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Dover Castle was an immense tower
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Ancient Engineering

Dover Castle was an immense tower protected by a very distinctive curtain wall, which had...

Dover Castle was an immense tower protected by a very distinctive curtain wall, which had towers all the way along it and the key thing about Dover Castle was the heavily defended entranceway

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Dover Castle was an immense tower
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protected by a very distinctive curtain wall,
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which had towers all the way along it
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and the key thing about Dover Castle
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was the heavily defended entranceway.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:54
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 • E01 It literally lifts you up above the people - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It literally lifts you up above the people
S01 • E03 If you were thinking about designing something - Ancient Engineering 00:06
If you were thinking about designing something
S01 • E02 Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it.
S01 • E01 And so to be buried with it in death, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And so to be buried with it in death,
S01 • E05 Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete
S01 • E03 So we'd have a 3D digital model - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So we'd have a 3D digital model
S01 • E04 At the heart of the castle was a giant keep, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
At the heart of the castle was a giant keep,
S01 • E01 But these vehicles weren't just status symbols - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But these vehicles weren't just status symbols
S01 • E03 No expense was spared - Ancient Engineering 00:05
No expense was spared
S01 • E02 A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go.
S01 • E05 Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength
S01 • E04 Its outer wall incorporated 14 rectangular towers - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Its outer wall incorporated 14 rectangular towers
S01 • E03 Engineers devised a way to plug the passages with stone, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Engineers devised a way to plug the passages with stone,
S01 • E01 Chariots for the Romans were something - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Chariots for the Romans were something
S01 • E02 And in the year 1368, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And in the year 1368,
S01 • E01 And there was only one place to go, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And there was only one place to go,
S01 • E04 It's believed that the crossbow - Ancient Engineering 00:12
It's believed that the crossbow
S01 • E02 And they would push Qin's architectural legacy - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And they would push Qin's architectural legacy
S01 • E03 In 2560 BC, after two decades of work, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
In 2560 BC, after two decades of work,
S01 • E05 (music) - Ancient Engineering 00:20
(music)