Building a Medieval Castle in Modern Times

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It’s hard to fathom how magnificent castles were built centuries ago. One group set out to understand just that by building their own masterpiece two hours outside of Paris. Tucked away in a forest, a team of master builders and archeologists are attempting to construct Guédelon, a castle from the 13th century, using only medieval techniques.
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@fireaza 7 лет назад

This is going to confuse the hell out of future archaeologists!

@gooddog6745 5 лет назад

there's ton of footage with the location thoooo

@gooddog6745 5 лет назад

@Rehan Zainul Abdeen Oh shit, Like Blade Runner 22? The Blackout, this so cool

@Cormac2023 5 лет назад

🤣

@graytv-7345 4 года назад

Probably

@F0nkyNinja 4 года назад

@@gooddog6745 like they will have the footage though, or the means to play it

@luckyviet 8 лет назад

i like how they're also dressed appropriately.

@treenutspeanuts 8 лет назад

They're wearing different variations of Dans potato sack!!😱😱

@vysearcadia522 7 лет назад

Did you not pause the video at points where they were constructing to see what they were wearing? And they also have some 21st century tools. However, because they are using 800-year old techniques and not modern techniques, I still think what they're doing is incredibly awesome!

@erikalmao1914 7 лет назад

The Boba Bandit AYYYY PHANDOM WASSUP

@treenutspeanuts 7 лет назад

dan's flirting face AAAAAYYYYY

@MrWayash 6 лет назад

You don't just build a medieval castle in jeans :D

@devastator5042 8 лет назад

Seeing videos like this wants me to just dedicate my life to making something unique, for the fulfilment

@retiredshitposter1062 6 лет назад

BUMP - this is a reminder, sir. Make it happen :)

@YoungHeartedSoul 6 лет назад

Like Coral castle in Florida. supposedly the owner built the castle by himself using levers for mechanical advantage.

@DarthNoox 5 лет назад

Agreed

@Untitled74279 3 года назад

I'm 13. I have already done that.

@rohaankhan7523 2 года назад

You can make a child

@hitmanholland4132 7 лет назад

The stockpile is full my lord ( memories)

@aaziikaaa2262 7 лет назад

not enough wood my lord

@KingIjazMalik 7 лет назад

Hitman Holland not enough stone milord

@cr2zybadger 6 лет назад

My lord, you have not slept for days

@corriebrink2885 6 лет назад

Assassins are scaling the walls sire !

@laughingfairys4551 6 лет назад

Corrie Brink wolves are abroad in the land my lord the peasants are troubled

@VasileIuga 6 лет назад

Much respect from Romania for their work.

@camelio4946 7 лет назад

WE NEED MORE CASTLES!

@lonyasbloodsong752 6 лет назад

DEUS VOLT!

@MT-kx7ff 6 лет назад

We certainly do!

@bittu2507 6 лет назад

Peax Ful game of thrones fan here

@jonothandoeser 5 лет назад

and less cubicles.

@urmama1978 3 года назад

Just wait .

@MontePlaysGames 8 лет назад

Amazing work. Such Passion.

@micahplayer7503 6 лет назад

agreed

@noannellesky9360 8 лет назад

I had the chance to visit it twice already, approx 5 years apart, and it was awesome to see the progress made. I'll go and visit again once it's all done. It's such a great project. I love it!

@jfkennedy848 6 лет назад

I definitely went here for like a school thing a few years ago and we all got excited cuz we were going to “help build it” for a day, we ended up just carrying piles of lumber up a hill for 2 hours lol

@milesrowe2263 6 лет назад

Josh Klemmensen LOL

@dna2078 6 лет назад

imagine doin that for 25 years ;)

@tonyjohnson5669 6 лет назад

You did help build.

@ke3p3r62 5 лет назад

To carve stone is nothing compared to wood cutting and blacksmith work there !

@rom7633 3 года назад

every little bit helps!

@funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 лет назад

I hope they will open it to public one day !

@AB-sp3wd 6 лет назад

you can visit you must to know Who they are not work on winter for respect medieval time work

@karldubhe8619 6 лет назад

If they're using the traditional concrete, then that stuff didn't set properly in winter. :) That's what delayed construction for many centuries.

@funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 лет назад

They use stone. Hand crafted stone :-) That's even slower than concrete form the past :-)

@karldubhe8619 6 лет назад

Aren't the stones held together with mortar? That's what I meant, it wasn't really concrete.

@jeanladoire4141 6 лет назад

epSos.de Hey, they are actually looking for a blacksmith ;) Yup its in france but i mean if you have free time during summer you can learn blacksmithing there and start hammerin'

@Seamus322 7 лет назад

I'm waiting to hear "Silly English-Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!!" from the ramparts

@MrScary-rz8od 6 лет назад

King Arthur and his squire skip to the castle wall to the sound of two coconuts being hit together because they couldn't afford horses XD... That movie made my childhood great. I've probably seen that movie a dozen times a child. Haven't seen it in a long time though.

@honestwork6009 8 лет назад

Hope to see it in person one day!

@honestwork6009 8 лет назад

+Heri Rubi Looking forward to it! Thanks!

@HardEch0 6 лет назад

Dont wait. The purpose of it is to see workers in action doing it. If you wait, and its finished, you'd miss the whole point. (i've been there)

@Empyrean55 8 лет назад

we need longer videos!!

@numbereightyseven 6 лет назад

Mishak Heyman rude

@augustsmith9553 5 лет назад

@1millsubscribersnovideos172 4 года назад

Look up absolute history channel. They did a 5part series on this

@JonatasAdoM 6 лет назад

Someone should show this do Shadversity!

@brig.gen.georgiiisserson7226 6 лет назад

JonatasAdoM i was thinking about thé same thing

@ErnestJay88 4 года назад

Shadversity already review this Castle

@ErnestJay88 4 года назад

@Matthew (Student) Agonoy yes, look at "How castle are made" video and he always mention this castle

@ianlilley2577 4 года назад

Now He's doing it himself!

@TheRedHorseman 4 года назад

im afraid you're about 2 years too early.

@Emrys91 6 лет назад

It has been my dream as an historian to build/ open a number of historicaly accreate themed hotels showing people what it was really like. This vid will aid me in building a castle (should my idea take off) thank you amazing vid

@popydev 6 лет назад

You can participate to the construction if you want. It's a really good experience.

@Emrys91 6 лет назад

Pierre Dudoret cool! I wonder if my Uni will let me take this on instead of a dig site do you know how to get in contact ?

@popydev 6 лет назад

www.guedelon.fr/en/how-can-i-participate_95.html They have special formulas for sudents, usually in construction fields, so you may be lucky. Also, it's actually a concept of experimental archeology. For instance, a few years ago remains of a wooden watermill have been found. A replica has been built in Guedelon, is currently working and much has been learnt from this experiment.

@Emrys91 6 лет назад

Pierre Dudoret thank you so much

@popydev 6 лет назад

Do it. Either for school, or for vacations, a week there shaping stone, hacking wood, stacking rocks, ... is really worth it. I've already done this twice, and plan to do it every year.

@CarloRufinoSabusap 8 лет назад

This place is going on my bucket list

@amirulamin4481 7 лет назад

This place was my dream. I always dreaming for some amazing place like this. Somebody please take me there

@antoine4213 5 лет назад

I never visited it yet but i plan on doing it in 2020 when it will be done :D

@TheRedHorseman 4 года назад

im glad to find other Shadiversity fans here right now.

@isweartofuckinggod 4 года назад

I have literally always wanted to know what one of these would look like newly built! I am very excited about this project!

@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist 7 лет назад

I've been watching videos on LARP and then I bumped into this. So, naturally, it made me imagine what it would be like to larp in that castle and then I started wondering if they'd hold larps there once it's done :)

@RobertAlexanderRM 8 лет назад

This is REALLY cool guys! Keep up the great work. I really hope one day to be able and come to visit your new old castle! :-) Vive la France! :-)

@stardustblue 8 лет назад

That is so beautiful and amazing

@IrishBirdy1 8 лет назад

A man in Lebanon Ohio built a castle by hand too. He gathered all of the stones from the river close by and built the whole thing by himself. It's pretty impressive.

@ishwarnadekar7421 6 лет назад

Postman's Castle?

