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The Millau Viaduct enables motorists to take a drive through the sky, 890 feet above the...

The Millau Viaduct enables motorists to take a drive through the sky, 890 feet above the Tarn Valley

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The Millau Viaduct enables motorists
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to take a drive through the sky,
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890 feet above the Tarn Valley.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:07
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 Placed high in the building, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Placed high in the building,
S01 • E02 They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert.
S01 • E03 Thanks to their shipping skills, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Thanks to their shipping skills,
S01 • E05 The vaulting was very important - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The vaulting was very important
S01 • E04 Here, they'd build new fortresses on a massive scale. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Here, they'd build new fortresses on a massive scale.
S01 • E02 Here, there was little stone to be found - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Here, there was little stone to be found
S01 • E05 That was the whole point of the Gothic cathedrals - Ancient Engineering 00:06
That was the whole point of the Gothic cathedrals
S01 • E02 So engineers had to find - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So engineers had to find
S01 • E04 One of the most powerful of these crusader castles - Ancient Engineering 00:10
One of the most powerful of these crusader castles
S01 • E01 But modern engineers haven't always got it right. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But modern engineers haven't always got it right.
S01 • E03 How do you get that block that you've quarried - Ancient Engineering 00:09
How do you get that block that you've quarried
S01 • E02 For centuries Chinese farmers have been building walls - Ancient Engineering 00:08
For centuries Chinese farmers have been building walls
S01 • E01 Every now and again, a disaster happens - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Every now and again, a disaster happens
S01 • E05 Construction of the roof and the vault - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Construction of the roof and the vault
S01 • E03 One recent idea may explain - Ancient Engineering 00:05
One recent idea may explain
S01 • E05 And even today roof construction - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And even today roof construction
S01 • E04 Crac des Chevaliers was unique - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Crac des Chevaliers was unique
S01 • E02 Working in large groups, they create a wooden frame - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Working in large groups, they create a wooden frame
S01 • E03 Many Egyptologists suspect that ramps were used. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Many Egyptologists suspect that ramps were used.
S01 • E01 The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge,