PBS NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals S38E01 (2010)
PBS NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals S38E01 (2010)
HDTV-Rip | AVI | English | 00:53:03 | 624x352 | XviD - 1450 Kbps | MP3 - 96 Kbps | 550 MB
Genre: Documentary, Biography
IMDB rating: 9.0/10 (315 votes)
Directed by: Scott Tiffany
Starring: Joan R. Branham, Mario Brassard and Michael Davis
HDTV-Rip | AVI | English | 00:53:03 | 624x352 | XviD - 1450 Kbps | MP3 - 96 Kbps | 550 MB
Genre: Documentary, Biography
IMDB rating: 9.0/10 (315 votes)
Directed by: Scott Tiffany
Starring: Joan R. Branham, Mario Brassard and Michael Davis
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse. To save them, an international team of engineers, architects, art historians, and computer scientists searches the naves, bays, and bell-towers for clues to how the dream of these heavenly temples on earth came true. On this dazzling journey inside the jewels of Gothic architecture, NOVA reveals the hidden formulas, drawn from the pages of the Bible itself, that drove medieval builders ever upward.
PBS NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals S38E01 (2010)
