Death. Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture
Description
Can architecture confer immortality, if only for as long as a structure remains standing? In this program, Dan Cruikshank travels to the elaborate tomb of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt; Sedlec Ossuary, a Roman Catholic chapel in the Czech Republic decorated with human bones; Guatemala's Yaxha Mayan ruins, the site of human sacrifice and where the TV show Survivor was filmed; Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Italy, famed for its beautiful and sometimes erotic statues; and Varanasi, India, the sacred city where many Hindus come to die.
Runtime
51 min41 sec
Series
Subjects
- Monuments (9)
- Historic buildings (20)
- Architecture (259)
- Vernacular architecture (9)
- Architecture, Primitive (2)
Contributor
- Schloss Neuschwanstein (Germany) (1)
- Taj Mahal (Agra, India) (1)
- Teatro Amazonas (Manaus, Brazil) (1)
- Villa Barbaro (Maser, Italy) (2)
Genre
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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