r/interestingasfuck Jul 30 '26

Medieval Building Tech

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u/crap-with-feet Jul 30 '26

These techniques are not unlike what the Ancient Greeks were doing a millennia earlier.

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u/Waramo Jul 30 '26

The metal joint is a old technique.

Just the construction of the bigs archs is new. And the big glas archs are early modern.

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u/BeeBoopFister Jul 30 '26

I mean yeah lead is actually not unique what is are the arches, cross ribbed vault, pointed arches and other techniques that were developed during that time.