Fire is the only natural disaster that concrete and brick houses are better at dealing with. Tornadoes can easily dismantle bricks and concrete because of its powerful gusts of wind, and it could even worsen the damage due to the pieces of wood that are swirling around at the outer layers of … Read more
Concrete and cement are two terms people often get confused about having the same meaning and use for various purposes. People often say “cement sidewalk” or “cement mixer,” but the proper terms are supposed to be “concrete sidewalk” and “concrete mixer.” While it may look harmless using these words interchangeably, it is … Read more
Angkor Wat, the temple complex located in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, is the largest religious monument in the world. Its name translates to City of Temples in the Khmer language. The word ‘Angkor,’ meaning city, was derived from the Bengali word Nokor Wat meaning temple grounds. An amazing example of the Khmer … Read more
The first conjecture about the number of workers engaged in building Khufu’s pyramid has been given by the Greek scholar Herodotus. He said that about 100,000 workmen had toiled to build Khufu’s pyramid around 2500 BC. Herodotus was a historian and not an engineer, but his estimate was not questioned – not … Read more
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is ranked number 1 among all the structures found in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, written and declared by Antipater, who was a statesman for Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. This particular pyramid is the oldest of the seven wonders, having been … Read more
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have practiced the skills of building. In earlier times, this urge to build was a necessity to compensate for things that nature couldn’t provide for us. It might have been a hut or a shade under a tree. Our ability to build distinguished us greatly from … Read more
There are Seven Wonders of the World, but only one remains to be standing tall and intact. This architectural magnificence comes in the name of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The largest and oldest of Giza’s three pyramids, the Great Pyramid of Giza, is one of Egypt’s most celebrated structures. It calls … Read more