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"If buildings could speak, what would they claim regarding us?" BASILICAS OF CULTURE offers six stunning actions. This 3D movie task concerning the spirit of buildings allows six iconic and also very various structures to represent themselves, checking out human life from the unblinking perspective of a manmade framework. 6 well-known filmmakers bring their own visual style and creative technique to the task. Buildings, they reveal us, are material symptoms of human idea as well as activity: the Berlin Philharmonic, an icon of modernity; the National Library of Russia, a kingdom of ideas; Halden Jail, the world's most gentle jail; the Salk Institute, an institute for breakthrough scientific research; the Oslo Opera House, a futuristic synergy of art and life; as well as the Centre Pompidou, a modern-day society maker. CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE explores exactly how each of these landmarks reflects our culture and guards our cumulative memory.