The incredible metamorphosis, over eight centuries, of a feudal fortress into the largest museum in the world: the Louvre. A chaotic existence: construction and destruction, revolution and restoration. Feudal fortress, medieval castle, Renaissance palace, royal residence, seat of the academies, center of revolutionary power, first museum of France: the Louvre has been constantly transformed, enlarged, magnified.
A unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentries on Irish crafts capturing the final years of traditional rural and urban life in Ireland during the seventies and eighties.
Fourteen banks are robbed in the US every day. These are the true stories of eight ordinary Americans who have committed some of these extraordinary crimes.
Through mechanization and industrialization, the methods used to settle conflicts have made the art of war more hi-tech, more expensive, and more devastating than ever before.
Hindu or Buddhist temples, synagogues, churches or mosques: religions have inspired architectural marvels. Four episodes to discover jewels of Muslim sacred art, masterpieces of Christian architecture, captivating Hindu and Buddhist buildings or even the most beautiful synagogues, witnesses of the history of the Jewish people.
What is happening today in European monasteries? Why do young people leave the “normal” world to devote their lives to spirituality? Let's embark on a journey to discover the sources of Europe and share the life of monastic communities from Ireland to Russia and from Greece to Germany.
All cities, even the great ones, harbor dark secrets. Homicide City: Charlotte uncovers the most dramatic murders that have taken place in this southern metropolis.