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Building Castles
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:13 pm
How hard was it to build castles back in the day. Most of the ones I've seen were on mountains.
DID they have any kind of crude, servant powered elevators?
It had to be a bitch to build these things.
DID they have any kind of crude, servant powered elevators?
It had to be a bitch to build these things.
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 5:11 pm
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Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:21 pm to Tempratt
They had rudimentary cranes powered by people and/or livestock plus an army of slaves (peasants) to do the work. They would build castles during the growing season after planting was over to keep the workforce busy until harvest time.
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:22 pm to Tempratt
OSHA wasn't around, so I'm sure there were some pretty damn unsafe working conditions and a lot of people died.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:23 pm to Tempratt
:inbeforepostingpicsofmyhouse
Why are you posting pics of my house?
Why are you posting pics of my house?
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:26 pm to Tempratt
quote:
Hard was it to build castles back in the day.
Sturdy were they once built. Long they lasted.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:27 pm to Tempratt
I’m sure there were fatalities.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:32 pm to Tempratt
quote:
DID they have any kind of crude, servant powered elevators?
Yes.
If you’re actually interested, they’re currently building a castle in France using the old techniques. LINK
You can actually sign up to help build it if you want
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:35 pm to Tempratt
quote:
Hard was it to build castles back in the day. Most of the ones I've seen were on mountains.
The actual building was hard laborious work. But the real struggle was getting past the endless environmental impact studies.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:37 pm to OysterPoBoy
That's funny.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:38 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 2/16/19 at 1:58 pm to Tempratt
Mount Saint Michel in Normandy must have been a bitch to build
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:04 pm to Tempratt
The castle in the OP is much more modern than they put in.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:07 pm to Tempratt
Castles made of sand fall into the sea, eventually.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:07 pm to Tempratt
There's a BBC documentary series called Secrets of the Castle that answers all these questions and more.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:10 pm to Tempratt
The castle you posted, Neuschwanstein Castle, was built in the mid to late 1800's so they had steam powered cranes.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:10 pm to Tempratt
I’m always in awe of this structure when I drive past it. Architectural marvel.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:11 pm to beerJeep
Guedelon is very cool to watch, I follow along on Facebook
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:18 pm to Tempratt
Neuschwanstein is breathtaking from the outside, but the inside disappoints.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:18 pm to kingbob
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kingbob
Seems to know a lot about building castles.
Name checks out.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 2:29 pm to Breadstick Gun
Neuschwanstein is so beautiful from the outside that I would have expected it to be just as beautiful on the inside. That's very disappointing!
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