Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture

Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture is a BBC series first aired on BBC Two in April 2008 in which British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank travels around the world visiting what he considers to be the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites. In Australia, the programme was broadcast on ABC1 from 28 May 2009.

Country Site Image Country Site Image
Episode 1 - BeautyEpisode 2 - Death
GreenlandIglooEgyptMortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
ChinaLeshan Giant BuddhaCzech RepublicSedlec Ossuary
RussiaCatherine PalaceGuatemalaYaxha
IndiaKonark Sun TempleItalyCimitero monumentale di Staglieno
FranceAlbi CathedralIndiaVaranasi
Episode 3 - ParadiseEpisode 4 - Disaster
EgyptSaint Catherine's MonasteryGermanyDresden
ChinaHanging Monastery of Heng ShanSyriaPalmyra
TurkeySüleymaniye MosqueUnited StatesSan Francisco earthquake defences
RussiaKizhiAfghanistanMinaret of Jam
IndiaSri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Episode 5 - ConnectionsEpisode 6 - Power
BrazilBrasíliaRomaniaPalace of the Parliament
SyriaDamascusSyriaMarqab Castle
United StatesRockefeller CenterUnited StatesEvergreen Plantation
IndiaDharaviTurkeyTopkapı Harem
KazakhstanAstana
Episode 7 - DreamsEpisode 8 - Pleasure
YemenShibamIndiaTaj Mahal Palace
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoGermanyNeuschwanstein
United StatesEastern State PenitentiaryItalyPompeii
BhutanThimphuBrazilTeatro Amazonas
ItalyVilla Barbaro

Companion book
  • Cruickshank, Dan (3 April 2008). Adventures In Architecture. Weidenfeld & Nicolson (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-297-84444-0.


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