La Sagrada Familia

For centuries, the world's greatest minds were stumped by the deadly mystery of longitude, until an obsessive underdog entered the fray and changed navigation forever. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start ...  Show more

This is the seventh episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution. This month, Roman and Elizabeth discuss Article IV, which outlines the relationship between states and between states and the federal government. They add the 10th Amendment to the conversation ...  Show more

Die Porta Nigra in Trier Machen wir eine Zeitreise durch die deutsche Architektur. In der Antike waren die Römer in Deutschland – und brachten natürlich auch ihren Baustil mit. Sie bauten Brücken, Amphitheater oder die Porta Nigra, ein bekanntes Stadttor in Trier. Die Germanen se ...  Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the astonishing work of Michelangelo (1477-1564) in this great chapel in the Vatican, firstly the ceiling with images from Genesis (of which the image above is a detail) and later The Last Judgement on the altar wall. For the Papacy, Michelangelo's ...  Show more

In 2005 Dresden’s Lutheran church, the Frauenkirche, opened its doors to the public for the first time in 60 years. The Frauenkirche in the East German city of Dresden was destroyed in 1945 by British and American bombing. The church remained in ruins for over 40 years. Then, in ...  Show more