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Building the Great Cathedrals

  • 2010
  • TMDB 7.0/10
  • 1h 20m

These skyscrapers of stone dominated skylines for nearly a thousand years. Now, a team of scholars and builders investigates how they we went up, and why some of the tallest fell down. Embedded in stone and stained glass, they uncover a hidden mathematical code — ripped from pages of the Bible — that was used as a blueprint to build the great Gothic Cathedrals.

Overview

These skyscrapers of stone dominated skylines for nearly a thousand years. Now, a team of scholars and builders investigates how they we went up, and why some of the tallest fell down. Embedded in stone and stained glass, they uncover a hidden mathematical code — ripped from pages of the Bible — that was used as a blueprint to build the great Gothic Cathedrals.

Cast

  • Féodor AtkineSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Joan R. BranhamSelf
  • Frank HelmholzSelf
  • Stefaan Van LiefferingeSelf
  • Thibaut DesjardinsSelf
  • Jacqueline JungSelf
  • Andrew TallonSelf

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