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12 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why does Paris look like it does? Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built? Why is the Opera Garnier so ornate? Why is there an eastern-style basilica atop the highest point in Paris? Why was a cabaret built inside a red mill (the Moulin Rouge)?
Episode 2
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why is there a giant hole in the top of the Pantheon? How is it still standing after more than 2000 years? Why does Piazza Navona look like a racetrack? Where did the bronze for St. Peter's Basilica come from, and why are its windows so heavenly?
Episode 3
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why is Bluetooth technology named after a Danish king? Why did Shakespeare use Kronborg Castle as the setting for Hamlet? Was picturesque Nyhavn really the playground for sailors and brothels? Christiansborg Palace, Amalienborg Palace, Rosenborg Palace - why so many palaces in one small country?
Episode 4
Mon, Apr 3, 201724 mins
Who was Gassy Jack and why was he so gassy? Why was Capilano Bridge built and what do all those totem poles mean? What's so important about the Hotel Vancouver, and what does it have to do with the train station, the Queen of England, and Harry Potter? Who was Yip Sang, and why did he have his own Boy Scout Troop?
Episode 5
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
When and why were so many stunning chateaux built in such a concentrated area in central France? Why is there a river running through Chateau de Chenonceau, and what did the lovely ladies of the castle have to do with it? Why does Chateau de Chambord have 440 rooms, yet no one ever lived there? Why is there a porcupine over the entrance to Chateau d'Amboise?
Episode 6
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Where is the hidden symbol of Venice on the iconic gondola? Why are there two different saints on the gateway columns? Why is the solar system off on Torre dell'Orologio? Why does Saint Mark's Basilica look like Hagia Sophia? Why does the Doge's Palace have a Stairway of Giants, and what do those symbols mean?
Episode 7
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why is there a beautiful, tiny blue-domed church floating in Kotorska Bay? Why did someone build 1350 steps up the side of Kotor's mountain? Why is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon pink? And why are the towers mismatched? Why were the streets within the fortress walls intentionally created in a maze?
Episode 8
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why are you encouraged to walk on the rooftop of the Oslo Opera House? Why did Vikings live here, and why are their ships shaped like that? Why was the Oslo National Theatre built, and what's that secret staircase? What is the troll legend, and why did it happen here?
Episode 9
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Who got hitched at Bordeaux Cathedral and why was it such an important moment in history? Did Parisian architecture actually come from Bordeaux? Why is Bordeaux so synonymous with wine? What was the Place de la Bourse hiding? What's with the rooster, the swan and the duck at Place des Quinconces? And what's so gross about the Gross Cloche?
Episode 10
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why did ancient Roman rich and famous choose to vacation here? Why did the Greeks settle here? Who opened the gate for the bad guys in the 1500s? What does the town clock tower symbolize? What's the history of majolica tile art? Why are Sorrento lemons and limoncello so famous? Which saint saved a boy (no, not Pinocchio) from a whale?
Episode 11
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
What did Alfred Nobel invent that led him to create the Nobel Prize? What is Gamla Stan? What's so important about the silver throne at the Royal Palace of Stockholm? Why did the Swedes grow grass on their rooftops, and what's the history of their folk costumes?
Episode 12
Sat, Feb 14, 202624 mins
Why did the famous French architect Viollet-le-Duc only work on one residence: the historic Roquetaillade Castle? Why is there a monolithic church in St. Emilion? And why did its monk sleep underground? Why is there a giant wall around the tiny village of Blaye? And why was the beautiful Bourg-en-Gironde built into the side of a cliff? What is the King's Fig? And how do Cadillac and Pauillac make time stand still?