Access 360 World Heritage
Access 360 World Heritage: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 22, 2012

Episodes

8 episodes

Access 360 World Heritage

Season 1

Episodes

1. The Amazon

September 22, 2012
45 min

There's a special place in the heart of the Amazon rainforest with ecosystems so unique and biodiversity so rich the UN have declared it a World Heritage Site. But the threats of climate change are looming. If nobody takes action this pristine wilderness could wither in decades and the effects would be devastating, not only here but across the planet. Now a team of four courageous people have devoted their lives to the protection of this corner of rainforest. Braving an unforgiving jungle and extreme weather, they give us 360 access into the challenges, the setbacks and the successes of their everyday work.

2. The Taj Mahal

45 min

4. The Statue of Liberty

45 min

Once she provided hope to millions of immigrants, now the Statue of Liberty is closed to the public, on security lock-down since 9/11. A team of caretakers and construction crew has just 5 months to make this World Heritage Site safe before her doors are reopened. A gift to the United States from France and now a World Heritage Site, the Statue of Liberty is an international emblem of freedom and liberty. But over the past decade she’s been off-limits, considered unsafe in a post-9/11 world. U-S Park Service and construction crews are now laboring to re-open this iconic statue. They are renovating her interior so people can get out quickly if there’s an attack. But with the clock ticking to opening day, it’s a massive undertaking. Learning from the World Trade Center attacks, they are working to guarantee the safety of visitors and to ensure that one of America’s greatest symbols continues to stand tall over New York harbor.

5. Kilimanjaro

45 min

A passionate team of Tanzanians brave savannah, mountain and skies in a mission to uncover the mystery behind the demise of Mount Kilimanjaro.

6. Cappadocia

45 min

Follow the Director of Museums of Cappadocia as he battles both man-made and natural erosion to protect the geological wonderland in Central Turkey.

7. Borobudur

March 15, 2013
45 min

Borobudur is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. After being abandoned for nearly 1,000 years, this ancient Indonesian structure from around the eighth century now attracts more than 2 million visitors a year. We'll meet the restoration and maintenance teams trying to repair this World Heritage site before tourism, natural elements or a nearby volcano destroy it completely.

8. Palace of Versailles

April 19, 2013
45 min

Behind the facade of the Palace of Versailles, discover how experts and curators continue to keep the building, built for French royalty, fit for a king.

9. Great Barrier Reef

45 min
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