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Ancient Engineering

Some modern architects still incorporate flying buttresses into their buildings but this...

Some modern architects still incorporate flying buttresses into their buildings but this is often more about style than necessity

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Some modern architects still incorporate flying buttresses
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into their buildings
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but this is often more about style than necessity.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:25
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E04 It's almost like the Holy Land - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's almost like the Holy Land
S01 • E02 Guards were ordered to shoot anybody who tried to escape. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Guards were ordered to shoot anybody who tried to escape.
S01 • E04 In the late 12th century, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
In the late 12th century,
S01 • E03 But this wasn't simply about jewels or gold. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But this wasn't simply about jewels or gold.
S01 • E02 For 28 years, the wall stood - Ancient Engineering 00:06
For 28 years, the wall stood
S01 • E03 Egypt's greatest treasure was the mummified body - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Egypt's greatest treasure was the mummified body
S01 • E01 Shining a light on Roman advances in vehicle design. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Shining a light on Roman advances in vehicle design.
S01 • E05 With the advent of steel and reinforced concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:08
With the advent of steel and reinforced concrete
S01 • E04 Dover Castle is sometimes called the key to England. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Dover Castle is sometimes called the key to England.
S01 • E03 The burial chamber itself is quite incredible. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The burial chamber itself is quite incredible.
S01 • E01 It enables you to travel farther, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
It enables you to travel farther,
S01 • E02 Until the 9th of November, 1989, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Until the 9th of November, 1989,
S01 • E04 Built by Henry II, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Built by Henry II,
S01 • E03 Egyptian engineers are thought to have used - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Egyptian engineers are thought to have used
S01 • E01 The chariot's also a significant symbol. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The chariot's also a significant symbol.
S01 • E05 Today's engineers have access to materials - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Today's engineers have access to materials
S01 • E04 Dover Castle was an immense tower - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Dover Castle was an immense tower
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.