Stone walls, oak scaffolds, and lime mortar built medieval castles. The peak? A flawless concentric design—exemplified by Beaumaris—using local materials, layered defense, and precise engineering.
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@publicvoit Charles Bridge (Karlův most), across the Vltava (Moldau) river in Prague, Czech Republic, construction animation, showing medieval engineering techniques.

This video is the longer-form (3m), higher-quality version of a gif circulating earlier (see parent).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgD6gyi0Wk

Background on the bridge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge

Article (in Czech); http://praha-archeologicka.cz/p/212

HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24798302

#CharlesBridge #KarluvMost #MedievalEngineering

Karlův most - Stavba pilíře a klenebního pole ve 14. století

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