As for the glass dome over Manhattan, it would likely trap pollution, require maintenance, and cleaning. In the Winter, snow would accumulate on the top, causing strain on the structure, thus requiring removal of said snow.
The “fun fact” at 3:37 isn’t true, as Benjamin Franklin actually proposed an image of Moses as the National Seal, not a turkey. The myth came from a letter he sent to his daughter, Sarah Franklin Bache, commenting on how the bald eagle is “a bird of bad moral character…” and contrasting it with the turkey, which, according to him, “is in comparison a much more respectable bird…”.
C’est pas une statue mais à nantes on a un éléphant géant en bois « un robot » qui déambule dans la ville est arrose les gens avec ça trompe on peut même payer pour monter dedans 😂😂
About TAJ MAHAL it was true that the Shah Jahan wanted a black Taj Mahal but the truth is actually the taj resides near the river so to the opposite he wanted to build a plain park where he can see the black impression from the river on full moon day. So it's actually just a shadow of Taj Mahal on river during full moon day. This was concluded by Indian architects because after many years of research they was unable to find the black stone piece and any sign of construction to the opposite of taj
Really excellent work. As an old historian, I find it wonderful that you make all of your articles fun and as factual as possible. Nicely done. Keep it up.
17:00 44 presidents have lived in the White House. George Washington never lived there, and only 45 people have been president, as Grover Cleveland is the 22nd and 24th president due to his two non-consecutive terms
I always knew Mount Rushmore's bodies were never completed bc the stone was too soft and kept crumbling- time could have also played a part but that was a huge problem on its own
Actually, they just gave up after the designer died and money ran out. Roosevelt is only on there because he was President at the time, and a friend of the designer. There was also supposed to be a congressional library that included the original Declaration.
Norman Foster (10:16): I'm a Brit with a soft spot for Norman Foster's designs since I lived for some years in Ipswich UK, very close to his first famous project, the Willis Faber building. Although some people considered Sir Norman's use of reflective dark glass to be "soulless", it has been described as flowing "like a pancake in a pan" in a site with few natural straight lines, as the reflections and internal glimpses changed seamlessly day and night, sometimes catching the internal structure of the building, other times making one aware of passing cars by night or the glimpses of blue sky and other architecture by day. I was fascinated by this even before I knew he was a big-name architect, just from standing outside it and seeing how it played with light and the opposing concepts of internal and external. I'd advise giving a Norman Foster project time to "grow into" its environment as the other finished works have. I love the idea of a dark Taj Mahal reflecting the sorrowing widower's feeling that the light of his life has gone.
10:40 I remember seeing one submission with five towers, each of a different height. Each was arranged to look like a hand giving the middle finger, and was angled to face the direction that the leader of the attack was at during the fateful event.
11:11 Him: when you picture the Lichon Memorial, what descriptors come to mind? Me: Sitting down! Him: Probably words like stoic, proud and dignified, right? Me: Uhm...yeah...exactly what I was thinking
According to a history channel show I watched. When the statue of liberty came to America a lot of Americans did NOT like the statue they thought it was ugly and just not very American. There was more to it but I can't remember it all.
Also mount rushmore is a literral middle finger to the native americans Because that mountain is a part of their culture there is a myth about how the ancestors of the natives emerge from that very mountain The natives intended the faces of their 4 heroes to be on the mountain instead but then well you probably know what happened
Fun fact the statute of liberty is French and a gift from France to the United States. Built by Eiffel. She has a smaller duplicate not far from the Eiffel tower on the Seine River in Paris. Also Eugene Mercier the founder of the famous champagne had an ego far larger than the tower when he built a massive champagne barrel to compete in the world fair. It has to be dragged by 24 Oxen from champagne with several villages removed along the way. This barrel a larger than life personality can be witnessed in a fun tour of the Mercier champagne house in Epernay France.
the statue of liberty was a gift from France to America straight up im pretty sure, then again i could be wrong but i learned in school that it was a thank you gift for us helping them
The supporting structure of that statue was also designed by Eiffel. Who later designed a certain tower. Which originally was supposed to be deconstructed and taken down again...
