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- Run Time: 50 Minutes - Region: Region 1 - Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Language: English - Studio: History Channel - DVD Release
Date: May 11, 2005 Modern Marvels: Bricks explores this vast
past, highlighting defining moments in brick, such as the Great
London Fire of 1666, the zenith years of brick in the New York
Hudson River Valley, and brick as an essential building block in
infrastructure and industry. The history of brick is the story
of civilization, and it has been said that, "architecture itself
began when two bricks were put together well". Although many
great civilizations have risen and fallen, the narrative of
their ingenuity can be found in the brick-and-mortar structures
that defiantly stand against time and the elements. From great
Egypt temples to the Roman Aqueducts, the Great Wall of China,
and the dome of th