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Building Wonders of the World - Prior Work

2011-05-24T15:16:16Z

BUILDING the GREAT CATHEDRALS

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RIDDLES of the SPHINX

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SECRETS of the PARTHENON

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Check out NOVA's Building the Great Cathedrals web page

2010-10-18T16:06:50Z

In preparation for tomorrow night's premiere, NOVA has launched their own Building the Great Cathedrals web page. Find out more about the film, learn how medieval glass makers created beautiful stained glass windows, and see if you can build your own stone arch without it collapsing!

Check it out here.

Building the Great Cathedrals - BlogCritics Review

2010-10-17T19:34:56Z

The first review for building the Great Cathedrals is in! Jack Goodstein at BlogCritics calls the film "Fascinating!"

You can read the whole review here.

Building the Great Cathedrals Bonus Scene 4 - The Squirrel Cage

2010-10-08T19:48:29Z

With a height of over 500 feet, Beauvais Cathedral is one of the tallest cathedrals in the world. How were gothic builders able to raise blocks of stone weighing up to 3 tons to such towering heights?

Building the Great Cathedrals Bonus Scene 3 - Cathedrals in Color

2010-10-08T19:43:26Z

Except for the color in their stained glass windows, today, Gothic Cathedrals appear as drab as the material with which they were built: stone. But to medieval pilgrims, they were a kaleidoscopic feast for the eyes, inside and out.

Building the Great Cathedrals Bonus Scene 2 - Gothic's Missing Link

2010-10-08T19:42:20Z

When gothic architecture emerged in 12th Century France, builders moved away from the thick walls and rounded arches of the Romanesque style to much thinner walls supported by pointed arches and ribbed vaults. This evolution in architectural technique is best illustrated by the ruins of Ourscamp where both styles are readily apparent.

Building the Great Cathedrals Bonus Scene 1 - Science + Religion

2010-09-27T17:23:20Z

Gothic builders created soaring Cathedrals as places to worship God. But, they also encoded their architecture and sculpture with pagan symbols and statues of scientific thinkers. Join author Philip Ball as he deciphers the stone carvings of Chartres Cathedral.

Free Screening of Riddles of the Sphinx and Q&A with Mark Lehner

2010-09-16T16:35:35Z

Join Providence Pictures and Brown University's Department of Egyptology for a screening of our film, Riddles of the Sphinx. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Dr. Mark Lehner, esteemed Egyptologist and Director of the Giza Mapping Project.

Details after the break.
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Watch the Building the Great Cathedrals promo online now!

2010-08-27T19:32:17Z

Watch Riddles of the Sphinx Online Now!

2010-07-16T18:20:57Z

Building the Great Catherdals Production Stills

2010-05-19T16:01:22Z

We brought photographer Mark Bussell to France on our shoot for Building the Great Cathedrals. Check out a slide show of his beautiful photos on his site.

Riddles of the Sphinx Production Stills

2010-05-19T15:44:31Z

We brought photographer Mark Bussell to Egypt on our shoot for Riddles of the Sphinx. Check out a slide show of his beautiful photos on his site.

Watch the Riddles of the Sphinx Prologue

2010-01-17T16:48:17Z

Check out the prologue for Riddles of the Sphinx and let us know what you think in the comments!

Bonus Scene 4 - Seeing the Sphinx in a New (Laser) Light

2010-01-15T18:24:54Z

Think you know the Sphinx? Not like a team of Egyptian laser scanners do. They're scanning every centimeter of it and collecting billions of data points from its gigantic body. Why? To make the most accurate 3D model of the Sphinx ever seen. See it here in this bonus scene from Providence Pictures' Riddles of the Sphinx. premiering on NOVA/PBS on January 19 at 8pm.

Bonus Scene 3 - Saving the Sphinx

2010-01-15T18:13:22Z

The threat to the Sphinx has never been greater. Modern Cairo and international tourism are hammering the Sphinx's fragile body with a near fatal, one-two punch. Dr. Zahi Hawass and an Egyptian team of geologists, hydrologists, and masons are working hard to save this colossal cat, and Providence Pictures was there to film them. Watch this bonus scene from our show, Riddles of the Sphinx, and be sure to tune in to NOVA/PBS on January 19, at 8pm for the premiere.