Stone Masonry: Beauvais Cathedral
| Episode Number | 12 |
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| Season | 1 |
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| Overview | On November 29, 1284, much of the renowned Cathedral of Saint-Pierre at Beauvais collapsed without warning. Had this Gothic church simply exceeded the inherent maximum height of a stone structural system, as some historians have suggested? Watch fascinating demonstrations that both explain the function of the medieval flying buttress and point to the design flaws that most likely caused the collapse. |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Absolute Number | 0 |
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