People's Palaces - The Golden Age of Civic Architecture: Neo Classical [BBC, Full Documentary] 

That’s us and them by PINK FLOYD!

When they are built well, definitely yes @@paddyokearney6434

The Hypocrisy of the British in saying that the segregation in America was disgraceful. Has finally been shown to the world. The British slave owners, sold and resold their slaves whenever they could make a profit!!

@John Higgins slavery may have existed in most places, but the British probably created the largest trade network that ever existed, so more populations were significantly affected, so they and other European empires/kingdoms were more of the perpetrators. Could be seen with African diaspora or the wiping out of native populations, which some other European countries also had a large part in.

Eh, I'd say it's better that we have a variety of architecture styles that have their own beauty. If every building was classical, then no building will really stand out, and there wouldn't be much creativity in form.

@@Kevin-it4fh Classicism spans from Ancient Greek/Roman, to the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Victorian, Secessionism, Art Nouveau, Craftsman, Futurism, Art Deco, and Rationalism up to the 1950s. The variety would be absolutely endless.

As a *Bradfordian* I'm annoyed at this documentary focusing all it's attention on *Liverpool* and *Manchester* as usual. *Bradford* is more than *3 times bigger* than both those cities in terms of *area,* has a bigger population than *Liverpool,* had a bigger population than *Manchester* until 2015, and has everything *Liverpool* and *Manchester* has, but all it gets in this *120 minute* documentary, is a tiny *2 minutes* air time.

DID BRADFORD HAVE EITHER OF THESE TWO FAMOUS BANDS..? 1. OASIS 2.THE BEATLES

That’s saying that glass as a material has no value and that it’s beauty does not exist. Absurd and closed minded, archaic. While I agree I would never make such simplistic assumptions. I personally find brick box towers or near towers to be the ugliest and most worthless of buildings.

The poor quality of today's architecture reflects from the poor quality of today's human beings.

"50 yrs?" You're optimistic! I won't defend any one particular work of architecture, but I will ask a few questions. Is there no beauty in abstraction? I won't defend the 50s & 60s fetishizing of abstraction, but all art abstracts to some degree & abstraction is an element in art which a clever artist needs to manipulate to attain some good effect w/ his work. Is there no beauty in glass & steel? Was not one of the most famed works of the Victorians the Chrystal Palace? Can not these elements I've mentioned also be meaningfully integrated w/ classical forms?

Nah, I think Freedom and Willis tower both have established themselves as iconic parts of their respective skylines. Has an executive, futuristic and sleek feel and form that is recognizable.

@@IcelanderUSer its not closed minded in fact its the other way round. The idea that architecture in any form is attractive is absurd . The reasons why people like old architecture is because it uses human proportions, detail , ornamentation . lack of design isnt innovative but shows lack of imagination. theres hundreds of styles that uses traditional language but only modern architecture shows no trace of history or past design and consequently lacks design , detail, proportions , symmetry and balance . all things used for millenia before because it worked and didn't need replacing because humans like natural shapes and proportions like how symmetrical proportionate faces are most attractive. glass towers show tremendous waste and an absence of objective beauty in exchange for efficient cost effective simplicity.

@B Babbich It had ornamentation, usually inspired by ancient egyptian and mesopotamian . But the late stage of art deco, the '30s streamline moderne reduced ornamentation. What ended ornamentation was Bauhaus and Le Corbusier which evolved into brutalism and/or glass curtains.

I disagree. There came Bauhaus and Internationalism. Then we have not seen architecture anymore. If you look at Tel Aviv and its Bauhaus you will see what is meant.

@@dirkbogarde7796 I can't stand those styles, hence what I've said.

​@Dirk Bogarde I agree! In my opinion the international style is exciting, especially when done right. I love to see a blend of classical Architecture against other soaring towers, clean lines, and glass...it creates a very rich scenery! And there is definitely a place for it.

Actually the workers in Egypt were well kept and got paid, so.....

Stone carver was the most common antique work. Removing 90% of the rock didn't require advanced skill, only the last 10% did. Slaves were a common workforce.

