How Cologne Cathedral was Illuminated Before Electricity | Blowing Up History

Blowing Up History investigates Europe’s masterpiece of gothic engineering, Cologne Cathedral, pulling apart its stones, tiles and pillars to explore the secrets of the medieval architects. Subscribe to Discovery TV for more great clips:

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[DavidMaurand]

the first time they did the 'exploded' animation i was impressed. the third time made me think this film should have been shorter instead.

[bitterrotten]

WE PAID FOR THIS EXPLODED CGI AND SOUND LIBRARY AND GOD DAMMIT WE’RE GOING TO USE EVERY BIT OF IT.

[justmixedin]

When you have to write a 500 word essay so you repeat yourself 3 times.

[JonasHoffmann]

OMG THIS DRAMATIC MUSIC THE NARRATOR HAS TO SHOUT OVER IT AND THE LOUD SOUND EFFECTS

[uMaDVeLoAn]

i'd turn up the animation sounds a bit more in the next documentation. they were quite hard to hear

[ndrrhn]

they used candles and windows. just saved you 7:30

[swaree]

This is like hiring a metal band to play at a funeral

[EinChris]

One important information is omitted: The Cathedral was unfinished for centuries. Although started in the 12th century, all construction stopped in the 15th century. Later on it almost fell into ruins. (Some time even being a stable for horses of the French army.)
It took more than 300 years, till 1843, until the construction was restarted. And then an other 40 years until finished. That's why the roof has beams made from iron instead of wood.

[prieremonte]

It did not answer how it was illuminated at night.

[westrim]

Not even Allied bombing blew it up, and this video did it twice in two minutes.

[jamesforeman]

Do we really need the Marvel superhero music in the background??

[soundestmonk]

"The towers rest on thick stone pillars to stop them from collapsing"
Well no shit. What did you think they are there for? Moral support?

[skjelm]

The sound FX should be a bit louder, you can still recognize the narrator

[justmixedin]

7 mins just to say "Giant Stained Glass windows"

[almantaszaveckas]

I only watched a few videos of noter dame burning and now my whole feed is full of churches and cathedrals.

[EarthChampion_TophBeifong]

I'm really sure the editor of this video wanted to work in a Transformers movie. The loud and dramatic sound effects I can't barely hear what they are saying and the video cuts repeated again and again.
The narrator ask the question, then mumbles into nothing and never answer it. A MESS.

[jfmc]

It would have been nice to see more of the real building rather than all that computer generated crap.

[yootube]

Pretty weak sauce. No talk about the clerestory or anything that actually had to do with the rather ingenious lighting design. But we got to see that 3D model pull itself apart oh, 3 or 4 times. Meh.

[ahmedbajwa]

I live in cologne and no matter how mamy times I set foot in this cathedral it always manages to take my breath out of me you can only experience its sheer size if you see it for yourself

[midnightfun]

All Handmade. Damn, imagine how much would that cost today.