Architecture Mysteries That Baffled Historians

Tune in for some architectural mysteries that baffled historians!

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[jolo]

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[Raiigen]

Regarding the wells in Portugal, I've heard one story that says the wells are a symbol of a person's growth. You enter the first well, which is unfinished and raw and follow the tunnels beneath until you reach the Inverted Well, climbing up to the top, as a complete person. It is meant to represent how a person begins as a raw, unfinished thing, but as we progress through our lives, obtaining knowledge, meeting other people, learning and growing, we finish our journey as a complete, tall individual. I think the 9 levels also represent the steps of growth itself, each level standing for one thing that helps us take steps to the next level, but I do not remember which represent which.

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[KryssLaBryn]

Round manholes *are* practical and carefully thought out, though, even to their weight, which is purposefully heavy so as to keep unauthorized people (mostly) out without using locks.

The round shape not only makes it easy to roll to the side once you've levered it upright, it is impossible for it to fit down the shaft, meaning it cannot fall in a worker down there. And being round it also means that it has no "right way 'round" and can be replaced in any alignment, so just however it lands, rather than having to match up corners or what.

Having said all that, the German one is not only beautiful, going up and down spiral stairs must be a lot easier than using a ladder, especially with arms and belts full of tools!

Both are very practical; just coming at it from different directions.

[hunterglass]

Thank you for covering the restoration project in Salamanca. I’ve explained this one to many times. I wish more sites were this honest.

[CassieLopez]

This was excellent. I'm very glad that you didn't leave the "mysterious" or "alien" explanations as the more likely, but instead praised the craftsmanship of the ancient (or recent) human builders.

[adamb]

That cathedral with the modern art being added as part of a restoration project is actually a pretty neat idea. Imagine if we deliberately did something like that, like set up a plain stone obelisk somewhere, and then every month a carving of particular significance to that month is added to the obelisk. As months stretch to years and the obelisk is gradually filled up with carvings, it would really tell a story.

[philipleckburg]

I must a a German speaker and having lived in Hessen Germany. Wiesbaden is pronounced English phonetics (Vees-bahden) close the letters 'ie' denote an 'ee' sound. 'Ei' denotes an "aye' sound. Similarly 'eu' is 'oye' ie. DEUTSCHLAND 'Doy-tsch- lahnd'. Hope that helps.

[pelagiajones]

Yet another fascinating Praveen. How they knew astrology and the moons working really blows me away and the stone chains are a marvel within them selves. Always love your videos and really makes me so want to visit India and see the beauty with my own eyes. Thank you sir 🙏

[happynancybear]

My Mom grew up in Wiesbaden, and pronounced it VEESBADEN. In German, when two vowels go walking, the second does the talking.

[Experiment-]

I feel like an amazed little kid when I watch these videos, always bringing me knowledge that I didn't know.

[sansa]

The last one, in Wiesbaden, I'm almost positive it's pronounced veesbaden. I lived there for 6 months and never heard it pronounced any other way. The architecture there other than the manholes is gorgeous. They have the remnants of a wall built by the Romans on one side of the city and many more buildings that had been there for a really long time.

[sophierobinson]

If I remember correctly, the Loretto staircase did not have the handrail at first. It had to be added later, as the nuns didn’t feel secure without it.

[jeremyapodaca]

You forgot to mention that the stairs in the Loretta chapel in Santa Fe NM has no metal fasteners or nails of any kind

[curtiswiltse]

Definitely amazed at the spiral staircase "stairway to heaven" being a mill worker, it's absolutely stunning to even know that such a creation exists.

[TW]

I live in London and I've never noticed the noses before, definitely going to be looking out for them now!

[robthomas]

"Hey Google, what's the difference between a spiral staircase and a helical staircase?"

[traycwilson]

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[laurahooper]

One thing you didn't mention about the stairway was the wood that it's made out of. There are no trees of that type in the area.

[FerrariGlazer]

Being a Indian, I was really proud of our Floating Pillar!