Treasures Of The World Collection - 10-DVD Box Set ( Treasures Of The World 1 - India / 2 - Indonesia / 3 - Cambodja / 4 - China / 5 - South Korea Japan / 6 - Syria / 7 - Oman / 8 - Azerbaijan / 9 - Turkey / 10 - Thailand )

Treasures Of The World Collection - 10-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$68.99

Original Title: Treasures Of The World 1 - India / 2 - Indonesia / 3 - Cambodja / 4 - China / 5 - South Korea Japan / 6 - Syria / 7 - Oman / 8 - Azerbaijan / 9 - Turkey / 10 - Thailand
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
360 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Azerbaijan ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
China ( India, Eastern Asia )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
India ( India, Eastern Asia )
Indonesia ( India, Eastern Asia )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Cambodia ( India, Eastern Asia )
Oman ( Africa, Middle East )
South Korea ( India, Eastern Asia )
Syria ( Africa, Middle East )
Thailand ( India, Eastern Asia )
Turkey ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Roger Wielgus
Josef Becker
Alfred Hurmer
Lerke Von Saalfeld
Mark Verkerk
Andreas Christoph Schmidt
Wolfram Giese
Rolf Lambert
Reinhild Dettmer-Finke
Gabi Reich
Thaworn Suknun

Synopsis:

