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In 1972 I was working on a river Rhine barge as a Dutch Australian twenty year old and our barge had a load for Speyer port. Ignorant of European Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals at the time, my Dutch Captain suggested that I walk from the harbour and take a look at and a wander through a big church close to the harbour, and of course it was the magnificent Speyer Cathedral. Even then I was totally impressed with its magnificence and sheer size and height. Not long later our river barge docked in Cologne where once again my astute and educated Captain suggested that I take a walk to the magnificent Cologne Gothic Cathedral located close to the river and which we passed every time whilst sailing on the river Rhine through Cologne. These two amazing cathedrals inspired me to learn more about this spectacular period of European history and after having visited so many cathedrals in Europe since then I have developed a strong appreciation for the significance of their history. This, coming from someone living in Australia where there are no such buildings from this period. DW documentaries are excellent.
Everyone at DW deserves to be recognized for the effort to bring balanced news from around the world and well researched, informative documentaries on a variety of topics. I always look forward to learning something new watching DW, thanks so much for what you do!
DW is like an open university. Thank you for all your insightful documentaries. Almost as an afterthought, the narration is the quintessential component of the reporting. 👌
The cathedral of Europe is really fascinating the history, culture and religion spanning centuries and the rulers that build them that allow us to study and tour this magnificent structure is really awesome
It fills me with joy when I look for a subject in RUclips and there is a DW documentary about it. I know I am safe and well be very well introduced to the subject.
DW: from your news that pays excellent attention to overlooked parts of the world, to your documentaries about all manner of topics, and the top quality of everything that you produce: thank you!!!!!!!
Indeed. Also without profiles of the presenter peering into the middle distance trying to look intelligent. And without intrusive music. Very well done.
Finally a documentary that got it right. Constantine made Christianity legal he did not make it the official religion of Rome that was the Emperor Theodosius.
DW, aside from the story, I found the quality of the video beyond expectations. The vividness of the colors, the sharpness of the focus. Stupendous and mesmerizing!
@@arolemaprarath6615 i agree, being that italy had rome and ancient greek in their roots, they have interesting stuff in their country cos of those ancient times dating back long before egypt?
Utterly magnificently prepared! And such jewels of the imagination to lovingly capture for us who may never glimpse the far reaches and intimate humoresques of these splendours. Thank you from my heart.❤️
DW - long may you continue. You are among the best if not THE best. Addicted to DW documentaries and it's wonderful, enriching, captivating and so educational. Like all your other fans, I too am so grateful that you exist. Thank you.
@@olbiomoiros There are some in the UK (Glasgow-Macintosh connection); some in Austria; also can’t Sagrada Familia count as Art Nouveau? 😜 There some more in Germany, Czech, Hungary too, I think. Would be very nice to see them all in a concise program @DWDocumentary :)
@@olbiomoiros The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona is perhaps the grandest example in this style, and we have the privilege of witnessing its construction, although I'd imagine the COVID pandemic has put a considerable disruption on the planned completion timeline.
I have always been moved by people that starts building something so magnificent... knowing that they will not live enough to see it completed. Maybe the great-great-grandchildren they will never know will be alive to enjoy the place they started. That is transcending love
How in the world were they able to build such amazingly intricate and massive structures with the ‘only tools’ they had at that time? We couldn’t replicate these buildings today. We’re not being told the entire His Story of earth and civilizations.
lol .. Yes we Can "replicate" these things ...is it cost effective? Is it up to todays building codes/standards.... Come on now . We can go to Mars ffs ... think a bout it .
@@fetus2280 - kinda, but still kinda not in a way ...I used to work at a French antique store and some of those old, formal pieces of furniture have such intricate glass beveling in the doors, it has to be done by hand ...and bc it’s basically a “lost art” it actually can’t be replicated by modern machinery ....now could we produce technology to do it? ...of course ...but is it cost effective based off the need? no, it’s not ....but all n all, it cannot be replicated today bc the technology presently doesn’t exist
It was back when craftsmanship was inherited from father to son, everything was a family business or at least a guild, the more intricate, the more knit. Not everything was a rosy, but they build things that long outlasted their markers.
I really have to do a trip of Germany sometime. Living right next door, I always pass through, but aside from Regensburg, Munich and Dresden I never really visited it properly. A visit to the western, Roman part, is long overdue.
