Originalutgåva 12 février 2014
Föregående avsnitt S41E04 - Roman Catacomb Mystery
Antal S41E05
Direktör Michael Bicks
Författare Vincent Liota
Land Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtat
Genre Dokumentärfilm
Externa länkar SidanTVDB
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Senaste uppdatering 24 novembre 2023 - 05:35
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Great Cathedral Mystery

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The dome that crowns Florence’s great cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore—the Duomo—is a towering masterpiece of Renaissance ingenuity and an enduring source of mystery. Still the largest masonry dome on earth after more than six centuries, it is taller than the Statue of Liberty and weighs as much as an average cruise ship. Historians and engineers have long debated how its secretive architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, managed to keep the dome perfectly aligned and symmetrical as the sides rose and converged toward the center, 40 stories above the cathedral floor. His laborers toiled without scaffolding or safety net, applying novel, untried methods. Over 4 million bricks might collapse at any moment—and we still don’t understand how Brunelleschi prevented it. To test the latest theories, a team of U.S. master bricklayers will help build a unique experimental model Duomo using period tools and techniques. Will it stay intact during the final precarious stages of closing over the top of the dome?

Great Cathedral Mystery

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