English subtitles for clip: File:Die Gründung Bagdads im 8. Jahrhundert (CC BY-SA 4.0).webm
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1 00:00:03,041 --> 00:00:04,710 Baghdad in present-day Iraq 2 00:00:04,768 --> 00:00:07,717 was built on an important trade route in the 8th century 3 00:00:07,747 --> 00:00:10,793 between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. 4 00:00:11,389 --> 00:00:14,752 The plan was probably to design the metropolis as a round city. 5 00:00:15,106 --> 00:00:19,249 The neighborhoods were arranged on a circular plan 6 00:00:19,283 --> 00:00:22,903 and all roads led to a big square in the center, 7 00:00:22,935 --> 00:00:26,331 where the ruler's palace and central mosque stood. 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,240 Baghdad quickly grew beyond its borders. 9 00:00:30,324 --> 00:00:34,229 Around 800 AD, the city was one of the largest in the world 10 00:00:34,274 --> 00:00:36,038 with almost a million inhabitants. 11 00:00:36,438 --> 00:00:40,832 A magnet for experts and researchers from the most distant countries. 12 00:00:41,137 --> 00:00:44,843 A centre of innovation and scholarship.