@tracy-annmartin9875 5 лет назад

Incredible! It's only sad that it will take so long! A dream of mine to live in a castle but to appreciate the amount of work it takes to build in the 13th century way and its resilience! They last far longer than modern buildings because they were built to withhold from attacks in battle... Bravo! Wish i were a part of this :) Good luck and I hope you all get to see it finished every single one of you!

@SuperLn1991 6 лет назад

I visited it as a child, I can see that the castle is more complete now! :)

@mixflip 6 лет назад

I have to visit!

@DiscoverWithPajerico 6 лет назад

I love this sort of idea, a real feel for history, would love to go see this castle with my own eyes

@glanni 6 лет назад

It's fascinating! I care so much about medieval buildings, castles, and science from the middle ages.

@benchokwaiman 6 лет назад

One of the best projects I have seen in a long time..

@KreatywnaPyza 7 лет назад

That's so beautiful!

@ElementofKindness 6 лет назад

Absolutely incredible!!!!

@foxymaryjane3540 8 лет назад

Beautiful 🏰

@MrKabDrivr 6 лет назад

Ah ben ça, alors! J'aurais bien voulu participer à ça!! De toute beauté!! Félicitations à tous pour cette merveille!!

@theamflitebowler 6 лет назад

Formidable! Super idée du passé!!

@madzthedad 8 лет назад

I'm fairly certain there's a documentary series on this. I saw one episode once and I haven't been able to find it since, until now!

@rolandsquire6555 8 лет назад

You may be thinking of "secrets of the castle", a BBC series filmed there. I watched it on youtube last year, I think it's still online.

@madzthedad 8 лет назад

Fidel Squire thanks!

@apertifilm 6 лет назад

This is amazing!

@barbare0440 6 лет назад

Le plus bel hommage jamais fait à la Main , l'Outil ,et le Geste . Bravo à tous

@DEATHANDSADDNESS 5 лет назад

Outstanding!

@calneill4787 2 года назад

I give them credit, it's not easy to build a castle in 21 century! Well done

@jsmcguireIII 6 лет назад

This looks very interesting and could provide many valuable insights into how things were actually done. An important aspect of these castles was their upkeep so I hope that is also to be done in an authentic manner. Is there a serf village with blacksmith and stables etc nearby? Where does the authenticity stop and the practical start? I hope this becomes a more involved documentation.

@zinkoba821 6 лет назад

Awesome... was wondering if people would ever try do this... question now lies in how much quicker would it take with modern equipment & methods? And can you equate/compare the difference???

@slapjack2000 6 лет назад

Awww man they living a dream of mine. Fantastic work

@nancyzhang1869 6 лет назад

C'est un equipe magnifique!

@Aaron-rj7bv 6 лет назад

Wonder what it's looking like now, pretty awesome!

@scootergreen3 7 лет назад

This is cool!

@reallyhappenings5597 6 лет назад

God bless their lives and work!

@samueltheblonde 4 года назад

Guess what Shad's doing!

@skjaldmo1956 2 года назад

This is super cool!!

@RyanHolmesTV 6 лет назад

Wow, inspiring.

@Zandercraft 18 дней назад

How beautiful! Cant wait to see the project as it continues on! :D Saw this video years ago and its such a cool thing to be doing. Who doesnt want to just run off and build a castle? 😁❤

@edstud1 5 лет назад

No castles near me in the US. This is incredible! I would love to visit. What stone is used to construct the walls?

@gringologie9302 5 лет назад

The one found near the place.

@smoker_joe 4 года назад

Local sandstone and limestone. You can learn more on their channel : ru-vid.com/show-UCy9Kti8oDm_wmbU7-yLRfog It's subtitled.

@bode260 6 лет назад

This is awesome

@marynichols438 5 лет назад

How wonderful! I applaud everyone's passion and dedication. Was this castle based on another castle or was this designed by the builders? I hope that this marvelous achievement will be opened to the public. Good video.

@gringologie9302 5 лет назад

Its actually open. They finance the project by the visitors

@SuperLn1991 5 лет назад

it's base on others castle and they used the year 1229 as a model for the start of the construction in 1995, since, they follow the technics evolution.