Shrek was born in an unknown swamp where he lived with his parents as a child. His father tried to eat him and his mother never gave him so much affection and his parents abandoned Shrek when he was 8 years old because it was an "Ogre Tradition". Shrek tried to be accepted by the people but failed because they believed him that he was a "horrible beast", so Shrek finds a swamp who becomes his home but is presumably who sometimes people attack his swamp despite being all times scares by Shrek and they run away. Shrek so lived a solitary life. Shrek annoyed by Donkey's singing. In the first film, Shrek is shown as a recluse who lives a fairly carefree life in his swamp. At first, he appears to like being by himself and enjoys scaring people, but not hurting them. Even though his background is unknown, it is assumed that most ogres hurt people, but Shrek isn't violent. One day in the forest, a talking Donkey enters Shrek's territory pursued by a group of knights. The head knight orders Shrek to be arrested, but Shrek effortlessly scares them off and saves Donkey. A grateful Donkey thanks Shrek repeatedly (to the latter's irritation) and convinces him to spend the night outside of Shrek's house. However, more fairy tale creatures soon arrive and begin to overcrowd his swamp. Shrek demands to know why they have come and learns that Lord Farquaad has dumped them all there. Outraged, Shrek takes Donkey and goes to his castle to demand his swamp back. Upon arriving at Farquaad's castle in Duloc, he defeats every knight in a contest to determine who will rescue Princess Fiona. When he wins, this intrigues Farquaad and he cuts a deal with Shrek: If he rescues his princess, he will give Shrek's swamp back. Shrek agrees and the duo set out once again to the dark castle Fiona is locked away in, guarded by a fire-breathing Dragon. But first, Shrek and Donkey have to cross the only rope bridge to the castle hanging precariously over a lake of lava. Once inside, Shrek orders Donkey to find stairs because the princess will be in the highest room of the tallest tower while Shrek himself searches for the Dragon. Unfortunately, Donkey inadvertently finds the dragon, and Shrek is forced to fight it, only to be flung by its tail right through the roof of the tallest tower. While Donkey keeps the dragon occupied, Shrek meets Princess Fiona for the first time and leaves with her in tow. After they rescue Donkey and escape from the castle, Fiona insists that Shrek take his helmet off, and is repulsed by the fact that Shrek is an ogre. Shrek appears not to care and takes Fiona by force to Farquaad. As nightfall approaches, Fiona demands they stop for the night, but secludes herself in a cave for reasons unknown. That night, Shrek and Donkey bond while stargazing, and Shrek confides in Donkey that he chooses to live alone because most people (except Donkey) prefer to fear and stereotype him rather than try to get to know him. The next day, the trio continue to Duloc and encounter the Merry men, where Fiona reveals her impressive martial arts skills. After the fight, Fiona notices an arrow in Shrek's butt and orders Donkey to find a blue flower with red thorns just to get rid of him. Despite some difficulty, Fiona manages to remove the arrow and they continue their journey. Throughout the rest of the trip back to Farquaad, Fiona warms up to Shrek and Donkey and Shrek begins to fall in love with Fiona. However, when bringing her a flower that evening after stopping to camp at an old mill, Shrek overhears Fiona talking to Donkey about how no one could love an ugly monster. Shrek thinks she's talking about him and enraged and hurt, he goes and brings Farquaad and his knights to take her to his castle. As promised, Shrek gets his swamp back and he is by himself once again. However, Shrek is still not happy, so after an intense argument, he apologizes to Donkey, with the latter convincing Shrek to get Fiona back. They take Dragon (whom Donkey started a relationship with) to Lord Farquaad's palace. Shrek crashes their wedding and confesses to Fiona that he loves her. At first, Fiona tells him that he's too late and prepares to kiss Farquaad. However, the sun begins to go down, and Fiona transforms into an ogre too, surprising Shrek and making him realizes what he heard at the windmill. However, Farquaad is disgusted with her now and orders her and Shrek arrested. As the guards grab them, Shrek finds himself overwhelmed, but manages to summon Donkey and Dragon. They burst through the stained glass windows of the church and Dragon eats Farquaad, killing him. Shrek and Fiona kiss, breaking her curse, but permanently turning her into an ogre. Fiona is still unsure about herself, but Shrek assures Fiona he still thinks she's beautiful, and they get married. The story ends with Shrek and Fiona's wedding and going off in an onion carriage on their way to their honeymoon..
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Susan b should most definitely be put on the mt rushmore also maybe even martin luther king tbh they both need yo be on rushmore they both signify 2 very big events in the usa
Fun Fact: One of the original designs of the Seattle Space Needle included a glass dome at the very top. We would’ve called it “The Seattle Space Dome”
17:03 Actually, it was home to 44 presidents, as Washington never lived in the White House, and Grover Cleveland lived there for two non consecutive terms.
As a South Carolinian the building at 17:32 is the Historic Charleston County Courthouse which was a Hoban design admired by Washington. It was originally the colonial era capitol building and was rebuilt after a fire with the hope of being the State Capitol which ended up being moved to Columbia anyway (a middle-of-the-state compromise city). That intersection of Meeting/Broad St is called "the four corners of the law" because the four historic buildings represent City, County/State, Federal, and Church/Canon law.
