Where To Stream NOVA Season 44 Episode 22
Secrets of the Forbidden City
- Aired October 18, 2017
- 60 Min
- Rated 8.3
- Number 104 Of 294 Rated Episodes
Discover the ingenious engineering of Beijing's Forbidden City, the power center of imperial China for nearly 500 years. Discover how the architectural design of this vast complex of palaces and temples enabled it to survive centuries of earthquake shocks. 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...