The Pantheon has held an empowering effect on the individual and humanity for nearly 2,000 years and stands as one of the most significant classical buildings in history. It was built by Emperor Hadrian in the second century and is located on a Piazza della Rotonda, a city square in the center of Rome. The…
Air War Over Europe | WWII Liberation of Europe Ep2 | Documentary
Watch the complete history of airborne combat over Europe in World War II unfold in this action-packed program. Witness the early days of Allied bombers and devastating Luftwaffe gunfire to the winning airborne strategies the Allies used to end World War II. …
Movin’ on Up: Trompe L’oeil in ‘Staircase Group’
Perhaps today, you’ve come to admire paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As you walk down a hallway, you see two boys walking up a stairway, and you want to follow. You take the first step up. Then you realize you’ll get nowhere on this staircase. You almost bump your nose against “Staircase Group…
D-Day | WWII Liberation of Europe Ep1 | Documentary
Here is the ultimate collection of actual D-Day combat films shot during the legendary invasion of Europe, containing countless World War II stories of the D-Day Convoy and Normandy landings. …
Elephants in Frames | Documentary
This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. The intriguing world of the Asian working elephant. Unnaturally bent legs slip on a steep hillside as thick chains draw blood under the dragging weight of vast logs. Asian elephants have worked for mankind for over 4,000 years. Generations of labor, performing,…
Who’s Getting Rich From Moroccan Hash | Documentary
This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. In the vast Rif region of Morocco, cannabis farms stretch as far as the eye can see. This illegal trade is a lucrative one, yet many of the half a million Moroccans farming the crop live between poverty and fear. Shot in…
Highflyers | Documentary
This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Andreas Drapa used to be a regular tiler in a small town, breeding pigeons in his free time. Now, he’s Germany’s wealthiest high-class racing pigeon breeder, a millionaire, and a business partner of the rich in China and Dubai,…
Together Forever | Documentary
This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Four couples from the United States, Japan, India, and Germany open up about their relationships, which have all lasted, remarkably, longer than 50 years. In frank and funny interviews, each pair reflects on life before and beyond the moments…
Kenneth Clark’s ‘Civilisation’: Still Important, Still Relevant
The year 1969 is one to remember in the history of American television. “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” premiered that year, and its madcap antics transformed TV comedy. Other beloved series still remembered today, like “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” and “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color,” entranced audiences as well. In January of that year, in what is…
The First Creche: Arnolfo di Cambio’s Nativity
Nativity scenes reign supreme as the most charming image of Christmas. An assortment of figures from splendid kings to simple shepherds with a few animals—exotic or domestic—gather around a newborn child: What’s not to love? In Italy, families vie for the most elaborate arrangements, replete with running water and working lights. The unveiling of the…
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