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Here, visit three superlative sites in Jordan and Syria. Begin at Petra, with its breathtaking tombs and temples carved into the face of cliffs. At the desert oasis of Palmyra, explore the site’s extraordinary Greco-Roman and Persian architecture. Finish at the great citadel of Ebla, famous for its enormous cache of ancient tablets.
2) Petra
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Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads the Time Scanners to the Middle East to scan the ancient city of Petra, an architectural wonderland. Using cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology, Steve and the team are able to visualize the city like never before, allowing them to answer long-standing questions about this archaeological masterpiece.
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Famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time, " while the UNESCO described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." The Lost City of Stone is now one of the 'New Seven Wonders of the World." The only modes of transport allowed inside Petra are camels, horses and donkeys, yet it's an interesting and smooth ride down the road that leads to magnificent wonders of Petra.
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Traveling the Roman Empire volume 6
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English
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Visit the star of Rome's Middle Eastern domain, Petra in modern Jordan, known as the Rose City for its construction in rose-red local stone. Settled by Nabataean Bedouins, the city grew rich from the caravan trade, leading to the building of impressive temples, tombs, and other structures, many of which survive due to the arid climate and the abandonment of the site for many centuries.
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Visit the star of Rome's Middle Eastern domain, Petra in modern Jordan, known as the Rose City for its construction in rose-red local stone. Settled by Nabataean Bedouins, the city grew rich from the caravan trade, leading to the building of impressive temples, tombs, and other structures, many of which survive due to the arid climate and the abandonment of the site for many centuries.
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Great Courses volume 18
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English
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Here, visit three superlative sites in Jordan and Syria. Begin at Petra, with its breathtaking tombs and temples carved into the face of cliffs. At the desert oasis of Palmyra, explore the site's extraordinary Greco-Roman and Persian architecture. Finish at the great citadel of Ebla, famous for its enormous cache of ancient tablets.
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Français
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Based on the Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic play, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Francois Ozon's unique retelling finds Peter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, who lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema --
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Criterion collection volume 740
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Deutsch
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One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director's roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue, based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director's own desperate obsession with a young actor....
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Criterion collection volume 740
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Deutsch
Description
One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director's roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue, based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director's own desperate obsession with a young actor....
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Discovered by a Swiss explorer in 1812, the lost and ancient city of Petra, built among rocky hills, had been completely forgotten. Venice, the "City of Canals," prospered greatly from maritime trade in the Middle Ages, and the entire city is now a living architectural museum.
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Unknown to the West until 1812, the astonishing rock-hewn city of Petra is one of the most dramatic sites in the world. Host, explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein takes a fresh look at the hidden chambers and forgotten secrets of one of the most stunning archeological sites on the planet.
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Examines the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel, who has accomplished significant advances in the area of memory. Touches upon Kandel's experiences as a child in Nazi-occupied Vienna and as an immigrant in New York. Also explores Kandel's ties to Judaism.
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Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
15) Elena
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Filmmaker Petra Costa presents a medidation on her sister Elena Andrada, who moved to New York from Brazil when Costa was seven to become an actress, where she fell into a state of depression and ended her own life, a mystery that Costa reconstructs with home movies, newspaper clippings, diary entries, and letters.
16) Bootcamp boogie
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An interval workout that alternates athletic moves with cardio grooves. Nine easy-to-learn cardio segments are created utilizing a basic combination that moves into a Bootcamp/athletic version followed by a Boogie/dance version. Every segment is wrapped up with a 45 second Blast/interval.
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