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  • Jared Owen - What's inside Big Ben? (Elizabeth Tower) 21042022

    Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is the famous clock tower in London, England. This animated video provides information about Big Ben and its Going Train (the Escape Wheel, Gravity Arms, and the Pendulum); the bells; the service elevator and stairs ...

  • DW Documentary - Contest of the Cathedrals - the Romanesque period, 11042021

    Why did Christians start building cathedrals reaching to the sky 1000 years ago? Whatever the reason, the resulting architecture still fascinates us today. The Romanesque period still harbors many unsolved mysteries. What led people at the turn of the millennium to build churches that towered into the sky, triggering competition among cities over cathedral size and splendour? This cathedral obsession is illustrated by the examples in Mainz, Worms and Speyer.

  • This is the new BILLION DOLLAR MEGA TOWER in Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA - Merdeka 118 Tower

    Watch how they build the upcoming 2021 enormous mega tall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. in Malaysia a team of elite engineers is racing to build a record-breaking skyscraper it's a giant, this mega tall tower will soar over 2,000 feet high and cost more than a billion dollars. In physical terms it's huge. To construct this Colossus the team must battle sinking foundations, torrential rain, stifling heat so it's pretty humid and deadly lightning storms.

  • Build Safe Live Safe The Building Safety Bill meet the duty holders -A series of short videos by Osborne Clarke

    A series of videos explaining the legal viewpoint of potential changes to legislation as a consequence of the Grenfell Tower inquiry.

  • TED Ed (Animation) - Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? 03122019

    In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa’s famous Leaning Tower. There’d been many attempts during its 800 year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation. The tower would topple if it reached an angle of 5.44 degrees— and it was currently leaning at 5.5. What gives the tower its infamous tilt? Alex Gendler explores the monument's history.

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