Around the World in 80 Treasures - Season 1 - Eps 6: Uzbekistan To Syria
In the Central-Asian (former Soviet) republic of Uzbekistan, Dan Cruickshank admires tiles of Samarkand and trading domes in Bukhara, then travels trough Azerbaijan, visiting the Fire Temple and Monastery at Surkhany, in Baku. In Iran (alias Persia), we marvel at the Imam mosque in Naghsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan, a Persian rug in Shiraz, the Behistun Inscription in Kermanshah and the Ancient Achaemenid empire's capital Persepolis. Finally to Syria, visiting the Al-Hamidiyah Souk in the capital Damascus.
About Around the World in 80 Treasures
Title: Around the World in 80 Treasures
First Air Date: 2005-02-21
Last Air Date: 2005-04-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 4/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.
Cast
Dan Cruickshank
Self - Presenter
