Slovak churches
Description
Straddling two worlds of Christian belief, Slovak churches are places where Byzantine and Roman Catholic religious traditions meet and merge. This video analyzes eastern- and western-style Slovak church design in two ways: first, it points out their underlying similarities by tracing their architectural roots back to their common ancestor, the basilica of ancient Rome; then, to explain their very visible differences, it follows the history of Christianity over the centuries immediately following the religion's division into its eastern and western branches. By reaching out in both directions, Slovak church architecture partakes of Constantinople and Rome in a way that is uniquely its own.
Runtime
25 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Choosing Sustainable Materials
The Last and first days of Jesus
Living with the past
XXI Century. Civilization. Part V
Barcelona
Shanghai Deco
The Maya: Death Emprire. Engineering an Empire
Martin Luther. The Idea that Changed the World
Colosseum - Roman Death Trap
Treasures of San Marco
Design Classics. The London Underground Map
Venice
Public good
The living spirit
No rest for the wicked. Protestantism and economics