Margraviate Theatre in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
The theatre building was built between 1744 and 1748 in the Baroque style, designed by the architect Joseph Saint-Pierre. This theatre is rightly considered a jewel of the so-called Bayreuth Rococo.
Its construction was timed to coincide with the marriage of Elisabeth Friederike Sophia of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. The interior was created by the decorators Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena and his son Carlo in the late Baroque style.
They used to be able to build masterpieces. Why can't we even repeat them now?
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The theatre building was built between 1744 and 1748 in the Baroque style, designed by the architect Joseph Saint-Pierre. This theatre is rightly considered a jewel of the so-called Bayreuth Rococo.
Its construction was timed to coincide with the marriage of Elisabeth Friederike Sophia of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. The interior was created by the decorators Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena and his son Carlo in the late Baroque style.
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KRONSTADT CULTURAL LAYER
It is clear that blacksmiths in primitive forges, using primitive tools, forged such perfect one-to-one "horseshoes", and I wonder what kind of transportation they were used for?
And there were many, but somewhere they were melted down to metal, and somewhere they were covered with asphalt, as in this case.
I'm curious, when asphalt was covered with asphalt, didn't people have questions? Asphalt is not needed here.
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It is clear that blacksmiths in primitive forges, using primitive tools, forged such perfect one-to-one "horseshoes", and I wonder what kind of transportation they were used for?
And there were many, but somewhere they were melted down to metal, and somewhere they were covered with asphalt, as in this case.
I'm curious, when asphalt was covered with asphalt, didn't people have questions? Asphalt is not needed here.
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PARPHENON
The Parthenon is a huge structure in scale, but it seems slender, graceful and straight. The secret is that there is not a single straight line. optical illusion of the human eye.
The temple built in the 5th century BC is one continuous optical illusion. The base has a slight rise to the center, so that from afar it does not seem that the floor is sagging. The corner columns are sloping towards the middle and the two middle columns towards the corners. The columns themselves have different thicknesses depending on their place in the temple, taper to the top, and the cannelures (grooves on the columns) are adjusted in thickness so that they appear to be of equal width because of the optics.
Note from the Archaeologist: "I will not ask how the architects and engineers were able to calculate every block and every detail. How did the builders achieve such impeccable proportions and balance?
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The Parthenon is a huge structure in scale, but it seems slender, graceful and straight. The secret is that there is not a single straight line. optical illusion of the human eye.
The temple built in the 5th century BC is one continuous optical illusion. The base has a slight rise to the center, so that from afar it does not seem that the floor is sagging. The corner columns are sloping towards the middle and the two middle columns towards the corners. The columns themselves have different thicknesses depending on their place in the temple, taper to the top, and the cannelures (grooves on the columns) are adjusted in thickness so that they appear to be of equal width because of the optics.
Note from the Archaeologist: "I will not ask how the architects and engineers were able to calculate every block and every detail. How did the builders achieve such impeccable proportions and balance?
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A very beautiful and interesting artifact was discovered on the territory of Kalmykia.
It was extracted from an ordinary stone in a stream. How much is hidden literally under our feet....
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It was extracted from an ordinary stone in a stream. How much is hidden literally under our feet....
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DOOR FOR A GIANT
If we focus on the height of the key hole, this door was comfortable to use for a person about 4 meters tall.
You can see this door in person even on google maps. Enter coordinates 59°59'11.0 "N 29°46'19.3 "E.
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If we focus on the height of the key hole, this door was comfortable to use for a person about 4 meters tall.
You can see this door in person even on google maps. Enter coordinates 59°59'11.0 "N 29°46'19.3 "E.
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CURVED MOSAIC FLOOR
One of the largest surviving Roman mosaic floors discovered during the construction of a hotel in Turkey on the site of ancient Antioch.
The warping effect was caused by earthquakes and gives the impression of a giant patchwork quilt.
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One of the largest surviving Roman mosaic floors discovered during the construction of a hotel in Turkey on the site of ancient Antioch.
The warping effect was caused by earthquakes and gives the impression of a giant patchwork quilt.
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CELESTIAL DISK FROM NEBRA
This bronze artifact created around the 7th century BC is in the Archaeological Museum of Halle [Germany]. The disk is covered with a green patina on which the Sun, Moon and 32 stars, including the Pleiades cluster, are depicted in gold.
The accuracy of the stars in relation to each other and to the celestial luminaries is astonishing. The disk even depicts constellations taking into account the proportions. This indicates a very high level of development of people of that period.
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This bronze artifact created around the 7th century BC is in the Archaeological Museum of Halle [Germany]. The disk is covered with a green patina on which the Sun, Moon and 32 stars, including the Pleiades cluster, are depicted in gold.
The accuracy of the stars in relation to each other and to the celestial luminaries is astonishing. The disk even depicts constellations taking into account the proportions. This indicates a very high level of development of people of that period.
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AQUALUNG FROM THE XV CENTURY
Another invention of Leonardo do Vinci. Models made from the genius' drawings have been tested and are in full working order.
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Another invention of Leonardo do Vinci. Models made from the genius' drawings have been tested and are in full working order.
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THE CARRIAGE OF POPE CLEMENT XI. 1700
Artifacts created by the hands of people of the past are admirable. They realized the craziest ideas of rulers without having modern technology.
