When the Church Aimed for the Heavens - The Rise of Gothic Cathedrals in France | Documentary

From the mid-12th century through the 13th century, the French bishops undertook the construction of many great cathedrals. In just a century and a half, their growth was astonishing. The magnificence of the buildings demonstrated the power of the Church in medieval society.

Responsible for their construction, architects would have to constantly find solutions to make them taller and taller. Expensive and pharaonic projects began to be implemented throughout the kingdom.
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