Tonight | Ancient Superstructures on SBS: Pierrefonds Castle reveals a bold reconstruction – Ancient Superstructures airs tonight on SBS. The fourth season opens by examining a medieval landmark that is largely a 19th-century reconstruction.
Ancient Superstructures explores how major monuments were built under difficult physical and technical constraints. Science and archaeology are used to examine the materials, engineering decisions and practical compromises that allowed builders to create structures designed to endure.
The episode has a clear reason to watch tonight. The episode looks behind the castle’s authentic appearance to reveal restoration, innovation and modern engineering working together. That makes Pierrefonds a useful case study in how later generations can rebuild the past while also leaving the values and technology of their own period inside the result.
What happens in Ancient Superstructures?
Pierrefonds Castle appears to be a perfectly preserved medieval fortress, yet much of what visitors see was reconstructed in the 1800s. Architect Viollet-le-Duc combined historical knowledge with creative interpretation rather than attempting a simple copy of one earlier state.
When is Ancient Superstructures on SBS?
Don’t miss Ancient Superstructures, Sunday 20 September at 8.25pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.
For more free-to-air coverage, visit TV Central’s SBS news and highlights. Viewers can also watch and catch up through SBS On Demand.
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