Monuments To Man

MONUMENTS TO MAN is a documentary about concrete - the humble substance responsible for the creation of our modern cities. Man walks, rides and drives on it. He lands his aircraft on it. He uses it to cross rivers or go through mountains of it, he builds his playgrounds, offices, homes and factories...his schools, universities, churches and almost everything he needs-right down to swimming pools. MONUMENTS TO MAN covers the absorbing history of concrete from its discovery, its disappearance for 15 centuries and its re-emergence to become the most obliging and most effective of all building materials. Concrete is used to construct the world's highest buildings, the longest bridges, the largest dams, the most complicated traffic systems - and also for architecture that will remain forever monument to man's genius. It is an integral part of our life style -not only in practical terms but also aesthetic. Great designers such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and the errant Spanish genius Antonio Gaudi, have used concrete as a sculptor would to form masterpieces. MONUMENTS TO MAN is not only a vivid story about what concrete is and what it can do but also an entertaining tribute to those who use it to create fascinating worlds, from the grandeur of New York to the magic of Disneyland.

This film is not part of a series.

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