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Inside The Great Cathedrals of Europe

Dan Snow's History Hit

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What Makes a Great Cathedral?

Simon oris thust an, instinctive emotional reflex. What makes a great cathedral? It's a very good question, i think. For me, and i have to stress, i am looking at a cathedral not as a believer, as an appreciator. And i found that as i went round what i regard as the hundred greatest masterpieces ever produced, i was just constantly overwhelmed by their awe. But overwhelmingly, this sense of people trying to create something which would blow people's mind away.

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