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Ancient Engineering

Walled cities may no longer have a role in the modern world, but even today the most...

Walled cities may no longer have a role in the modern world, but even today the most important buildings are still designed with security in mind

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Walled cities may no longer have a role in the modern world,
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but even today the most important buildings
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are still designed with security in mind.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:19
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 • E03 They're not being built in the same way - Ancient Engineering 00:05
They're not being built in the same way
S01 • E04 Construction began in 1268, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Construction began in 1268,
S01 • E03 And what happens is these things - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And what happens is these things
S01 • E01 The Roman Empire falls, - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The Roman Empire falls,
S01 • E05 Compression, the downward force of a building's own weight - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Compression, the downward force of a building's own...
S01 • E02 One of the most recent is the U.S. embassy in London. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
One of the most recent is the U.S. embassy in London.
S01 • E03 But why did - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But why did
S01 • E04 Right from the beginning, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Right from the beginning,
S01 • E02 It's been designed to look open, transparent - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's been designed to look open, transparent
S01 • E05 The stone structure too heavy for slender columns. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The stone structure too heavy for slender columns.
S01 • E04 It's made up of a series of walls - Ancient Engineering 00:13
It's made up of a series of walls
S01 • E03 People who were well aware of what was within those tombs. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
People who were well aware of what was within those tombs.
S01 • E01 Romans may have stopped building roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Romans may have stopped building roads,
S01 • E05 Modern demolition experts have learned that - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Modern demolition experts have learned that
S01 • E02 $1 billion buys a lot of subtlety. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
$1 billion buys a lot of subtlety.
S01 • E03 Of course, it doesn't take a genius - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Of course, it doesn't take a genius
S01 • E02 It looks very soft and almost delicate. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It looks very soft and almost delicate.
S01 • E01 China continued its period of road construction - Ancient Engineering 00:05
China continued its period of road construction
S01 • E04 It represented a huge leap forward - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It represented a huge leap forward
S01 • E03 Eventually, the Pharaohs - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Eventually, the Pharaohs