@@hankrogers8431 I'm sure that the slaves who kept them fed were properly unionized and given some rights.

Wonder what did it looked like before they arrived on the land

No one ever said anything about the Pyramids or Taj Mahal. Why bring them up?

if the other is the one concerning Gothic architecture then it is already on YT, just in four parts 1/4 People's Palaces: The Gothic Revival

playdo Fantastic! Thank you for that link. It's a great series.

22:48 “beauty is nothing without utility”

Head further north and get out of England and head for Glasgow and Edinburgh too, Edinburgh has over 4000 listed buildings and is a Unesco World Heritage site. Glasgow is similarly littered with outstanding grand buildings. Both cities were wealthy during the industrial revolution, Glasgow becoming known as the Second City of the Empire, and they are full of outstanding buildings, so much so that any new buildings stick out like sore thumbs.

@@OrganMusicYT There's at least *2,414 Listed Buildings* (25 grade I, and 78 grade II star) in *Bradford* according to *British Listed Buildings,* however I've noticed over the last couple of years that it's usually outdated when it comes to specific locations, even more so than *Historic England* which is usually more accurate, therefore I suspect there's more. *British Listed Buildings* also says there are *9,832 Listed Buildings* in *Edinburgh,* and (2,624 category A, and 5,023 category B), and *4,695 Listed Buildings* in *Glasgow* (793 category A, and 3275 category B).

@@OrganMusicYT Now the 2 cities which this 2 part documentary focused on have fewer than *Bradford, Edinburgh* and *Glasgow* which makes sense due to our actual city sizes. *Manchester* has *890 Listed Buildings* (17 grade I, and 83 grade II star), and *Liverpool* has *1,544 Listed Buildings* (29 grade I, and 105 grade II star). The 5 city sizes from biggest to smallest, in terms of square miles go: *Bradford* = 227.42 miles *Edinburgh* = 163.42 miles *Glasgow* = 108.74 miles *Manchester* 72.07 miles *Liverpool* = 69.59 miles

Most people don’t understand The justification for the modern education system, and the costs to afford educating every youth in whatever country being brought to bear by the state was justified by the literate and more skilled labor pool provided, which could better perform and which were better able to adapt to any number of tasks requested of them, increasing the valuation of the nations economy. If it were a church school, those that could not afford the tuition to one of the more prestigious Catholic schools would be provided for by the charity and in some ways mutual investment of rich donors, as well as churchgoers, most people though are in eligible for such subsidies and end up paying for enrollment at a nonprofit educational institution for which there is justified prestige (better education) in attending. In fact our educational institutions in the United States dissent from the Prussian factory school model which had its origins and being able to provide the aforementioned benefits to the state. Education was once a massive proposed expenditure that was only justified on recuperating benefits. They really did think they were doing something charitable back then, promoting basic skills as well as specialized for a particular livelihood that would provide a return on investment to those that contributed within that particular livelihood.

No. More cowbell.

The four books of arquitecture by Andrea Palladio, its basically and How to book.it inspired all neo classical arquitecture in the world

Check out *Bradford in 50 Buildings.* I don't know how accurate, or detailed it is, but at least you get to see and read about more of *Bradford's* buildings, than the *2 minutes* we got in this *120 minute* documentary, which is obsessed with *Manchester* (city with the 5th biggest population in the UK, 6th at the time of broadcast, and an area of 72 square miles), and *Liverpool* (city with the 8th biggest population in the UK, with an area of 69 square miles) as usual. *Bradford* is a *city with the 6th biggest city in the UK* (5th at the time of broadcast), and an *area of 227 square miles.*

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The American Vignola by William Ware is good too

Who like everyone in the media, is obsessed with *Manchester, Liverpool,* and *London,* and doesn't know all the facts they claim to know.

Yes... On *BBC iPlayer* for the next 18 days.

