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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
The Sydney Harbour Bridge – affectionately known as The Coathanger by Australians – was opened to great fanfare and a touch of scandal on 19 March 1932 and was the longest steel arch bridge in the world at the time, with a span of 503 metres...
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Construction Methods in Ancient Taxila
The various levels of construction in the cities and monuments of Taxila from the oldest (bottom) to the latest (top) as recreated at Taxila Museum. -Early Rubble Masonry: 2nd cent BCE and earlier (Bottommost) -Rubble Masonry: 2nd cent...
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Construction of the Ark
A 1493 illustration from the Nuremberg chronicles showing the construction of Noah's Ark.
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Construction of Conway Castle
Illustration of the construction of Conwy Castle from 1283 to 1289 CE, by Rocío Espin. Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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Construction of the Warship HMS Sir Isaac Brock
Construction of the sloop-of-war HMS Sir Isaac Brock at York, Upper Canada. Named after a fallen British general, the ship was intended to give Britain superiority on Lake Ontario; it was still unfinished when it was burnt during the Battle...
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Construction of St Denis Basilica and the Campaign Against the Gascons
Two depictions of crucial events in the reign of the Merovingian King Dagobert I (r. 623-639): to the left, Dagobert observes the construction of the abbey of Saint Denis Basilica in Paris; on the right, the Frankish army campaigns against...
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Construction at Angkor Wat
Artist's impression of construction works at Angkor Wat, during the period of the Khmer Empire. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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Egyptian Construction
Egyptian construction, epitomized by Ch. Chipiez. This woodcut shows the arrangement of supports, architraves and roof. These simple arrangements constitute a complete system of construction which, belonging exclusively to Egypt, has had...
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Sydney Harbour Bridge During Construction
Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction, with two airplanes-Charles Ulm's "Southern Sun" & a Gypsy Moth. Photomontage by Edward Searl. The aeroplanes were added to the already dramatic image of the two halves of the Harbour Bridge arch...
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Saint Peter's Basilica Construction by van Heemskerck
A drawing of the early construction phase of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Martin van Heemskerck. From the north side, 1532-6 CE. The drawing shows the piers and arches which were designed by the project's first architect Donato Bramante...
