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Ancient Engineering

The flying buttress Flying buttresses are sort of the epitomy of Gothic which create a...

The flying buttress Flying buttresses are sort of the epitomy of Gothic which create a sort of skeletal structural cage around the exterior that holds up this light airy structure within it

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The flying buttress
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Flying buttresses are sort of the epitomy of Gothic
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which create a sort of skeletal structural cage
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around the exterior that holds up
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this light airy structure within it.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:01
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 The main stone wall stood almost 10 feet wide - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The main stone wall stood almost 10 feet wide
S01 • E02 Small forts built into the walls a Roman mile apart - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Small forts built into the walls a Roman mile apart
S01 • E01 Designers and psychologists experimented - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Designers and psychologists experimented
S01 • E03 And despite reaching over 220 feet tall, - Ancient Engineering 00:16
And despite reaching over 220 feet tall,
S01 • E02 And two stone lookout turrets were placed between each fort. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And two stone lookout turrets were placed between each fort.
S01 • E01 They divided the tunnel into four sections, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
They divided the tunnel into four sections,
S01 • E05 Piers or buttresses, outside the building - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Piers or buttresses, outside the building
S01 • E02 Any sign of trouble - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Any sign of trouble
S01 • E04 So King John ordered the deployment of a new weapon - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So King John ordered the deployment of a new weapon
S01 • E05 These take horizontal forces - Ancient Engineering 00:05
These take horizontal forces
S01 • E01 While the main tunnel has white lights, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
While the main tunnel has white lights,
S01 • E02 14 much larger forts were also built next to the wall. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
14 much larger forts were also built next to the wall.
S01 • E03 They now knew that large high-quality blocks of limestone - Ancient Engineering 00:13
They now knew that large high-quality blocks of limestone
S01 • E01 This was to counteract things - Ancient Engineering 00:09
This was to counteract things
S01 • E05 They took the weight, which was pressed outward - Ancient Engineering 00:14
They took the weight, which was pressed outward
S01 • E04 The engineering principles behind the trebuchet - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The engineering principles behind the trebuchet
S01 • E02 Soldiers would be stationed in these forts - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Soldiers would be stationed in these forts
S01 • E01 Using this creative blue and yellow lighting - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Using this creative blue and yellow lighting
S01 • E03 It is 43 degrees, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It is 43 degrees,
S01 • E04 A trebuchet - Ancient Engineering 00:12
A trebuchet