The Taj Mahal, a gigantic mausoleum of white marble, was built between 1631 and 1648 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his most beloved wife. The building is the absolute jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the most admired masterpieces of the World Heritage.The Red Fort of Agra, an impressive... The Red Fort of Agra, an impressive red sandstone fort right next to the gardens of the Taj Mahal, which houses the imperial city of the Mughal rulers within its walls with a total length of 2.5 km, is an important Mughal monument from the 17th century. There are many fairytale palaces, such as the Jehangir Palace or the Khas Mahal, built by order of Shah Jahan, the audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas, and two beautiful mosques. During the reign of the great king Rajaraja, founder of the Chola empire that included the whole of southern India and the nearby islands, the great temple of Tanjore (Thanjavur) was built between 1003 and 1010. The Brihadisvar, surrounded by two rectangular enclosures, is built of blocks of granite and partly of brick. It is crowned by a 61-metre-high, 13-storey pyramidal tower topped by a spherical monolith. The walls of the temple are covered with richly carved decorations. Sanchi, situated on a hill overlooking the plain, about 40 km from Bhopal, contains groups of Buddhist monuments (monolithic columns, palaces, temples and monasteries) in various states of preservation. Most of them date from the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE. This oldest surviving Buddhist shrine remained an important centre of Buddhism in India until the 12th century. This group of shrines, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of the rock along the Coromandel Coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. They are especially known for their rathas (chariot temples), mandapas (cave shrines), gigantic open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges' and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of statues in honour of Siva. The churches and monasteries of Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India - in particular the church of the Nativity, where the tomb of St. Francis Xavier is located - illustrate the evangelisation of Asia. These monuments were important for the spread of the Manueline style, Mannerism and Baroque in all the countries of Asia where missions were established. This famous Buddhist temple, restored with support from UNESCO, is built in three layers - a pyramidal base with five square concentric terraces, a cone with three circular plateaus and a monumental stupa on top. The walls and balustrades are decorated with bas-reliefs with a total surface of 2500 m2. The circular plateau is surrounded by seventy-two openwork stupas, each housing a Buddha image. Founded in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial city in Asia. Its architecture combines cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and cityscape unparalleled anywhere in South and Southeast Asia. This sacred Buddhist site, known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings under whose patronage the Dinahala culture flourished for over 2,500 years, until the British occupied Sri Lanka in 1815. It is also home to the Temple of the Tooth (the sacred tooth of Buddha), a famous place of pilgrimage. The ruins of the capital built by the parricide King Kashyapa I (477-495) lie on the steep slopes and summit of a granite peak about 370 m high (the 'Lion Rock', which dominates the surrounding jungle). A series of brick and plaster galleries and stairs emerging from the lion's mouth provide access to the site. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. The Angkor Archeological Park, which covers some 400 km2 of partly forested area, contains the magnificent remains of the various capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th century, such as the famous temple of Angkor Wat and the Bayon temple with its countless sculpted decorations in Agkor Thom. UNESCO has set up a broad program to protect this symbolic site and its surroundings. Seven groups of Hindu and Buddhist monuments and the three residential and palace quarters of the royal cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhadgoan, located at the crossroads of the great civilizations of Asia, are highlights of Nepalese art. Among the 130 monuments are pilgrim centers, temples, shrines, bathhouses and gardens - all places of religious worship for both Hindus and Buddhists. This city is a remarkable fusion of traditional architecture and urban structures built by the 19th and 20th century European colonial rulers. This unique urban area is remarkably well preserved and represents a crucial stage in the blending of these very different cultural traditions. From the ancient Neolithic tumulus of Saraikala to the 2nd century BCE ramparts of Sirkap, and the city of Sirukh (1st century AD), Taxila shows the stages in the development of a city on the Indus which was alternately influenced by Persia, Greece and Central Asia and which was an important centre of Buddhist learning from the 5th century BC to the 2nd century AD. These are two masterpieces of the period of the brilliant Mogul civilisation, which reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort houses marble palaces and mosques, decorated with mosaics and gilding. The gardens at Lahore, laid out on three terraces with country houses, waterfalls and large ornamental ponds, are of unparalleled splendour and elegance. The Forbidden City, the seat of supreme rulers for more than five centuries, with its beautifully landscaped gardens and many buildings with nine thousand rooms full of furniture and works of art, is a unique testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Around 220 BC, under Emperor Qin Shin Huang, previously built separate fortifications were combined into one large defense system against invasions from the north. Construction continued until the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when the Great Wall became the largest military structure in the world. Its historical and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural value. The temple, burial place and family home of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and teacher of the 6th-5th centuries BC, are located in Qufu in Shandong Province. Built in his memory in 478 BC, the temple, destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries, now comprises more than 100 buildings. The cemetery contains the tomb of Confucius and the remains of over 100,000 of his descendants. The small home of the Kong family has grown into a huge aristocratic residence, of which 152 buildings remain. This complex of monuments in Qufu has retained its special artistic and historical character for over 2,000 years, thanks to the dedication of successive Chinese emperors. The Summer Palace in Beijing - originally built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and rebuilt on its original foundations in 1886 - is a masterpiece of Chinese monumental garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water, together with man-made elements such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges, forms a harmonious ensemble of exceptional beauty. Ping Yao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Chinese Han Dynasty town founded in the 14th century. The urban structure reflects five centuries of development of architectural styles and urban planning in imperial China. Of particular interest are the imposing buildings associated with banking, of which Ping Yao was the center for all of China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Yungang Caves in the city of Datong in Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, are the highlight of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The five caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, are the classic masterpiece of the first glory period of Chinese Buddhist art. Seokguram Grotto, built in the 8th century on the slopes of Mount T'oham, contains a monumental statue of Buddha looking out over the sea in the bhumisparsha mudra position. Together with the surrounding realistic and delicate high-relief and bas-relief depictions of deities, bodhisattvas and disciples, it is a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East. The Pulguksa Temple and the grotto, built in 752, are of exceptional importance as examples of religious architecture. Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic Confucian shrine that has been preserved. It is dedicated to the ancestors of the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) and has existed in its present form since the 16th century. It houses tablets recording the teachings of members of the former royal family. Rituals combining music, song and dance are still performed here, continuing a tradition that dates back to the 14th century. Built in 794 based on the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from the time it was founded until the mid-19th century. As the center of Japanese culture for over 1,000 years, Kyoto is a good example of the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and Japanese garden architecture, which has influenced landscaping throughout the world. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (the Genbaku Dome) was the only structure still standing in the area where the first atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945. Thanks to the efforts of many people, including the people of Hiroshima, it has been preserved in the state it was in immediately after the bombing. It is not only a stark and powerful symbol of the most destructive force ever created by mankind; it is also an expression of the hope for world peace and the eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons. The island of Itsukushima, in the Seto Inland Sea, has been a sacred site of Shintoism since time immemorial. The first shrines were probably built here in the 6th century. The current shrine dates from the 13th century and its harmoniously arranged buildings demonstrate great craftsmanship and artistry. The shrine plays with the contrasts in color and shape between the mountains and the sea and illustrates the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, consisting of a combination of nature and human creativity. Aleppo, located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium BC, was successively ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamluks and Ottomans. Its 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrassas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams give it a coherent and unique urban structure, which is now threatened by overpopulation. Palmyra, an oasis in the Syrian desert northeast of Damascus, contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. At the crossroads of several civilisations in the 1st and 2nd centuries, Palmyra's art and architecture combined Greco-Roman engineering with local traditions and Persian influences. As a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, Jerusalem has always had great symbolic significance. Among its 220 historic landmarks is the magnificent Dome of the Rock, built in the 7th century and decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. All three religions recognise the site as the place where Abraham made his sacrifice. The Wailing Wall marks the boundary between the different religious communities, and the Resurrection Rotunda protects the tomb of Christ. Damascus, founded in the 3rd millennium BC, is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, the city was the centre of a flourishing craft industry specialising in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history - one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian shrine. Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stop on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. Within its imposing walls you will find a magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques. Strategically located on the Bosphorus Peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than two thousand years. The city's masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Suleymaniye Mosque, now threatened by overcrowding, industrial pollution and rampant urbanisation. The calcareous waters of springs in a nearly 200-metre-high cliff overlooking the plain have created a surreal landscape of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced pools at Pamukkale (Turkish for 'cotton palace'). At the end of the 2nd century BC, the Attalid dynasty, kings of Pergamos, built the baths of Hierapolis, where you can see the ruins of baths, temples and other Greek monuments. Troy, with its 4,000-year history, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. The first excavations were made here in 1870 by the famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. From a scientific point of view, the remains are the most important evidence of the first contact between the civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean world. In addition, the siege of Troy by Spartan and Aechaean warriors from Greece in the 13th or 12th century BC, immortalized by Homer in the Iliad, is a lasting inspiration for great creative minds all over the world. In the Göreme Valley and its surroundings, a spectacular landscape sculpted entirely by erosion, there are rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide a unique picture of Byzantine art from the post-iconoclastic period. Cave dwellings, cave villages and underground cities - remains of traditional human habitation dating back to the 4th century - can also be seen here. Ayutthaya, founded around 1350, grew to be the second Siamese capital after Sukhotai. In the 18th century it was destroyed by the Burmese. The remains, with the characteristic prangs (ornamental towers) and huge monasteries, give an idea of ??the former splendor. In Sukhotai, the capital of the first kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries, there are a number of striking monuments that give an impression of the first Thai architecture. Built in 1802 as the capital of a unified Vietnam, Hué was not only the political but also the cultural and religious center under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds through the capital, the imperial city, the forbidden purple city and the inner city, and thus enriches this unique feudal city with natural beauty. Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, is home to some 1,600 islands and islets that form a spectacular seascape of limestone columns. Because they are so steep, most of the islands are uninhabited and untouched by humans. In addition to their exceptional beauty, this location is also of great biological importance. The ancient city of Hoi An is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port city, dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The buildings and street plan betray both indigenous and foreign influences, which together have created this unique world heritage site.

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