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Here is a fascinating picture of Beauvais Cathedral which captures just how unfinished it is and which also shows (like a time-freeze) how these gothic cathedra

by lqet 5y ago

Here is a fascinating picture of Beauvais Cathedral which captures just how unfinished it is and which also shows (like a time-freeze) how these gothic cathedrals typically replaced older romanic churches: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Cath%C3%A9drale_Saint-Pierre_de_Beauvais1.JPG/1920px-Cath%C3%A9drale_Saint-Pierre_de_Beauvais1.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ca... If you are interested in the architecture and engineering of gothic cathedrals, I highly recommend the 2010 arte documentary "Cathedrals" - unfortunately, I was only able to find a German version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Wh_-02MaI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Wh_-02MaI If I remember correctly, it discusses the structural weaknesses of several cathedrals (including Beauvais).

sandworm101 5y ago
I would also recommend "Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson". https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-great-cathedrals-with-tony-robinson/season-1/canterbury-cathedral https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-great-cathedrals-wit... And anyone into church architecture should also watch "Churches: How to Read them", which I believe is on youtube. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tnp8f https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tnp8f
- dmix 5y ago
  Also PBS released "Building the great cathedrals" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-the-great-cathedrals/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-the-great-cathe... Full-video: https://watchdocumentaries.com/building-the-great-cathedrals/ https://watchdocumentaries.com/building-the-great-cathedrals... Too bad I wasn't able to find the english version of the OPs link in German. Looks good.