How monarchs shape our cities

Chapter 1

‘Royalty and Architecture’, Part 1

Royals have always built castles, fortresses, parks and even entire cities, but just how much of today’s urban environment is the consequence of an individual monarch’s interest in architecture? Writer and editor Clive Aslet joins Andrew Tuck in the studio to discuss the new book, ‘Royalty and Architecture’.

Chapter 2

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Notre Dame has served as the setting for the coronation of almost 30 French kings. In 2019, a devastating fire engulfed the cathedral. Five years on, we visit the area to see how the rebuilding effort is coming along.

Chapter 3

‘Royalty and Architecture’, Part 2

We pick up the conversation between Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and writer Clive Aslet about European monarchs and their architectural ambitions.