The lecture is quite undermined by the amount of typos in the slides, especially when she laughs at the Champollion's name and it is spelled incorrectly there.
"consistent style" over a long period of time happens when you're insular and you have no new influences, censor new ideas. Ancient people built things one way because they thought that was the "right" way, and they'd condemn and cast out anyone who disagreed as a heretic, because they didn't have science, and they thought unorthodox ideas were where misfortune came from. Having a variety -- diversity -- of styles is a good thing. Having one "in" way that *everyone* adheres to and then having *everyone* leave it at the same time is bad, but having a diversity of styles being practiced and enjoyed at the same time... is just intellectually healthy. Don't get all paleo and romanticize ancient civilizations...
it was not at all easy from step pyramid to true pyramid...there are several failed attempts we we see..the famous bend pyramid, the mountain pyramid...the collapsed ones .... it required a lot of hit and trial ... these are big architectural leaps ..and btw...Sneferu after two failed attempts did constructed the FIRST true pyramid ... i hate these fckd up Greek names .. Cheops ... it is "Khufu" Not all rocks are brittle .. try calling someone and asking him to break granite .. Egyptians used granite a lot in the construction
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Quite good channel for learning about history. Nice work!
Interesting lecture, my only remark is that The Shard was actually designed by Renzo Piano.
the so called "hieroglyph for 'world'" (5:59) is in fact a stone panel in a palace of Ashurnasirpal II - not in Egypt
The shard is not a Norman Foster Building. It's a Renzo Piano building. (time 40:41)
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actually stones were not transported from far...contrary to popular belief .. the stone quarries are found almost next to pyramids
The french scolar's name was Jean-François Champollion
The lecture is quite undermined by the amount of typos in the slides, especially when she laughs at the Champollion's name and it is spelled incorrectly there.
her pronunciation of french names is hilarious 14:30
pretentious and embarassing
@@stevenytcx she is just having a bit of fun...
"consistent style" over a long period of time happens when you're insular and you have no new influences, censor new ideas. Ancient people built things one way because they thought that was the "right" way, and they'd condemn and cast out anyone who disagreed as a heretic, because they didn't have science, and they thought unorthodox ideas were where misfortune came from.
Having a variety -- diversity -- of styles is a good thing. Having one "in" way that *everyone* adheres to and then having *everyone* leave it at the same time is bad, but having a diversity of styles being practiced and enjoyed at the same time... is just intellectually healthy. Don't get all paleo and romanticize ancient civilizations...
it was not at all easy from step pyramid to true pyramid...there are several failed attempts we we see..the famous bend pyramid, the mountain pyramid...the collapsed ones .... it required a lot of hit and trial ... these are big architectural leaps ..and btw...Sneferu after two failed attempts did constructed the FIRST true pyramid ... i hate these fckd up Greek names .. Cheops ... it is "Khufu"
Not all rocks are brittle .. try calling someone and asking him to break granite .. Egyptians used granite a lot in the construction
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