The research was absolutely fascinating!! You know, i get to learn so much, and live through all these archaeologists, all thanks to you! Just a minor inconvenience though: It's hai·yuh soh·fee·aa or Haa·gya So·faa·yah. Many thanks for the documentary! ♥
Thank you for a stunning study and history of Romanesque architecture in cathedral building. I can’t wait to watch the video on gothic style architecture. As a student of the humanities I am constantly fascinated by the creativity and ingenuity of the masons and artisans over a millennium ago. I know that they were mostly nameless because they felt that their work was serving God. How I wish that we could have known what inspired these people to build and create specific works of such breathtaking beauty especially knowing the challenges that they must’ve faced in doing so without modern technology and safety standards! I also wish that they could have known how much their work would inspire and amaze people many centuries into the future.
Religion and relationship is just the same that is why you call yourself as a christian because that is your religion and the word religion is came from the latin word religare which means to bind again or to connect.
Sagrada Familia is overall the most impressive cathedral ever built. It is still in construction after 140 years since the work started. Sainte-Chapelle interior is arguable the most exquisite of any church ever, while the south portal of Jeronimos Monastery in Portugal is ond of the most exquisite example of an exterior of a Christan building.
very good- interesting and informative, thank you. i often wish there would be as intelligent exploration of the 'visionary process', i suppose i mean some of the figuring, calculating, applying of forces dealt with, in the structure, and of the society it is built in and by, - and to think on: that space itself in that day was such an unusual thing/experience for a far larger proportion of people than today - to this people, the open enclosedness of grand buildings which we take for granted is a coloration/intensification over and beyond, the illusions that such space offers the eyes . a very tempting tool to any with hegemonic needs and anxiety
European Christianity is still the best religion for making and maintaining a civilization. Especially in modern times it is the least oppressive and least violent.
Amazing how, in the 11th century the biggest cities had 100k people. But cathedrals were being opened every other month. Where today its been 100 years since the last cathedral was finished in sagada spain. And there are billions of people today. Shows where human piety had gone
100% and I like that they didn't jump on the bandwagon of building hedious skyscrapers that practically erases a countries history...I like European style of buildings
@@cezarstefanseghjucan i could imagine they destroyed the blueprints and papers to build it because its classified and if ppl get their hands on it or worse theyre enemies they steal their secrets (they considered stuff like this super secret) so yea 🤷♂️
The opening is inaccurate. The first Christians worshipped in each other's homes, not in underground tombs. The first churches were ordinary homes. I'm sure the rest of the documentary will be great, though! p.s. underground crypts were holy places. I'm sure they went there to pay respects to the dead. But the early Christians certainly did not have to worship in underground tombs!
I like how they were respectful with the memory of the person burried in the cathedral and put him back into his resting place. This is why i dont like to egyptian sarchophagus and mummies exhibited. They were living people back in the day. Respect
The cathedrals where greater than the pyramids, the hanging gardens of babylon, or the great walls of China. The tombs of the bishops are greater than the tombs of the pharaohs.
Lots of strange revisionism in this "documentary". It's quite simply wrong to frame the building of medieval cathedrals as a power struggle between kings and bishops. Bishops build cathedrals, kings build castles and palaces. A bishop can't outclass a king or intimidate him by building a bigger cathedral. It just doesn't work that way. What does happen as early as the Romanesque period is that pilgrims visit cathedrals to receive the blessings of the relics in them, and to be awed by the building itself. Bishops began to compete with one another to see who could collect the best relics and build the biggest, most awe-inspiring cathedral and thus attract the most pilgrims, a valuable source of revenue for the city. Kings might authorize a new cathedral or donate to have a cathedral built (or more likely part of one), but definitely not in competition with a bishop in his domain. Assuming that there was, in fact, a rivalry between a king and his bishops it would be fundamentally counterproductive to give his rivals such a gift, as the bishop that gets the cathedral could subsequently use it against him if the premise were true. No, kings largely competed against emperors, other kings and princes. It also needs to be noted that if kings want a nice burial place, they don't need to build a cathedral. An abbey or burial chapel works quite nicely and doesn't risk putting a literal seat of power in the hands of a rival bishop. (An abbey may not be the best idea either, though, because some abbots were as powerful as bishops.) I'm not saying that kings didn't have squabbles with local bishops and the pope. They most certainly did. But building cathedrals would have been a stupid way of gaining power over them. It simply was not the motivation for why cathedrals were built or why a king may have initiated construction of one in his domain. It's quite strange to point to the Hagia Sophia as the exemplar of cathedral architecture in the west. It quite clearly was not. Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals are the descendants of the Roman basilicas (law court buildings). Hagia Sophia was not well known in the west until the crusades. It influenced Islamic architecture more than Christian architecture. It also has to be said that Romanesque buildings aren't dark and massive for aesthetic reasons, it's technical. If they could have built stone buildings as light and airy as the Gothic, they would have. They hadn't invented the pointed arch and the flying buttress, both of which allowed building stone structures with more height, more window opening relative to wall space, and less mass to keep the envelope upright.
