On the planet’s largest continent, in Asia, the Great Wall of China spans the country from East to West. Constructed for over 2,000 years by generations of Chinese builders, it is now considered one of the 7 wonders of the world. Attracting nearly 16 million visitors every year, this prodigious structure seems well-known at first glance, but its visitors are far from imagining the hidden face of this incredible architectural ensemble. When the human eye is not able to grasp the secrets that lie beneath its stones, today science and technology take over to try to detect the invisible and probe the impenetrable.
Ancient Superstructures was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 11 October 2020, 09:30.