In this 2 part documentary, with a *120 minute* runtime, he spends just *2 minutes* talking about *St George's Hall* in *Bradford, West Yorkshire* the *6th biggest city population in the UK* (5th biggest when this was broadcast), and former *Wool Capital of the World,* but doesn't say anything about *Bradford City Hall* which is just across the road, the *Wool Exchange* which is less than 100 metres away on *Market Street,* the *Bradford Cathedral* which is less than 200 metres away, or any other *Gothic* or *Neoclassical* buildings in the *277.42 square mile* area *City of Bradford.* Whereas he spends at least *32 minutes* focusing on and talking about the *Cotton* industry, the *City Police Courts,* the *Manchester Reform Club,* the *John Rylan's Library,* the *Portico Library,* the *Victoria Baths,* the *Manchester Art Gallery,* the *Manchester Town Hall,* the now demolished *Art Treasures Exhibition Building* and other areas in the *72.07 square mile* area of *Manchester, Greater Manchester* the *5th biggest city population in the UK* (6th biggest when this was broadcast), not to mention *Rochdale Town Hall* in the nearby *98.17 square mile* area town of *Rochdale, Greater Manchester.* This is the type of *Manchester-centric* propaganda, which has contributed to *Manchester's* population rise of over *160,000 people* in less than *20 years.* The same goes for the *69.59 square mile* area in the city of *Liverpool, Merseyside,* the *8th biggest city population in the UK,* which was also heavily featured in this documentary. He also claims that *Manchester Town Hall* is *"One shade of Derbyshire sandstone,"* yet it's actually made out of *Bolton Woods/Elland Flags/Gaisby Rock/Spinkwell Stone* sandstone from the *Bolton Woods, Spinkwell and Cliffe Woods Quarries* in *Bolton Woods, Bradford, West Yorkshire.* The stone is just one of a few reasons why *Manchester Town Hall,* and *Bradford City Hall* look almost identical.

Sure keep talking about the death of civilization, I'm sure you'd hardly miss the internet connection to post your armchair analysis in the middle of a country without actual infrastructure.

@@thereisnomeme9258 the Belle Epoque, preceding WWI, was a period of staggering technological advances. Planes, telephones, cameras, cars, better trains, all are from this period. Ok, we did get a lot of good technology ever since this period (mostly from the US). Avoiding the two World Wars would have preserved more of the West, or, at least, made a peaceful (and less modernist) transition to a world like ours.

Have you actually watched this? He talks about slavery for less than two minutes. Triggered much?

The context goes hand in hand to put the vision and main course in perspective.

@Claudius Shhhhh Architecture & history go hand in hand. DUMMY UUUUP minion!

Daddy chill

@@TheLifeisgood72 I'll chill when the *BBC* and every other TV network start doing some proper research on the places they visit in documentaries. They constantly refer to places in the *City of Bradford* as being *"near Bradford,"* even when they're less than 2 miles away from the city centre. And on the rare occasions when they do visit the main area of *Bradford* (rather than the towns and villages of Keighley, Shipley, Ilkley, Bingley, Baildon, Denholme, Esholt, Haworth etc), they predominantly focus on *Asians, Islam* and *Curry.* The city is *67.44% White* so why are *Asians* nearly always the subject of *Central and South Bradford* based documentaries? They're keeping the false stereotype going. The *BBC* have done it again recently with the documentary *Rap Trip: Underground Scenes Uncovered* which premiered on the 11th of October 2020. They specifically asked *James "KODH TV" Guy* to get the *"Best Asian Rappers in Bradford"* down to the studio. Why are they focusing on *Asians* again? There's 100's of *Black* and *White* rappers in *Bradford* who I'd estimate are relatively even in terms of the numbers. There's hardly any *Asian* rappers. I'd only heard of 1 of the 3 rappers (who goes by the name HD) that *James* managed to get down to the studio, most likely because the 2 I hadn't heard of are shit. I'm guessing the better *Asian* rappers like *S Dog* and *Blazer Boccle* were busy. Not only that, they gave *Bradford* hardly any airtime in that episode, just like the last time they came to *Bradford* to talk to our rappers in 2016, as they prefer to focus on cities that they incorrectly assume are bigger like *Liverpool,* and *Leicester.*

