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Building the great cathedrals, produced and directed by Scott Tiffany ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston

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Building the great cathedrals, produced and directed by Scott Tiffany ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston
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eng
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videorecording
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Rating: Not rated
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Building the great cathedrals
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videorecording
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produced and directed by Scott Tiffany ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston
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60
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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
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live action
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