Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture is a BBC series first aired on BBC Two in April 2008 in which British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank travels around the world visiting what he considers to be the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites. In Australia, the programme was broadcast on ABC1 from 28 May 2009.
CountrySiteImageCountrySiteImageEpisode 1 – Beauty Episode 2 – Death Greenland Igloo Egypt Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut China Leshan Giant Buddha Czech Republic Sedlec Ossuary Russia Catherine Palace Guatemala Yaxha India Konark Sun Temple Italy Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno France Albi Cathedral India Varanasi Episode 3 – Paradise Episode 4 – Disaster Egypt Saint Catherine's Monastery Germany Dresden China Hanging Monastery of Heng Shan Syria Palmyra Turkey Süleymaniye Mosque United States San Francisco earthquake defences Russia Kizhi Afghanistan Minaret of Jam India Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Episode 5 – Connections Episode 6 – Power Brazil Brasília Romania Palace of the Parliament Syria Damascus Syria Marqab Castle United States Rockefeller Center United States Evergreen Plantation India Dharavi Turkey Topkapı Harem Kazakhstan Astana Episode 7 – Dreams Episode 8 – Pleasure Yemen Shibam India Taj Mahal Palace Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Germany Neuschwanstein Castle United States Eastern State Penitentiary Italy Pompeii Bhutan Thimphu Brazil Teatro Amazonas Italy Villa Barbaro
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