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Wonders of the World on The Hard Shoulder

7 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -

Ever wondered what causes the Tower of Pisa to lean? Or where ‘Lady Liberty’ got her name? Danielle Donovan is an architectural historian and she tells The Hard Shoulder the story behind an iconic landmark in ‘Wonders of the World.’

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Wonders Of The World: Sydney Opera House

May 06, 2020 18:41 - 11 minutes - 660 Bytes

 Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joined Ivan to discuss the Sydney Opera House.  Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Wonder of the World: The Leaning Tower Of Pisa

April 29, 2020 19:10 - 11 minutes - 4.09 MB

Our summer series “Wonders of the World” continues with one of Europe's most iconic landmarks “The Leaning Tower of Pisa". Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joins Shane Beatty to discuss the story of the misshapen tower.     Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, pl...

Wonders of the World: Big Ben

April 15, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 2.45 MB

This week, Danielle O'Donovan told the story behind Big Ben, Westminster and the Houses of Parliament from the mid-nineteenth century, when a political hot potato was tossed between the two sides of the house as they seek an architect for their new parliament. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newst...

The Taj Mahal

April 08, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MB

Continuing our summer series “Wonders of the World” it was time, this week, to look at the Crown of Palaces, the Taj Mahal. This iconic building is situated on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian City of Agra. Danielle O’Donovan is Programme Manager at the Nano Nagle Place in Cork City, and returned to the show to tell Ivan all about it. Why was it built?  Who was it built for?  What does it do?

Boooooooong! Big Ben is our Wonder of the World

August 23, 2019 17:19 - 10 minutes - 642 Bytes

Danielle O'Donovan introduces her penultimate Wonder of the World, our mini-series exploring great architectural buildings around the globe. This week, she told the story behind Big Ben, Westminster and the Houses of Parliament from the mid-nineteenth century, when a political hot potato was tossed between the two sides of the house as they seek an architect for their new parliament.  

Wonders Of The World: The Empire State Building

July 19, 2019 18:03 - 12 minutes - 4.42 MB

Throughout the summer, we are looking at some of the iconic landmarks around the globe in “Wonders of the World." This week, Ivan went to the Big Apple and a building that is infamous across the world. Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joined Ivan again to tell him the story of “The Empire State building”. 

The story behind the landmark: The Eiffel Tower

July 12, 2019 17:45 - 10 minutes - 24.6 MB

It’s the structure most iconic of it’s country, identifiable of its city across the globe. However, the history of The Eiffel Tower is not as uncomplicated as its contemporary popularity would imply. To give Ivan the true tale of Paris’ Iron Lady, and to kick off our new Friday Landmark Series, was Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan.

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Wonder of the World
2 Episodes