Jampolsky, Marc

Alhambra! From the outside, it looks like an austere fortress: two thousand metres of walls and towers atop a hill overlooking the city of Granada! Inside, it offers a setting unique in the world: the buildings constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries for the residence, exercise of power and leisure of the last of Spain's sultans. Faced with the threat of their demise, they chose to make their mark by pushing the refinements of their art to the limit. And by creating a series of fabulous palaces whose reflections flicker in the pools that crawl at their feet. The film tells the story of this paradise, its reasons, its secrets and its passage through time.

Vatican City is rich with 2000 years of history within its walls. Over the years, the marshy area on the banks of the timber has held manyincarnations: A Pagan cemetery, Agrippina the Elder’s gardens, the Circusof Nero, Saint Peter’s Tomb, the Constantinian Basilica, a papal palace,as well as a Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini masterpieces all beforeit became the smallest country in the world in 1929. How did this tinyhill on the outskirts of Rome become the architectural masterpiece ofSaint Peter’s Basilica, the papal palace and its garden? The film followsthe work of scientists, archeologists, historians and restoration teams tounveil little-known events from the architectural history of the holy site.Fascinating CGI reconstructions and animation trace the most spectacularmoments in the Vatican’s history.

Chambord Castle is one of the most reputable of heritage sites in the Loire Valley, France. Some of the keys points to its construction have remained unresolved for almost 500 years. Little is known, to date, of its origins and the meaning of its unusual architecture. Maybe Leondardo da Vinci, who settled in the region on the request of King Francis I, had something to do with its individual design? Research, including updated technology and archaeological excavations, will present new answers. CBA Section. Place: Carlos Blanco Aguinaga Cultural Centre

 

 

The anthropologist Eric Crubezy has made a sensational discovery in the permafrost of Yakutia, in eastern Siberia: he has dug up the body of a woman in a wooden casket, surrounded by offerings. Given the characteristics of the burial site and the grave goods, Crubezy believes that it is a shaman of the town of the Yakuts.