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16 wrz 2019 · From Gaudí's famous Casa Milà to a Swiss museum excavated into the side of a mountain, these stone structures demonstrate the natural material's dynamic beauty
7 cze 2022 · The mysterious construction of the Greek drakospita. The dragon houses are built of massive square and oblong stones made of limestone, which have been placed on top of each other without any binding materials, such as mud or cement, supported only by their own weight.
How on earth did ancient stonemasons carve out massive stone blocks from distant quarries, some weighing in excess of one thousand tons, then fit them together with perfect precision and astronomical accuracy?
22 sie 2024 · The engineering marvels behind ancient structures like the Great Sphinx and Parthenon reveal the ingenuity and techniques used by early civilizations.
6 lut 2023 · Alpine stilt houses are a unique and fascinating aspect of prehistoric architecture in the Alps, which provide valuable insights into the lives and culture of the ancient communities. The houses were built by prehistoric communities living in the alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy , and Switzerland.
26 lut 2020 · The Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, Machu Picchu… well, you won’t find those here. Instead, we’ve prepared for you a list of lesser-known, yet equally as thought-provoking ancient stone structures of the world.
27 mar 2024 · It’s really just a wall made of about 1,670 individual stones that stretches nearly a kilometer (just under ¾ of a mile) in length. But it may be one of the oldest and largest megastructures in Europe, dating back as much as 10,000 years ago.
