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Ancient Engineering

Today, one of the most secure military bases in the world is the Cheyenne Mountain Complex...

Today, one of the most secure military bases in the world is the Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado Springs

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Today,
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one of the most secure military bases in the world
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is the Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado Springs.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:23
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 Many of the features that would be found - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Many of the features that would be found
S01 • E01 Very simple kind of X shape, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Very simple kind of X shape,
S01 • E05 Essentially the Gothic cathedral did originate - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Essentially the Gothic cathedral did originate
S01 • E03 Over 5,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Over 5,000 years ago,
S01 • E04 Indebted to the ideas and engineering - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Indebted to the ideas and engineering
S01 • E02 Humanity's 10,000 year love affair with a brick - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Humanity's 10,000 year love affair with a brick
S01 • E01 It was a simple - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It was a simple
S01 • E05 So it all evolves throughout the next two, three, 400 years. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So it all evolves throughout the next two, three, 400 years.
S01 • E05 Basilicas like the cathedrals that came after them - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Basilicas like the cathedrals that came after them
S01 • E04 It's been designed to withstand any type of threat, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's been designed to withstand any type of threat,
S01 • E02 From the first handmade mud varieties - Ancient Engineering 00:07
From the first handmade mud varieties
S01 • E03 For the ancient Egyptians - Ancient Engineering 00:05
For the ancient Egyptians
S01 • E01 As they've grown, roads have completely reshaped human life. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
As they've grown, roads have completely reshaped human...
S01 • E04 This giant bunker - Ancient Engineering 00:12
This giant bunker
S01 • E02 Down the centuries, bricks have hardly changed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Down the centuries, bricks have hardly changed.
S01 • E03 Annual floods brought nutrient rich waters - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Annual floods brought nutrient rich waters
S01 • E05 What happens is that these basilicas are taken over - Ancient Engineering 00:06
What happens is that these basilicas are taken over
S01 • E01 In the last hundred years, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
In the last hundred years,
S01 • E02 And the reason they're much the same - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And the reason they're much the same
S01 • E05 The Basilica form is then reproduced again - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The Basilica form is then reproduced again