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DVD. Modern Times Wonders The most famous architectural landmark of the Caribbean metropolis of Nassau is situated on a five kilometre long island off the coast on Paradise Island, the legendary Atlantis Resort, a hotel complex of the superlative. The submerged and legendary city of Atlantis provided the creators of this unique hotel with its main theme which becomes obvious in each of its many...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The latest symbol of the Emirates, Dubai's Burj Al Arab, is an Arabian tower that extends high into the sky, the only seven star hotel in the world built upon its own artificial island in the Persian Gulf. The hotel's exterior is shaped like a gigantic sail bent by the wind, a wonder of hotel design that is without equal. The...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Located on Lake Ontario, the C.N. Tower looms 5,535 metres into the sky. Four external lifts race upwards at a speed of six metres per second and the rapid journey to the Skypod Platform takes a mere 58 seconds. There is also a special lift to the tower's highest point, the so-called `Space Deck', which contains the world's highest located observatory....

DVD. Modern Times Wonders In Halifax, on Canada's east coast, one of the world's most famous train journeys begins. On the Canadian Railway, an amazing journey across the North American continent and the Canadian Rocky Mountains on a railroad that extends for 6,000 kilometres, with comfortable trains that feature observation wagons for some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. First stop, Ville de...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates and due to its immense natural resources of oil and gas, has seen much transformation, although age-old traditions are still much respected. Even so, the city has developed a truly cosmopolitan atmosphere and contains more foreigners than locals. A mighty triumphal gate leads visitors into a fascinating Oriental fairytale world,...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in the world and hangs majestically like a giant gateway over San Francisco Bay. In the sunlight, the bridge really does look golden and when a sudden fog descends, the tips of her pillars rise supremely above the waterscape below. A hundred thousand tons of steel and almost 300,000 cubic...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The Grande Mosqu?e Hassan II dominates the skyline of the Moroccan city of Casablanca. After Mecca, it is undoubtedly the most extraordinary mosque complex in the Arabic-Islamic world. More than 12 million people made a financial contribution to the construction of the gigantic mosque, the 8th Wonder of the World! Built between 1987 and 1993, this massive sacred building complex is...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Located in the Southwestern region of the United States, Lake Mead is surrounded by the Mojave, Great Basin and Sonora deserts. It contains 35 billion cubic metres of water and was created as a result of a massive construction that was built on the Colorado River, the Hoover Dam. At a length of 177 kilometres, the idyllic Lake Mead is an...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The thirteen hundred kilometre Rio Iguazu flows into the Rio Parana, the third largest major river of South America where, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants on earth was built, the Itaipu Dam. Tall tubes lead the dam's water to the turbines and it has been calculated that around forty times the entire...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Kaprun Valley is not only famous for its splendid natural scenery where one can relax in peaceful surroundings, it is also famous for its technical achievements. For at a height of 1,600 metres and within the near impenetrable mountain world of the Grossglockner, engineers created what is both a technical and architectural masterpiece, the Tauern Power Plant. Up until 1945, more...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders On the east coast of the Florida Peninsula, Cape Canaveral juts out into the Atlantic, an uninhabitable area that consists of lagoons, mangrove swamps and marshes. As far back as 1949, the `Rocket Trials Zone', as it was then known, has been further developed and extended to become the world famous Space Station it is today. From here, the first Americans...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders In 1883, Antonio Gaudi accepted the commission to continue the construction of the `Church of the Poor', La Sagrada Familia. Located to the north of Barcelona, this unusual building brought about a return to the teachings of Catholicism and Gaudi devoted the last 40 years of his life to the building that remains, even to this day, unfinished. Completed by Gaudi,...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders A frenetic neon mirage in the desert, that's the Las Vegas Strip! A pyramid looms up from this desert haven, guarded by a sphinx. An excursion in ancient Egypt? No, it's the Luxor Hotel, one of the many magnificent illusions in this amazing city. Behind the fa?ade of a medieval castle, the Excalibur Resort contains more than 4,000 rooms in a...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Le Tour Olympique is the highest leaning tower in the world that, built at a cost of 1.2 billion dollars, has become a landmark of Montreal, Canada's second largest city. A fast external lift travels to the top in just 90 seconds, a journey that is certainly not for the faint-hearted, but it is only from here that one can grasp...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The Third Millennium marked the inauguration of a unique train, the Tibet Qinghai Express that travels from China to Tibet. A railroad through the Himalayas on the `roof of the world' and the highest railway line on earth leads through breathtaking landscapes from Peking to Lhasa. The journey lasts about 48 hours and includes two nights on the train. The journey...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Situated in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty has become the proud symbol of the United States of America.T he statue of the Goddess of Freedom carries the light of the spirit of enlightenment to the Free World. Alexander Gustave Eiffel, whose tower later made him famous, built the statue's ingenious iron frame construction supported by a central shaft. Around...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders Named after its creator, Gustave Eiffel, the Tour d'Eiffel has adorned the French capital of Paris for more than a century. It was erected in 1886 in record time and can be seen from almost every square and tiny lane in Paris. The eye is first drawn to its sturdy steel girders and weight-bearing transverse poles which are held in place...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The Royal Caribbean's gigantic cruise ship, Voyager of the Seas, is a technical wonder of modern times and also the largest ocean-going cruise ship in the world, a floating hotel that accommodates 5,000 passengers. The pulsating heart of the ship is the 120 metre long Royal Promenade, a replica of London's Burlington Arcade, which boasts a splendid variety of shops and...

DVD. Modern Times Wonders The Royal Caribbean's gigantic cruise ship, Voyager of the Seas, is a technical wonder of modern times and also the largest ocean-going cruise ship in the world, a floating hotel that accommodates 5,000 passengers. The pulsating heart of the ship is the 120 metre long Royal Promenade, a replica of London's Burlington Arcade, which boasts a splendid variety of shops and...