Architecture
Structural engineering, design, and landmarks
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Architecture
An entire city was built to align with the stars
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Architecture
Maya temples used hollow steps to amplify a priest's voice
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Architecture
Ancient Andean stones interlock like LEGO bricks without mortar
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Architecture
Buddhist domes were designed as machines for walking meditation
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Architecture
Ancient Indian caves were carved to look like wooden halls
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Architecture
The world's oldest wooden tower sways to survive typhoons
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Architecture
Angkor Wat used a moat to hold a billion tons of water
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Architecture
The three rules of building haven't changed in 2,000 years
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Architecture
A house was built to float directly over a waterfall
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Architecture
A massive concrete building was shaped entirely by hand
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Architecture
Computers now design buildings that grow like living organisms
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Architecture
A steel scaffold tube can buckle under a weight three times its rating if vibrated by a crane
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Architecture
The steel used in skyscrapers is designed to stretch twenty percent before fracturing
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Architecture
High-altitude dams use specialized generators to account for air that is too thin for cooling
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Architecture
Flying buttresses allowed Gothic cathedrals to replace thick stone walls with massive stained glass windows
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