814 Tuesdays at the Louvre; Stone

06/12/2025 52 min

        814 Tuesdays at the Louvre; Stone

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A Paris-based journalist lets us in on what happens behind closed doors at the city's grandest museum when it shuts to the public each Tuesday. And the last apprentice to be trained in the medieval techniques of masonry in Tuscany reveals how ancient secrets help to turn stone into masterpieces of art and architecture.
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