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The Guggenheim in Bilbao
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Ancient Engineering

The Guggenheim in Bilbao with its dazzling curves of titanium, limestone and glass...

The Guggenheim in Bilbao with its dazzling curves of titanium, limestone and glass creating surfaces that ripple in the change in light

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The Guggenheim in Bilbao
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with its dazzling curves of titanium, limestone and glass
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creating surfaces that ripple in the change in light.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
91
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:22
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 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 • 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 • 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,
S01 • E03 But why was the step pyramid design - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But why was the step pyramid design
S01 • E05 When an earthquake hits a structure, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
When an earthquake hits a structure,
S01 • E01 Beginning with simple carts, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Beginning with simple carts,
S01 • E03 Some believe that the pyramid sides - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Some believe that the pyramid sides
S01 • E01 And rather than what you can carry in a basket - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And rather than what you can carry in a basket
S01 • E02 And the National Museum of Qatar - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And the National Museum of Qatar
S01 • E04 Infamous as a terrifying Tudor prison - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Infamous as a terrifying Tudor prison
S01 • E05 And that was kind of what makes it so chaotic and intense. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And that was kind of what makes it so chaotic and intense.
S01 • E03 Or could Imhotep have had a more practical reason? - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Or could Imhotep have had a more practical reason?
S01 • E01 The invention of the wheel drove - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The invention of the wheel drove
S01 • E05 That change in direction which cause forces and stresses - Ancient Engineering 00:17
That change in direction which cause forces and stresses
S01 • E02 Across the globe, a new generation of iconic buildings, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Across the globe, a new generation of iconic buildings,