Secrets of Sacred Architecture

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

7.0IMDb Score
Released:2022-04-02
Duration:57 min
Director:
Actors:LeVar Burton
Production:Boettcher/Trinklein Television

Overview:

For most of America's history, sacred buildings represented our greatest feats of innovative engineering and artistic design. Unlock the elements of design that make these structures so fascinating and unveil the meaning in religious architecture, ranging from grand cathedrals and simple country churches to synagogues and mosques.

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