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Bring buildings like Notre Dame or the cathedral at Canterbury into your home with an expert guide. High-definition 3-D modeling and imagery take you around and inside these cathedrals, revealing new perspectives you can't get anywhere else.

Educativos · 2010 · 32 min

Reparto William R. Cook

EPISODIO 1

What Is a Cathedral?

Start your tour of great Gothic cathedrals with this introduction. Discover the important role these buildings play in both spirituality and society, and learn how their origins lie in the 1st century A.D. with the emergence of the office of the bishop, whose throne is known as a "cathedra."

32 min · 1 jun 2020
EPISODIO 2

Early Christian Architecture

Go back to the 4th century A.D, when Christians first began to erect large buildings for public worship. Taking you to the dawn of the 11th century, Professor Cook leads you through the most important examples of surviving ecclesiastical buildings from this period, including Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and the Hagia Sophia in modern-day Istanbul.

30 min · 1 jun 2020
EPISODIO 3

Romanesque?A New Monumental Style

By 1100, many churches in western Europe were built using a range of local styles, all of which in some manner hearkened back to classical Roman forms. Here, explore the development of the Romanesque style and survey impressive examples of Romanesque cathedrals in France, Germany, Italy, and England.

30 min · 1 jun 2020
EPISODIO 4

Vaulting?A Look at Roofs

What's the best way to build a church's ceiling? Journey through the evolution of church roofs - from flat wood ceilings to stone barrel vaults to magnificent ribbed vaulting. Without these developments, you'll discover, there could have been no Gothic cathedrals.

30 min · 1 jun 2020
EPISODIO 5

Romanesque at Its Best

Sainte Foy in Conques. Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay. Saint-Lazare at Autun. Focus on these three French churches as definitive examples of Romanesque style and decoration. In particular, investigate how sculptural masterpieces on columns and over entrances rendered biblical stories into simple, visually arresting messages to instruct the faithful.

29 min · 1 jun 2020
EPISODIO 6

Saint-Denis and the Beginning of Gothic Style

Scholars agree that the first Gothic building in history is the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, located outside of Paris. After learning about this building's role in French history, tour the building's facade and interior, noting in particular the ribbed and pointed vaults, large stained glass windows, and extraordinary infusion of sunlight.

30 min · 1 jun 2020

William R. Cook

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