In this 2 part documentary, with a *120 minute* runtime, the presenter spends just *2 minutes* talking about *St George's Hall* in *Bradford, West Yorkshire* the *6th biggest city population in the UK* (5th biggest when this was broadcast), and former *Wool Capital of the World,* but doesn't say anything about *Bradford City Hall* which is just across the road, the *Wool Exchange* which is less than 100 metres away on *Market Street,* the *Bradford Cathedral* which is less than 200 metres away, or any other *Gothic* or *Neoclassical* buildings in the *277.42 square mile* area *City of Bradford.* Whereas he spends at least *32 minutes* focusing on and talking about the *Cotton* industry, the *City Police Courts,* the *Manchester Reform Club,* the *John Rylan's Library,* the *Portico Library,* the *Victoria Baths,* the *Manchester Art Gallery,* the *Manchester Town Hall,* the now demolished *Art Treasures Exhibition Building* and other areas in the *72.07 square mile* area of *Manchester, Greater Manchester* the *5th biggest city population in the UK* (6th biggest when this was broadcast), not to mention *Rochdale Town Hall* in the nearby *98.17 square mile* area town of *Rochdale, Greater Manchester.* This is the type of *Manchester-centric* propaganda, which has contributed to *Manchester's* population rise of over *160,000 people* in less than *20 years.* The same goes for the *69.59 square mile* area in the city of *Liverpool, Merseyside,* the *8th biggest city population in the UK,* which was also heavily featured in this documentary. He also claims that *Manchester Town Hall* is *"One shade of Derbyshire sandstone,"* yet it's actually made out of *Bolton Woods/Elland Flags/Gaisby Rock/Spinkwell Stone* sandstone from the *Bolton Woods, Spinkwell and Cliffe Woods Quarries* in *Bolton Woods, Bradford, West Yorkshire.* The stone is just one of a few reasons why *Manchester Town Hall,* and *Bradford City Hall* look almost identical.

Spent all night looking for it lol. It's called "Nearly Home" by Broken Records.

Christopher Petty; he did mentioned about orphants too, orphants had no rights in these schools, they were another types of slaves,

Hi Chris. How much of this video did you actually watch before posting your retarded comment? I’m quite curious.

BBC has blanket licenses for tons of music.

they played "us and them" not C.N.

There are no *music credits* in the documentary. Only *sound credits* for 2 people, 1 of which is spelt incorrectly. A 2018 episode of a drama I watch, which shouldn't been back for it's 4th series this year, used a song I recognised instantly from a *local rapper,* who get's around 250k views on average, but none of the songs used in the show were credited.

Sir Christopher Wren

I haven't watched this 2 part documentary, with a *120 minute* runtime, yet. I've just skipped through to get the credits so I can add it to *IMDB,* and see how much footage in *Bradford,* the *6th biggest city in the UK* they used. The answer is *2 minutes.* Whereas *Manchester,* the *5th biggest city in the UK* (with fewer listed buildings) got at least *32 minutes,* and by the looks of it *Liverpool,* the *8th biggest city in the UK* (with fewer listed buildings) got even more airtime. It annoys the hell out of me how obsessed with *Manchester* and *Liverpool* the media are, even when *Bradford* have just as much as they do, or are involved in a project (like a TV drama) just as much, if not more than they are, it's always those 2 cities which get all the attention from the media.

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dlwatib explain this comment my boy.. who’s virtue signalling

fallenSlave Just speculation, but I think he was joking

Where is your old god 'fallen slave'?

virtue* know your ignorant insults

@@lets_architecture he’s right though so how ignorant? The horrific life of a slave was no worse than the horrific life of many of the poor at that time. It was a terrible period to be poor, the colour of your skin made little difference to those who became the most wealthy. Beautiful buildings have often been built by the most unsavoury, so what, just enjoy the architecture and understand that they lived in different and difficult times.

Because architecture is a synergistic product of its time and culture. A building is NEVER a pure aesthetic expression. There is context for them.

​@@lets_architecture just more of the "all of white people's accomplishments came from brutalizing people." Slavery was far more prevalent in many African societies, but they didn't make anything like this, so I don't get why you can't talk about architecture without talking about slavery.

Boo-hoo.