British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites, believing that architecture and a culture's aspirations and beliefs are intertwined. Among his visits are the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt, Kizhi Island in Russia and Pompeii in Italy.

主持人丹·克鲁克山克周游世界，遍访各式建筑，展示这些建筑是如何体现我们人类的意愿、天赋和信念。在每期节目中，世界各地的建筑物被戏剧性的罗列在一起，观众将发现，尽管建筑风格迥异，它们之间竟有着意想不到的联系。从俄罗斯西北边陲的基日岛的木结构教堂，到埃及西奈的圣凯瑟琳修道院，本系列是一段汇聚了众多不朽建筑、具有里程碑意义的旅程。《漫游世界建筑群》不仅能丰富观众的建筑学知识，更为观众讲述了世界建筑的动人故事.