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Ancient Engineering

This may also explain why many modern architects are creating buildings with curved walls

This may also explain why many modern architects are creating buildings with curved walls

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This may also explain
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why many modern architects are creating buildings
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with curved walls.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:14
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 Every time an earthquake happens, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Every time an earthquake happens,
S01 • E04 The Normans began to build castles in stone - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Normans began to build castles in stone
S01 • E02 The Guggenheim in Bilbao - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The Guggenheim in Bilbao
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 • 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 • 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 • E02 The Metropol Parasol, largest wooden structure in the world, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Metropol Parasol, largest wooden structure in the world,
S01 • E04 William the Conqueror laid down the template - Ancient Engineering 00:07
William the Conqueror laid down the template
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?