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The history of the Warsaw Ghetto (1940-43) as seen from both sides of the wall, its legacy and its memory: new light on a tragic era of division,...

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.

For centuries, the Great Pyramids have fascinated Mankind. Patrice Pooyard's The Revelation Of The Pyramids reveals what lies behind the greatest of...

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers battling the forces of nature to try to save this...

What started as a simple tomb became over a 2,000 years history the universal seat of Christendom and is today one of the most visited museum in the...

A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geography and values and left behind a legacy of inspired...

More than 2.000 years ago, Narbonne in today's Département Aude was the capital of a huge Roman province in Southern Gaul - Gallia...

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest imperial palace ever built in...

In the heart of Paris, an entire palace has disappeared. It was the very first residence of the kings of France. Long before Versailles, long before...

How can structures, which take up defined, rigid portions of space, make us feel transcendence? How can chapels turn into places of introspection?...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece, Unity Temple is an homage to America’s most renowned architect. The film pulls back the curtain...

The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever...

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf...

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...

Based on the latest technological and scientific advances, this documentary explores the palace's architectural past to resurrect Louis XIV's...

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic...

These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built,...

Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.

Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era. Each one shines a light on...

Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from...

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs,...

Hindu or Buddhist temples, synagogues, churches or mosques: religions have inspired architectural marvels. Four episodes to discover jewels of Muslim...

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...

Across Quebec, André Robitaille meets with individuals, organizations, and businesses that have embarked on renovations or restorations of...