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History
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1 week ago

How Many Workers Built a Medieval Cathedral? - Medievalists.net

Medieval cathedral construction required far fewer workers than commonly believed, as evidenced by detailed financial records from Girona Cathedral.
Science
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

How Medieval Cathedrals Were Built Without Science, or Even Mathematics

Medieval cathedral builders engineered complex structures like Sainte-Chapelle without mathematics or formal science, using practical techniques and empirical methods instead.
Barcelona
fromFortune
6 months ago

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's famously incomplete church, will finally erect its central tower over 100 years after it began | Fortune

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will complete its Tower of Jesus Christ by late 2025 or early 2026, reaching 172 meters and becoming Europe's tallest Christian church.
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