Lots of claims and statements of "fact" in your statement that are, at the end of the day, your opinions that differ from what are expressed in the documentary. Without supporting documentation and references, you're just another person claiming that a researched documentary is totally wrong while using weasel words like "revisionism" and putting documentary in quotes so that you can attempt to call it into question and make yourself sound intelligent.
And why not mention the cathedral of st jaume or sadly called today Santiago? The jubileee was implemented by the pope of the time that was carolingian
"Cathode" comes from the greek kata (down) and hodos (way); it is the "way down" for electricity. "Cathedra" comes from kata and hedra (seat), meaning "to sit down", because a cathedral is where the bishop's chair is.
I'm so glad I can see wonderful documentaries for free with internet. Thanks a lot to make knowledge accessible to everyone around the world, and thank you for everyone who work to produce, design, filming, editing, the people who make this possible! I'm really grateful. ❤
May god be with you
In 1972 I was working on a river Rhine barge as a Dutch Australian twenty year old and our barge had a load for Speyer port. Ignorant of European Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals at the time, my Dutch Captain suggested that I walk from the harbour and take a look at and a wander through a big church close to the harbour, and of course it was the magnificent Speyer Cathedral. Even then I was totally impressed with its magnificence and sheer size and height. Not long later our river barge docked in Cologne where once again my astute and educated Captain suggested that I take a walk to the magnificent Cologne Gothic Cathedral located close to the river and which we passed every time whilst sailing on the river Rhine through Cologne. These two amazing cathedrals inspired me to learn more about this spectacular period of European history and after having visited so many cathedrals in Europe since then I have developed a strong appreciation for the significance of their history. This, coming from someone living in Australia where there are no such buildings from this period. DW documentaries are excellent.
Everyone at DW deserves to be recognized for the effort to bring balanced news from around the world and well researched, informative documentaries on a variety of topics. I always look forward to learning something new watching DW, thanks so much for what you do!
DW is my study room, always the best
DW is like an open university. Thank you for all your insightful documentaries. Almost as an afterthought, the narration is the quintessential component of the reporting. 👌
The cathedral of Europe is really fascinating the history, culture and religion spanning centuries and the rulers that build them that allow us to study and tour this magnificent structure is really awesome
It fills me with joy when I look for a subject in RUclips and there is a DW documentary about it. I know I am safe and well be very well introduced to the subject.
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That Speyer Cathedral wooden model was so cool! What a great way to present the cathedral’s evolution.
DW: from your news that pays excellent attention to overlooked parts of the world, to your documentaries about all manner of topics, and the top quality of everything that you produce: thank you!!!!!!!
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Such a relief to see a good documentary without the endless recaps and unending shouting tone of American documentaries.
@Baba Gandu And peace to you.
Totally agree.
Indeed. Also without profiles of the presenter peering into the middle distance trying to look intelligent. And without intrusive music. Very well done.
A touch of class and culture
Good and Bad docs from every country last I checked
Finally a documentary that got it right. Constantine made Christianity legal he did not make it the official religion of Rome that was the Emperor Theodosius.
Real beggining of Middle ages. Era when Olympic games, public nudity, homosexuality and open debate were prohibited. All hallmarks of antiquity.
Too much dramatisation and subjective guesswork makes this documentary inauthentic and preachy.
What did the romans follow as their religion before Christianity?
DW, aside from the story, I found the quality of the video beyond expectations. The vividness of the colors, the sharpness of the focus. Stupendous and mesmerizing!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Germany has a lot of Romanesque and Gothic churches and I love it. Can´t wait to be back and explore more.
France and England are the place to be for Gothic cathedrals :)
@@arolemaprarath6615 i agree, being that italy had rome and ancient greek in their roots, they have interesting stuff in their country cos of those ancient times dating back long before egypt?
DW provides incredible well researched documentaries that stimulate the mind and imagination.
