Re:How the pantheon has lasted 2000 years without steel in i...
by Someone on Sunday October 31, 2010 @01:46PM
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The fact that a building survives for 2000 years isn't necessarily a 'marvelous feat of engineering'.
It might just be that the architect accidentally designed something strong enough. For example, many Gothic cathedrals collapsed during construction, and the ones still standing often are way stronger than needed.
It might just be that the architect accidentally designed something strong enough. For example, many Gothic cathedrals collapsed during construction, and the ones still standing often are way stronger than needed.