architecture history movies

Warsaw: A City Divided (2019)
6.8 / 10

Documentary, History

The history of the Warsaw Ghetto (1940-43) as seen from both sides of the wall, its legacy and its memory: new light on a tragic era of division,...

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House (1973)
0 / 10

Documentary

On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15...

The Cultural History of Museums (2022)
4 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums...

The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization (2020)
0 / 10

Animation, Documentary, History

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...

The Builders of the Alhambra (2022)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf...

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece (2022)
0 / 10

Documentary

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece, Unity Temple is an homage to America’s most renowned architect. The film pulls back the curtain on...

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre (2010)
8 / 10

Documentary

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs (2010)
0 / 10

Documentary, History

Southern California’s Coachella Valley, including the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, boasts hundreds of...

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark (2019)
10 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing new life as it undergoes restoration and...

Operation: Jane Walk (2018)
4 / 10

Documentary

The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever...

Wiener Barock - Der Architekt dreier Kaiser (2024)
9 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

Architecture of Infinity (2019)
6 / 10

Documentary

How can structures, which take up defined, rigid portions of space, make us feel transcendence? How can chapels turn into places of introspection?...

Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower (2012)
10 / 10

Documentary, History

A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. ...

Folkhemmets Estetik (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

Documentary about the architecture of the Swedish housing boom in the 1960s and how it's viewed today.

Khéops, mystérieuses découvertes (2017)
8 / 10

Documentary, History, Mystery

Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998)
6 / 10

Documentary

In Ictu Oculi (2020)
8.5 / 10

Documentary, Animation

The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of...

The Little Church That Could (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary, History

Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...

Teatro Amazonas: The Art of Sound and Nature (2022)
8 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

The history of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, an opera house located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, whose construction, between 1884 and...