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Ancient Engineering

(atmospheric music) Castles were once the most powerful military bases in the Western...

(atmospheric music) Castles were once the most powerful military bases in the Western world, the products of breathtaking feats of medieval engineering dominating the European landscape throughout the Middle Ages

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Castles were once
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the most powerful military bases
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in the Western world,
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the products of breathtaking feats of medieval engineering
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dominating the European landscape
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throughout the Middle Ages.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:10
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E05 The cathedral is proof that engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The cathedral is proof that engineers
S01 • E03 The Luxor Las Vegas Pyramid - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Luxor Las Vegas Pyramid
S01 • E05 It's perfectly possible to build Gothic cathedrals - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's perfectly possible to build Gothic cathedrals
S01 • E02 The Great Wall of China stands as testament - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The Great Wall of China stands as testament
S01 • E05 Be very expensive but yeah we know - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Be very expensive but yeah we know
S01 • E03 And in Paris, the glass pyramid fronting the Louvre Museum - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And in Paris, the glass pyramid fronting the Louvre Museum
S01 • E01 The road has long been the driving force of humanity. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The road has long been the driving force of humanity.
S01 • E05 So far it's taken over 130 years - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So far it's taken over 130 years
S01 • E04 New weapons were created to attempt their capture - Ancient Engineering 00:14
New weapons were created to attempt their capture
S01 • E03 I think there's something about the symmetry - Ancient Engineering 00:05
I think there's something about the symmetry
S01 • E01 Throughout the centuries, road engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Throughout the centuries, road engineers
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - Ancient Engineering 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Pyramids are part of our common global culture. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Pyramids are part of our common global culture.
S01 • E05 Perhaps further Gothic cathedrals will one day - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Perhaps further Gothic cathedrals will one day
S01 • E04 Castles became symbols of power and places of rebellion, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Castles became symbols of power and places of rebellion,
S01 • E03 Even found on the U.S. dollar bill, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Even found on the U.S. dollar bill,
S01 • E02 Defensive walls first appeared 10,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Defensive walls first appeared 10,000 years ago,
S01 • E01 Inseparable, the road and the wheel have endured - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Inseparable, the road and the wheel have endured
S01 • E03 Dating back more than 4,500 years, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Dating back more than 4,500 years,
S01 • E05 The human race has created sacred spaces - Ancient Engineering 00:14
The human race has created sacred spaces