Utterly magnificently prepared! And such jewels of the imagination to lovingly capture for us who may never glimpse the far reaches and intimate humoresques of these splendours. Thank you from my heart.❤️
Nothing better then unwinding with a good DW video after a long day . This is a great channel
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DW made me love Germany after watching the channel for two years in Nigeria, Germany is now topmost on my list of countries to visit.
DW - long may you continue. You are among the best if not THE best. Addicted to DW documentaries and it's wonderful, enriching, captivating and so educational. Like all your other fans, I too am so grateful that you exist. Thank you.
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Quality. Simply, quality. Learning made in a way that leaves you wanting more. Thank you DW.
We want more!
Gothic-Baroque-Rococo-Neoclassic-Art Nouveau churches please!
I have never seen a church in art nouveau style. I can’t even imagine one.
@@olbiomoiros There are some in the UK (Glasgow-Macintosh connection); some in Austria; also can’t Sagrada Familia count as Art Nouveau? 😜
There some more in Germany, Czech, Hungary too, I think.
Would be very nice to see them all in a concise program @DWDocumentary :)
@@olbiomoiros The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona is perhaps the grandest example in this style, and we have the privilege of witnessing its construction, although I'd imagine the COVID pandemic has put a considerable disruption on the planned completion timeline.
you can stop at Baroque. Architecture when downhill after that.
yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!! By all means!!!!!!
Don't forget to include in the list Byzantine style ones as well - they are my favourite ones as well! :)
Fantastic and well put together. Thanks DW
DW, thank you for making education and knowledge free and accessible.
If feel like a traveller whenever I watch your documentaries. Good job Dw.
I have always been moved by people that starts building something so magnificent... knowing that they will not live enough to see it completed. Maybe the great-great-grandchildren they will never know will be alive to enjoy the place they started.
That is transcending love
How in the world were they able to build such amazingly intricate and massive structures with the ‘only tools’ they had at that time?
We couldn’t replicate these buildings today.
We’re not being told the entire His Story of earth and civilizations.
lol .. Yes we Can "replicate" these things ...is it cost effective? Is it up to todays building codes/standards.... Come on now . We can go to Mars ffs ... think a bout it .
@@fetus2280 - kinda, but still kinda not in a way ...I used to work at a French antique store and some of those old, formal pieces of furniture have such intricate glass beveling in the doors, it has to be done by hand ...and bc it’s basically a “lost art” it actually can’t be replicated by modern machinery ....now could we produce technology to do it? ...of course ...but is it cost effective based off the need? no, it’s not ....but all n all, it cannot be replicated today bc the technology presently doesn’t exist
It was back when craftsmanship was inherited from father to son, everything was a family business or at least a guild, the more intricate, the more knit. Not everything was a rosy, but they build things that long outlasted their markers.
Another stunning and amazing documentary....
The unimaginable beauties of the Catholic Church indeed
I really have to do a trip of Germany sometime. Living right next door, I always pass through, but aside from Regensburg, Munich and Dresden I never really visited it properly. A visit to the western, Roman part, is long overdue.
Embora um pouco atrasada venho agradecer a possibilidade de traduzir legendas. Obrigado DW 😊. Cada vez mais sua fã 😃.
Thanks for making this documentary. It must have been a great deal of work to do so.
I toughly enjoyed this video!
Thank you for watching!
Dw thank u for this kind of documentary. Keeping my sanity in this trying times.
The research was absolutely fascinating!! You know, i get to learn so much, and live through all these archaeologists, all thanks to you! Just a minor inconvenience though: It's hai·yuh soh·fee·aa or Haa·gya So·faa·yah. Many thanks for the documentary! ♥
Speyer was my diocese while I was living in Germany (Kaiserslautern) I so loved that church! This is a very interesting and educational documentary.
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Thank you for a stunning study and history of Romanesque architecture in cathedral building. I can’t wait to watch the video on gothic style architecture. As a student of the humanities I am constantly fascinated by the creativity and ingenuity of the masons and artisans over a millennium ago. I know that they were mostly nameless because they felt that their work was serving God. How I wish that we could have known what inspired these people to build and create specific works of such breathtaking beauty especially knowing the challenges that they must’ve faced in doing so without modern technology and safety standards! I also wish that they could have known how much their work would inspire and amaze people many centuries into the future.
Fantastic documentary combing faith, history, architecture and archaeology. Looking forward to the one on Gothic Period! Next week?
Just Brilliant such an in-depth documentary for the growth of knowledge
Which only DW can made
38:38 undoubtedly the cutest part of this documentary 😁
Excellent. So good to see an intelligent presentation about medieval faith and culture.
