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4) Pyramid
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Explore the process of building an ancient Egyptian pyramid and visit various historic sites and rare artifacts, including the mummy of Ramses II.
5) Cathedral
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.
6) Castle
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Host and author, David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the book of the same title, leads viewers on a tour of Caernarvon castle, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its unique architectural design. This program combines live-action documentary, with an animated fictional story of the planning and construction of a castle and the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the adjoining town in 13th-century Wales.
