The World's Greatest Churches

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

Course Description

Overview

Discover sublime masterpieces of architecture, art, and faith in this enthralling journey to the greatest Christian churches, basilicas, and cathedrals around the world.

Syllabus

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01: The Earliest Churches
02: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
03: Hagia Sophia
04: The Cave Churches of Cappadocia
05: Great Churches of Russia
06: The Painted Churches of Romania
07: The Churches of Armenia
08: The Churches of Georgia
09: The Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia
10: The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba
11: The Stave Churches of Norway
12: The Pilgrimage Church of Sainte-Foy
13: The Cathedral of Monreale
14: Chartres Cathedral
15: Winchester Cathedral
16: The Cathedral of Siena
17: St. Peter's Basilica
18: The Wieskirche in Bavaria
19: La Compania and Las Lajas Sanctuary
20: Guadalupe and the Cathedral of Mexico City
21: Four Great American Churches
22: La Sagrada Familia
23: Iceland's Hallgrimskirkja
24: Two Churches in Seoul, Korea

Taught by

William R. Cook

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