I'm ex muslim and become Christian. For me Christianity is not only religion, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
🧢🧢🧢 get your free 🧢🧢🧢
Religion and relationship is just the same that is why you call yourself as a christian because that is your religion and the word religion is came from the latin word religare which means to bind again or to connect.
How?
☪️✝️🔯🕉️☯️☸️💩
Hopefully your next move will be to leave all of that fiction behind.
Wow, your amazing documentaries are so captivating at all times 😍🙌
Diana Harvey
Wonderful documentary!
Thank you!
Sagrada Familia is overall the most impressive cathedral ever built. It is still in construction after 140 years since the work started.
Sainte-Chapelle interior is arguable the most exquisite of any church ever, while the south portal of Jeronimos Monastery in Portugal is ond of the most exquisite example of an exterior of a Christan building.
Pisa Cathedral is the best example of Romanesque architecture.
DW should do a documentary about Mithraism in Europe, its impact and symbolism that thrives even today.
They are really well planned, plotted, placed, priced, and practiced
I have been to so many churches in my travels that it’s more often than when I actually go to church just to pray
I quite like the Romanesque vibe. It's comfy and cozy.
We certainly can learn a lot about building and beauty and usefulness combined.I really enjoyed this.
What a cliffhanger! 😃 I didn't know that light was a feature of Gothic architecture: in fact, I would guess exactly the opposite.
Hi @Marcelo Monteiro, we have part two coming up on Sunday! Stay tuned. 😀
I also thought that. Like Gothic clothes.
16:26 - The ASMR is unreal.
Gregorian chant..
The chanting or the annointing, or both together?
@@peterallman8474 Both together.
Great video!
DW you're the best
Great stuff. From the shadows to the light - onwards to the Koelnischer Dom ...
Ken Follet’s PILLARS OF THE EARTH is a great tv series on a cathedral story following the political intrigues of church and state.
Fine explanation of the history of the Church and politics.
Great DW Documentary as usual 👍.Looking forward to the Gothic part 2.Love from PK💚.
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very good- interesting and informative, thank you. i often wish there would be as intelligent exploration of the 'visionary process', i suppose i mean some of the figuring, calculating, applying of forces dealt with, in the structure, and of the society it is built in and by, - and to think on: that space itself in that day was such an unusual thing/experience for a far larger proportion of people than today - to this people, the open enclosedness of grand buildings which we take for granted is a coloration/intensification over and beyond, the illusions that such space offers the eyes .
a very tempting tool to any with hegemonic needs and anxiety
Why was the largest romanesque cathedral, the Cluny Abbey,, not even mentioned? Or Modena or Monreale?
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I'm in Brazil.
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I noticed that there was a (1) in the title in the thumbnail.
Does that mean that we can anticipate a (2), a second episode????
Fingers crossed!
And the second episode is released a few hours ago. :)
Great content
The story with the dog was really funny
Fascinating history of the early Church and political powers.
European Christianity is still the best religion for making and maintaining a civilization. Especially in modern times it is the least oppressive and least violent.
Don't you think European Christianity is a compromised cult that endorse new world order, pantheism and LGBT agenda?
I love cathedrals 💒
Thank you DW, I love you so much
Amazing how, in the 11th century the biggest cities had 100k people. But cathedrals were being opened every other month. Where today its been 100 years since the last cathedral was finished in sagada spain. And there are billions of people today. Shows where human piety had gone
Bravo...DW
Beautiful video.
We can never do enough to praise God. The RC Church honors Him greatly since it is founded is by Him in 33 AD.
Nice voice of the narrator.
I'm biased, but I think Europe has the most beautiful buildings in the world.
Not really. They just get a lot of media attention.
100% and I like that they didn't jump on the bandwagon of building hedious skyscrapers that practically erases a countries history...I like European style of buildings
I agree. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
@@mdsabahuddin8251 Ne, they are still objectively the best
@@cezarstefanseghjucan whatever they have built is from the money robbed from the colonies.
And is this intentional on this page, that it impossible to edit my post ?
God bless and protect my Christian brothers and sisters around the world.
Super
it’s funny how there aren’t any images or drawings showing how they were built.
Why would there be ?
Destroyed on purpose.
@@cezarstefanseghjucan i could imagine they destroyed the blueprints and papers to build it because its classified and if ppl get their hands on it or worse theyre enemies they steal their secrets (they considered stuff like this super secret) so yea 🤷♂️
Fascinating! Thank you!
