-08
12. The Origami Revolution2017-02-15
13. Why Trains Crash2017-02-22
14. Holocaust Escape Tunnel2017-04-19
15. Building Chernobyl's Megatomb2017-04-26
16. Chinese Chariot Revealed2017-05-17
17. Poisoned Water2017-05-31
18. Eclipse Over America2017-08-23
19. Ghosts of Stonehenge2017-08-31
20. Death Dive to Saturn2017-09-13
21. Secrets of the Shining Knight2017-10-04
22. Secrets of the Forbidden City2017-10-18
23. Killer Volcanoes2017-10-25
24. Killer Hurricanes2017-11-01
25. Killer Floods2017-11-08
26. Extreme Animal Weapons2017-11-22
27. Bird Brain2017-12-20
28. Day the Dinosaurs Died2017-12-27
