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• Weirdo 12:59 pm on April 1, 2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: architecture, buildings ( 8 ), skyscrapers ( 2 )   

  There is a skyscraper in Manhattan that doesn’t have any windows at all.

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• Weirdo 6:40 am on July 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: architecture, architecture history, concrete, history ( 197 )   

  By 25 BC, ancient Romans developed a recipe for concrete specifically used for underwater work which is essentially the same formula used today.

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• Weirdo 4:37 am on January 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: architecture, stairway   

  Castle stairs wound upwards and clockwise to give the advantage to right-handed defenders at the top.

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• Weirdo 11:19 am on December 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: architecture, history ( 197 ), technology ( 70 )   

  By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert.

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