39:10 Best dog ever.
The opening is inaccurate. The first Christians worshipped in each other's homes, not in underground tombs. The first churches were ordinary homes. I'm sure the rest of the documentary will be great, though!
p.s. underground crypts were holy places. I'm sure they went there to pay respects to the dead. But the early Christians certainly did not have to worship in underground tombs!
We need to go back to Romanesque Art and Romanesque Architecture
Haven't watched yet but by the comments here I won't be disappointed.
2nd here from Kenya
Tuko ndani
The best view of the Cathedral: 24:30
I like how they were respectful with the memory of the person burried in the cathedral and put him back into his resting place. This is why i dont like to egyptian sarchophagus and mummies exhibited. They were living people back in the day. Respect
DW❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wanted this video ❤️👍🙏
Please make a documentary about Protestantism from German point of view
The cathedrals where greater than the pyramids, the hanging gardens of babylon, or the great walls of China. The tombs of the bishops are greater than the tombs of the pharaohs.
Lots of strange revisionism in this "documentary". It's quite simply wrong to frame the building of medieval cathedrals as a power struggle between kings and bishops. Bishops build cathedrals, kings build castles and palaces. A bishop can't outclass a king or intimidate him by building a bigger cathedral. It just doesn't work that way.
What does happen as early as the Romanesque period is that pilgrims visit cathedrals to receive the blessings of the relics in them, and to be awed by the building itself. Bishops began to compete with one another to see who could collect the best relics and build the biggest, most awe-inspiring cathedral and thus attract the most pilgrims, a valuable source of revenue for the city.
Kings might authorize a new cathedral or donate to have a cathedral built (or more likely part of one), but definitely not in competition with a bishop in his domain. Assuming that there was, in fact, a rivalry between a king and his bishops it would be fundamentally counterproductive to give his rivals such a gift, as the bishop that gets the cathedral could subsequently use it against him if the premise were true. No, kings largely competed against emperors, other kings and princes.
It also needs to be noted that if kings want a nice burial place, they don't need to build a cathedral. An abbey or burial chapel works quite nicely and doesn't risk putting a literal seat of power in the hands of a rival bishop. (An abbey may not be the best idea either, though, because some abbots were as powerful as bishops.)
I'm not saying that kings didn't have squabbles with local bishops and the pope. They most certainly did. But building cathedrals would have been a stupid way of gaining power over them. It simply was not the motivation for why cathedrals were built or why a king may have initiated construction of one in his domain.
It's quite strange to point to the Hagia Sophia as the exemplar of cathedral architecture in the west. It quite clearly was not. Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals are the descendants of the Roman basilicas (law court buildings). Hagia Sophia was not well known in the west until the crusades. It influenced Islamic architecture more than Christian architecture.
It also has to be said that Romanesque buildings aren't dark and massive for aesthetic reasons, it's technical. If they could have built stone buildings as light and airy as the Gothic, they would have. They hadn't invented the pointed arch and the flying buttress, both of which allowed building stone structures with more height, more window opening relative to wall space, and less mass to keep the envelope upright.
Lots of claims and statements of "fact" in your statement that are, at the end of the day, your opinions that differ from what are expressed in the documentary. Without supporting documentation and references, you're just another person claiming that a researched documentary is totally wrong while using weasel words like "revisionism" and putting documentary in quotes so that you can attempt to call it into question and make yourself sound intelligent.
It's crazy the greed and the cost durning times of starving people like who built them slaves or working class and did they use scaffolding.
Gregorian chant! 😍
As was... so shall it again be....and then Christ will return to reverse all harm and reign in glory!
So , basically these immense structures were actually vanity projects for
various Bishops/ Archbishops etc...??
Wunderbar !!!!!
I hope that justice will be achieved in the case of Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war crimes
Hey DW can you show us the history of Dracula or the origin of vampires... if it is real or myth. Tnx in advance..
Brilliant
A touch of class
And why not mention the cathedral of st jaume or sadly called today Santiago? The jubileee was implemented by the pope of the time that was carolingian
Cathedral's (cathodes) were power stations, frequency center, bells and powerful pipe organs, and nothing really to do with "church"
Why do you say that?
"Cathode" comes from the greek kata (down) and hodos (way); it is the "way down" for electricity. "Cathedra" comes from kata and hedra (seat), meaning "to sit down", because a cathedral is where the bishop's chair is.