At the same time, their works are so detailed and of such high quality that they have survived to this day.
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Artifacts created by the hands of people of the past are admirable. They realized the craziest ideas of rulers without having modern technology.
At the same time, their works are so detailed and of such high quality that they have survived to this day.
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MAGICAL ARTIFACTS OF THE PAST
If you think that antique things are something artisanal and crude, you are very much mistaken. In terms of beauty, elegance and other aspects of the visual component, the craftsmen of the past will give a head start to many of our contemporaries using technological innovations.
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If you think that antique things are something artisanal and crude, you are very much mistaken. In terms of beauty, elegance and other aspects of the visual component, the craftsmen of the past will give a head start to many of our contemporaries using technological innovations.
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MAMMOTH DIMA
The mammoth had twenty-seven pounds of undigested food in its stomach: spruce cones, larch and pine branches, sedge, wild thyme, various flowers and two kinds of moss.
There is still no answer as to the cause of its instant death. It froze with the food inside, which had not had time to decompose.
Science says the mammoth fell through a crack in the glacier. But where on the glacier did he find so much green?
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The mammoth had twenty-seven pounds of undigested food in its stomach: spruce cones, larch and pine branches, sedge, wild thyme, various flowers and two kinds of moss.
There is still no answer as to the cause of its instant death. It froze with the food inside, which had not had time to decompose.
Science says the mammoth fell through a crack in the glacier. But where on the glacier did he find so much green?
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CRIPTEX
A cryptex was a cylinder made up of rotating disks of letters. By arranging the letters in a certain order, the cryptex could be opened and a secret message could be retrieved from the center of the cylinder. If an attempt was made to crack the "cipher machine", the flask of vinegar contained inside would break and the acid would destroy the paper. The cryptex was recreated for the movie The Da Vinci Code from Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings.
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A cryptex was a cylinder made up of rotating disks of letters. By arranging the letters in a certain order, the cryptex could be opened and a secret message could be retrieved from the center of the cylinder. If an attempt was made to crack the "cipher machine", the flask of vinegar contained inside would break and the acid would destroy the paper. The cryptex was recreated for the movie The Da Vinci Code from Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings.
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EXPLODING ALARM CLOCK.
This is a 17th century clock with a percussion flint lock. At a given time, the flint strikes a spark, the sleeper hears the pop of gunpowder and is immediately awakened. You don't want to oversleep.
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This is a 17th century clock with a percussion flint lock. At a given time, the flint strikes a spark, the sleeper hears the pop of gunpowder and is immediately awakened. You don't want to oversleep.
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TEAPOTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND TEAPOTS TODAY
According to official history, people at that time were uneducated and illiterate. But they had a fantastic sense of taste.
Ironically, in the DNS, the teapot on the right is labeled "for years to come." They used to make things for centuries. "We're progressing at an alarming rate
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According to official history, people at that time were uneducated and illiterate. But they had a fantastic sense of taste.
Ironically, in the DNS, the teapot on the right is labeled "for years to come." They used to make things for centuries. "We're progressing at an alarming rate
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ANCIENT REFRIGERATORS
Persian engineers by 400 B.C. had developed the technique of storing ice in the summer in the desert. In winter, the Persian people would bring ice from the nearby mountains and store it in vaults created in the middle of the desert.
These storages, called yakhchal, were some of the oldest refrigerators. They were also used to keep food cool and fresh during the hot summers.
At a glance, the structures look like large dome-shaped structures made of raw brick. Some of them were up to 18 meters high. Underneath the dome was a large underground space with warehouses. This space was connected to a wind trap, which helped to reduce the temperature to low levels during the summer
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Persian engineers by 400 B.C. had developed the technique of storing ice in the summer in the desert. In winter, the Persian people would bring ice from the nearby mountains and store it in vaults created in the middle of the desert.
These storages, called yakhchal, were some of the oldest refrigerators. They were also used to keep food cool and fresh during the hot summers.
At a glance, the structures look like large dome-shaped structures made of raw brick. Some of them were up to 18 meters high. Underneath the dome was a large underground space with warehouses. This space was connected to a wind trap, which helped to reduce the temperature to low levels during the summer
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ANCIENT SMART RING
In 17th century China, there were rings with built-in counters. These are really full-fledged counters, although you can't work with them with your finger, you need a small needle or a pin.
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In 17th century China, there were rings with built-in counters. These are really full-fledged counters, although you can't work with them with your finger, you need a small needle or a pin.
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ANCIENT SUNDUK.
This is an invention of the Turkic Seljuk period of the 12th century. And it belongs to the mechanical inventor Abu al-Iz ibn Ismail ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari.
This mega-device has four double knobs with scales. Each of them can be set in 16 positions, allowing 4294967296 combinations.
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This is an invention of the Turkic Seljuk period of the 12th century. And it belongs to the mechanical inventor Abu al-Iz ibn Ismail ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari.
This mega-device has four double knobs with scales. Each of them can be set in 16 positions, allowing 4294967296 combinations.
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A rare Swiss music box, 1805-1808. Geneva.
The quality and attention to detail is amazing, after so many years nothing looks like it will ever be made again.
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The quality and attention to detail is amazing, after so many years nothing looks like it will ever be made again.
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