The era of 'Building Stories' dealt with the Gyeongbu Expressway, where trot singer Jang Yoon-jung spent half of her life.
The episode that aired on the 5th on Channel A's 'Building Stories' returned to viewers with its second story themed 'Road.' In the second episode, MC Do Kyung-wan, pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon, construction communicator Shin Won-sang, and actor Baek Seung-hyun together unveiled the incredible construction stories hidden within 'Road.'
Roads, tunnels, underwater, and underground. There is said to be a history and figures beyond imagination hidden along the routes we travel every day. First highlighted was the 'Gyeongbu Expressway.' This expressway, which MC Do Kyung-wan's wife Jang Yoon-jung referred to as 'the place where I spent half of my life,' was once the 'largest civil engineering project since the founding of the nation,' absorbing about 20% of the national budget at one time. Baek Seung-hyun could hardly contain his amazement at the fact that the expressway gave rise to the term 'national migration' accompanied by stories of the return home.
The story soon stretches out to the world. A shocking fact was revealed that the renowned French painter 'Paul Gauguin' actually worked as a laborer on the construction of the Panama Canal. The backside of canal construction that shook the artist's life in a harsh environment. Kim Tae-hoon noted, 'If the construction environment of the Panama Canal had been better, it might have changed the fate of both Gauguin and Van Gogh,' highlighting the intersection of construction and art history.
Also, the story of the construction of the Corinth Canal in Greece, which recorded an impressive history of 2,500 years from the first attempt to completion, unfolded. It examined how this canal, a long-held desire of ancient emperors, was finally completed in modern times, illuminating the greatness of construction through that grand timeline.
In addition, various 'Building Stories' sparked viewers' intellectual curiosity, covering unexpected reasons why the tornado-prone United States insists on wooden dwellings that easily collapse and future-oriented projects like constructing a massive underground city beneath Seoul's Yeongdong-daero.
The production team stated, 'In the second episode, we will compellingly follow how the space of 'Road,' which we walk on every day, has changed our culture and history, even the lives of artists,' adding, 'After watching the broadcast, you will discover an entirely new story on roads you have passed by without a second thought.'
[Photo] Provided by Channel A
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