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Great way to learn about the transition in architecture. For me, the pictures were essential to my understanding.

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Yes without pictures it’s not possible to get it I think

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Feb 2Liked by Henry Oliver

Elegant piece. And I’m very glad I signed up a year ago. Learned such a lot in a year - and I thought I was quite swotty to start with. Always good to read and think afresh, always good to be provoked! Thanks for a good year.

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:) the feeling is mutual, I'm so glad you've been here from the start!

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I'm lucky enough to live in Ely, we're so lucky. Looking forward to talking about Shakespeare on Sunday, I'm finding it amusing using Google Bard to understand the great man's works.

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Feb 2Liked by Henry Oliver

I haven't been to Ely in a while and that addition to the Lady Chapel is a horror. Is she about to jump?

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Such a crime — relies on aesthetic blindness

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By far the most impressive section of Maestro is the re-creation of Bernstein conducting Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in Ely Cathedral. Apparently Bernstein had studied architecture as a student and chose Ely for the perfect acoustics. I hope this is the link to the original https://youtu.be/1-YW-6jM-Fc?si=2dOUTwEJ_rLTcKVy

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Oh cool I must see that

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Haha indeed AI is great for that!

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