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The link between light and the divine
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Ancient Engineering

The link between light and the divine is actually a very ancient idea, but the Gothic...

The link between light and the divine is actually a very ancient idea, but the Gothic architects were the first ones who managed to bring it into the construction of immense buildings in a coherent way Completed in 1144, the rebuilt Abbey of Saint-Denis was an engineering triumph

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The link between light and the divine
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is actually a very ancient idea,
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but the Gothic architects were the first ones
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who managed to bring it into the construction
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of immense buildings in a coherent way
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Completed in 1144, the rebuilt Abbey of Saint-Denis
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was an engineering triumph.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:03
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 And this is something that's been designed to control us. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And this is something that's been designed to control...
S01 • E01 Back in the ancient world without modern machinery, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Back in the ancient world without modern machinery,
S01 • E04 (whooshing sound) - Ancient Engineering 00:16
(whooshing sound)
S01 • E01 Even the Romans were forced - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Even the Romans were forced
S01 • E03 The one that conforms - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The one that conforms
S01 • E02 But massive walls weren't the only deterrent - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But massive walls weren't the only deterrent
S01 • E02 The occupiers also engineered small-scale defensive weapons - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The occupiers also engineered small-scale defensive weapons
S01 • E03 The smooth and symmetrical shape - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The smooth and symmetrical shape
S01 • E04 Those hiding inside castle walls might've felt pretty safe - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Those hiding inside castle walls might've felt pretty...
S01 • E03 And at 229 feet tall Sneferu's monument - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And at 229 feet tall Sneferu's monument
S01 • E01 Water, sometimes there's no way around it. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Water, sometimes there's no way around it.
S01 • E05 Here for the first time in one place, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Here for the first time in one place,
S01 • E02 And in the soil beneath the imposing battlements, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
And in the soil beneath the imposing battlements,
S01 • E01 The classic Roman road was entirely straight, - Ancient Engineering 00:16
The classic Roman road was entirely straight,
S01 • E04 So he's hurling great rocks, carved balls of stone - Ancient Engineering 00:09
So he's hurling great rocks, carved balls of stone
S01 • E03 But this remarkable structure - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But this remarkable structure
S01 • E04 These five machines didn't cease in their barrage, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
These five machines didn't cease in their barrage,
S01 • E05 What Suger did at Saint-Denis was so spectacular - Ancient Engineering 00:09
What Suger did at Saint-Denis was so spectacular
S01 • E02 The caltrop scattered on the ground. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The caltrop scattered on the ground.
S01 • E03 Sneferu's son, Khufu would in turn dream the unimaginable, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Sneferu's son, Khufu would in turn dream the...