Here is an interesting animation of how the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, was built with 14th century techniques:
Karlův most – Stavba pilíře a klenebního pole ve 14. století by praha-archeologicka.cz on YouTube
3D graphics and postproduction is by Tomáš Musílek, with assists from Ondřej Šefců and Zdeněk Mazač. More information about Charles Bridge can be found at the portal Prague – the City of Archaeology. (Note: most of the site’s content and functionality seems to be in Polish, or link from the English summary to the equivalent full page in Polish.)
I love it how we’re now able to not just model but animate many old or even ancient building projects. It really reveals how far we’ve come and the skills and persistence we have as a species.
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