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For me it's about his use of geometry
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Ancient Engineering

For me it's about his use of geometry to create really, really unusual shapes

For me it's about his use of geometry to create really, really unusual shapes

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For me it's about his use of geometry
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to create really, really unusual shapes.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:57
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 So defensive walls are there - Ancient Engineering 00:09
So defensive walls are there
S01 • E01 The team unearthed a wooden cartwheel. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The team unearthed a wooden cartwheel.
S01 • E01 It was made of ash and its axle of oak. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It was made of ash and its axle of oak.
S01 • E03 In a sense he was a bit like the Egyptians - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a sense he was a bit like the Egyptians
S01 • E04 The answer, improved technology and a new building material, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The answer, improved technology and a new building material,
S01 • E01 Archeologists knew right away it must be ancient, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Archeologists knew right away it must be ancient,
S01 • E05 What we've learned from recent earthquakes like in Kobe - Ancient Engineering 00:07
What we've learned from recent earthquakes like in Kobe
S01 • E04 The first examples were built as much as a display of power - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The first examples were built as much as a display of power
S01 • E02 This may also explain - Ancient Engineering 00:07
This may also explain
S01 • E05 Every time an earthquake happens, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Every time an earthquake happens,
S01 • E04 The Normans began to build castles in stone - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Normans began to build castles in stone
S01 • E02 The Guggenheim in Bilbao - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The Guggenheim in Bilbao
S01 • E01 Here is a breakthrough moment in the history of the world - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Here is a breakthrough moment in the history of the world
S01 • E05 Most buildings are designed to support a vertical load - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Most buildings are designed to support a vertical load
S01 • E03 Gehry is an architect who refuses to accept limits, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Gehry is an architect who refuses to accept limits,
S01 • E04 They would have to - Ancient Engineering 00:08
They would have to
S01 • E01 The wheel was the breakthrough - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The wheel was the breakthrough
S01 • E05 And in earthquakes it's often the horizontal forces - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And in earthquakes it's often the horizontal forces
S01 • E04 William the Conqueror laid down the template - Ancient Engineering 00:07
William the Conqueror laid down the template
S01 • E02 The Metropol Parasol, largest wooden structure in the world, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Metropol Parasol, largest wooden structure in the world,