Around the World - 52 Adventures

Product Description As the largest broadcaster in the world, the BBC produces premiere travel films from some of the greatest cinematographers on the planet. This wonderful collection from BBC provides a vivid portrait of fifty-two of the worlds most exotic and beautiful travel locations. Marvel at the splendors of these remarkable places, and travel with the access that only the BBC can provide. This remarkable series includes: Europe: Grand Canal of Venice (Italy); Medici Chapel (Italy); Pantheon (Italy); Chartes Cathedral (France); Alhambra Palace (Spain); Parthenon (Greece); Wieliczka Salt Mine (Poland); St. Petersburg (Russia); Finland. North America: Statue of Libarty (US); Cliff Palace of Mesa Verde (US); British Columbia (Canada); Ruins of Palenque (Mexico); Toltec Giants of Tula (Mexico). Australia: The Great Barrier Reef. Asia: The Great Wall of China (China); Terracotta Army (China); Taj Mahal (India); Jantar Mantar Observatory (India); Rajasthan (India); Meenakshi Temple of Madurai (India); Hagia Sophia (Turkey); Angkor Wat (Cambodia); Samarkand (Uzbekistan); Trading Domes of Bukhara (Uzbekistan); Borobudur Buddhist Temple (Java); Temple of the Tooth (Sri Lanka); Sigiriya Rock Palace (Sri Lanka); Persian City of Persepolis (Iran); Great Temple of Petra (Jordan); Bhutan; Oman; Borneo; Shanghai (China); Malaysian Islands. Africa: Pyramids (Egypt); Death Mask of Tutankhamun (Egypt); Queen Nefertaris tomb (Egypt); Qasr al-Haj Berber granary (Libya); Roman City of Leptis Magna (Libya); Djenne Mosque (Mali); Dogon Masks (Mali); Kingdom of Aum (Ethiopia); Botswana (Southern Africa). South America: Machu Picchu (Peru); Burial Treasures of the Moche (Peru); Mud City of Chan Chan (Peru); Nazca Lines (Peru); Umahara headdress (Brazil); Easter Island Moai Statues (Chile); Galapagos Islands (Ecuador); Chile. About the Director The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London. The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organization and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees.