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The places of worship of religions

With Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism, there are four world religions, and each religion has its own place of worship. But what is actually behind the terms synagogue, church, mosque and temple? Author: ZDF/Sunday/Harald Hamm/Marietta Pauli/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha

Petra, capital of the Nabataeans

The millennia-old city of Petra was hewn out of rocks. With its palaces, temples and tombs, it was the capital of the Nabataean people. Author: ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Gero von Boehm/Faber Courtial/ Mounir Zaroub/Andreas Tiletzek, Jörg Courtial Dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos

House on stilts - the first passageway

In the Middle Ages, an alley in Frankfurt am Main connected Hühnermarkt and drapery district. Because a merchant wanted to build there, architects simply put the house on stilts, creating Germany's first passageway. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Story House Productions/Jan Karitzky/Jürgen Rehberg/Stefan Leu

Buddhist school education

Buddhist education is a movement that began a long time ago in temple schools throughout South and East Asia and has only recently evolved into more official, modern institutions. Since we don't have much experience with the subject, we were helped by Neil Amas, the director of Panyaden, a Buddhi

How Berliners lived in imperial times

The "Wilhelminian Ring" in Berlin around 1900 comprised simple districts such as Wedding, but also nicer districts such as Tiergarten. The plan was for wealthy citizens and workers to live next door to each other. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Story House Productions/Jochen Ruderer/Jürgen Rehberg/ Ronald Ri

Leisure time in ancient Rome

In ancient Rome there were entertainment and red light districts, thermal baths, theaters and sports venues such as the Circus Maximus. Here, the most popular entertainment by far took place. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Story House Productions/Jens Afflerbach, Sebastian Scherrer/Jürgen Rehberg/Franziska M