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Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
"Explore the birthplace of Western civilization and extraordinary legends to discover how the Ancient Greeks used imagination and inventiveness, courage and conviction to lead architecture into the modern world. On-location footage, computer modeling and scholarly commentary illuminate how the Greeks were able to realize so many groundbreaking and unique engineering innovations at the dawn of European history."--Publisher's website.
2) Colosseum
Publisher
A&E / Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Miniseries showcasing the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum, one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Pioneering with an eco-friendly twist, discover how easy, cost-effective and healthy it can be to go green, and dispels myths about environmentally-conscious lifestyles. Follow the step-by-step construction of Kevin's green dream home in Santa Barbara, with practical advice and expert guidance on a range of topics like straw bale construction, breathable paints and blue jean insulation. The final result is a Zen modernist house that is not only earthquake...
Publisher
WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at various goofy buildings along the roadsides of America. These structures generally look like certain things, such as the Shoe House in York, Pennsylvania; the Frates Milk Bottle in New Bedford, Massachusetts; or the Catsup Bottle water tower in Collinsville, Illinois. Listens to comments from owners, employees, and visitors.
5) Cathedral
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Describes examples of technologies found in ancient civilizations that indicate the knowledge of steam power, magnetism, and other principles centuries before they were discoverered and exploited in more recent times as well as other technologies like the lifting of heavy stones in ancient architecture that are still not understood by modern man.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
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.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world. "Chicago by 'L'" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In 1120 A.D., the heir to the English throne dies when the royal ship burns at sea. The King calls on his subjects to accept his daughter Maud as ruler until her son comes of age, but the church backs his nephew Stephen. Squire Bartholomew pledges his loyalty to Maud and is thrown in jail, leaving his daughter Aliena and son Richard alone. Maud goes raises an army in France and attacks Stephen. Meanwhile, Tom Builder is destined to construct a cathedral...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Presents a tour of the historic national park lodges of the American West, covering Old Faithful Inn, Ahwahne Hotel, El Tovar, Zion Lodge, Grand Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon Lodge, Glacier Park Lodge, Belton Chalet, Lake McDonald Lodge, Sperry and Granite Park Chalets, Many Glacier Hotel, Paradise Inn, Timberline Lodge, Oregon Caves Chateu, Crater Lake Lodge, Furnace Creek Inn, Camp Denali, Glacier Bay Lodge, Jackson Lake Lodge, Lake Quinault Lodge,...
13) Grand Central
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. The new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan. By 1947, over sixty-five million people, the equivalent of forty percent of the population of the United States, had traveled through the station.
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