@Sinnstudios 6 лет назад

More power to you like really awesome.

@brindade2004 3 года назад

Great effort.

@istinkofpoobut5602 8 лет назад

Awesome!

@Cormac2023 5 лет назад

I am jealous! I've been dreaming of doing this for decades.

@ArifKhanNion 7 лет назад

Hi guys, could you please let me know which materials did you used instead of cements and how did you curve stone in ancient way?

@another90daystochangethis34 6 лет назад

The Chinese used a paste of rice and powdered lime (rock, not fruit) for their mortar and worked very well.

@mohamedhamza456 6 лет назад

Maybe sand + Paris plastre

@ke3p3r62 5 лет назад

Here is your answer : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dXoM77KB8h4.html

@tiffkungpoify 6 лет назад

Beautiful

@arillwiltker 8 лет назад

Is there a website or anything for this team/castle? I would definitely like to follow their progress and maybe visit next time I'm in the area.

@idenjung 6 лет назад

Very interesting. Hope to see the fanal work of art.

@jdelarosa4641 5 лет назад

That is so cool... Must've been an honor.

@TheToneBender 6 лет назад

"What do you do for a living?" 0:28

@KidIndigo1 6 лет назад

That's... totally... BADASS!!!! Just went to their website. Yes, it's open to the public. They started construction in 1997 (I just read)... so, what, four more years? I've never known the French to be on time... (sorry, I couldn't resist). Truly, this is awesome.

@augustsmith9553 5 лет назад

Fookin awesome!

@intreoo Год назад

Spectacular. My mind can't process that a castle that looks older than the country I live in (United States) is actually just a few years older than me!

@Oceananswer 6 лет назад

It's gorgeous

@prasavec0009 5 лет назад

Avesome... I have to visit this place.

@jendagesse4524 3 года назад

It's beautiful

@erynd2524 7 месяцев назад

Incredible!,

@Assaroub 7 лет назад

Bravo guys

@ordinan 6 лет назад

awesome!

@lanceroark6386 6 лет назад

That’s amazing

@alanc6468 7 лет назад

I'll check this channel again in 2 years to see if its done.

@MrStyxify 7 лет назад

The point is to see it getting it done. :) Come directly to the castle. It will be over in 2023.

@adamjohnsonstudio7910 6 лет назад

One down one to go

@CanadaRandom 6 лет назад

J’aimerais tellement faire sa! I would so love to do that!

@snakeyface2200 8 лет назад

Amazing

@zyxwut321 6 лет назад

Interesting project. The only questions are why and what are they going to do with it once it's done?

@garthhill2026 6 лет назад

I went there during my holiday and it looked exactly like a castle and it was so realistic

@ommsterlitz1805 Год назад

Because it is realistic lol

@spintop285 7 лет назад

Man, that looks fun...in a way.

@TH-xo4zx 7 лет назад

incredible

@thedrillnmanmagazine8009 7 лет назад

I'm an operative stone mason -- I want to come over and get on this job for a time. please tell me how.

@ayeshan7499 5 лет назад

The dedication

@sunnyinamorata6574 4 года назад

Shadiversity is building one 😁

@timrosswood4259 4 года назад

But what about dragons?

@mongmagnet3271 6 лет назад

Lovely

@1234567890sunshine 6 лет назад

C'est génial!!!

@PhiLeo7973 5 лет назад

Bravo!

@rpaz9684 6 лет назад

I want to buy it once done!

@aimelunio4337 4 года назад

Old but gold I love this than modern world

@ayceinquisitor190 Год назад

Very cool

@WadeMcLure 6 лет назад

Wow, that's cool

@urdad99 7 лет назад

The ultimate larping experience.

@TheCraftedMine 4 года назад

I would love to do this, but god damn building codes require me to have unnecessary things like "fire exits"

@sir-cassian4183 6 лет назад

GOOD LUCK ..LIKE A PIECE OF ART

@araay83 6 лет назад

They were doing the same thing in Arkansas, but they ran out of funding. I'm saddened that they had to stop their work. So now there is the "footprints" of a 21st Century castle made with 13th Century technique in Lead Hill, Arkansas (I won't say half built because it was no where near being halfway completed). It was shut down in 2012.