I think the Palmer bridge was rejected because it was unnecessarily complicated. The same goal could have been achieved using only one loop. Forcing a pre-set idea instead of following it's functionality and flow. I wish they would have built the Palmer Bridge, it's genius and very super cool, I see why he went for it!!....But placing form over function simply costs too much to build:)
Adding to the complicated design was how the sliding parts would have worked: would the controls be placed to one side of the bridge, on the banks of the Thames, or under the bridge? Regarding the London Bridge, did you know that the original bridge was sold to somebody from Arizona to construct it near his vacation home site in Lake Havasu City? Yep, that's what happened: all of the bridge was disassembled, its parts numbered, and carted off to its new site in Arizona, then reassembled using the numbered pieces.
That one about the bridge is simple. The boat has to stop in the middle of the bridge, and boats never tend to stay in one place when they stop. So the bridge might have been destroyed with the first ship coming through
When you mentioned the acoustics in the Sydney Opera House I recalled that when finished the acoustics weren't all that good. So they had to spend a considerable sum to fix the errant problem. Anybody have more info on this ?
Greetings, Charles. I remember the opening ceremony for the opera house when I was a spritely lad of eight years old. Your recollection of the acoustics issue is correct. In the original design an acoustics expert calculated that the main hall would only allow for 2000 seats. If they went for the 3000 seats of the original design, the acoustics would be deficient. Therefore, what was meant to be a combined opera and concert hall ended up being just a concert hall. Then there was the minor hall, which was supposed to be for stage productions, ended up being used also for ballet and opera but was not suitable for large scale productions. A cinema and a library ended up being converted to live theatres. There were also problems with the size of the stage, the doors and the elevators. I could go on about the external cladding, the glass wall fixings, the shape of the outer shells and even the electrical switchboards which were not in a good location. The project was started in 1959 and opened, as I say, in 1973. The original estimate for completion was 1963. The estimated cost was AU$7,000,000 (converted currency) but in actuality cost AU$102,000,000. The designing architect was angered by the changes in his design, went back home to Denmark half-way through the project and never returned to Australia again. That's about as much as I know, sorry.
@@lezzman Dear Lezzman, thank you ever so much for your very detailed reply to my comment. I learned a lot. Especially the tidbit about the Danish architect who was so angry he never returned to Australia. BTW I have a Vietnamese foster son who moved to Melbourne many years ago. My wife and her friend visited your country and got to visit with him in Sidney. What a great surprise it was. Good luck to you and stay safe.
@@charlesclager6808 My pleasure. I visited the USA (I am presuming that is your country) in 2001...not long after the terrorist attacks. I stayed with a family I had met on the internet several years before. They were in a small Ohio town and I ended up being the town celebrity for the three weeks I was there. Everybody wanted to see what an Australian looked like. The most memorable part was when I told a 12 year old girl that I was there for the Christmas break. She was astonished to hear that Australia had Christmas at the same time as them because her father told her that we had Christmas in summer! I had to explain how the seasons worked on the opposite side of the world. 😂
@@lezzman OMG lezzman, I live in Reynoldsburg Ohio, a suburb of Columbus !! What town in Ohio did you visit? I am 78 years old and was born and raised in Columbus. But during my working years we lived in Akron and Cleveland Ohio, Freehold New Jersey (when I was working in New York) and Austin Texas. It is amazing about the little girl and Christmas. I too had to explain to my wife about the seasons. Hope to hear back from you. Stay safe.
I'd have wanted Martin Luther Kimg Jr. or Harriet Tubman to be apart of Mt. Rushmore. Their humanitarian efforts to help slaves and people of color need alot more recognition. What better way than to immortalize their images on one of America's most popular tourist destinations.
Inasmuch as it would have been more expensive, I would have preferred the initially proposed design of the Washington monument. That to me would have been more interesting.
wow, that elephant reminds me of Le Miz the book (it has been some years since 4th grade so I may not remember things correctly). There was an elephant statue that was abandoned and Gavrosh (not sure if that's the correct spelling) was living there.
I woild love gigant elephant in Paris.I think word trade center as hashtag would look great. Lincoin's ziggurat with gardens on each condignation would look awesome. James Dimond's whitesouse design looks great especially that staircases. Burdge califa in reflective fabric is not good idea, just imagine vibrations made by wind blowing at it and how mutch stress would it put on the building. Manhatan dome isn't a bad idea, it reminds me of tranton from Asimovs "Foundation" the only problem is that it probably would heat too much in summer.
We have a giant elephant statue in my city but it's because Jumbo was killed on our train tracks a long time ago. Idk why my city is so proud of that though lol😅
21:00 part of this video reminded me of an old article about my country's Rizal Monument in the capital Manila. There was a design similar to this proposed Washington shrine except it was a huge towering steel pylon (obelisk) to commemorate our national hero's centennial birthday hence "controversial" but it was taken down 2 years later and repurposed somewhere
They halted construction of the Washington Monument is also why the stone is a different shade of white partway up, as they couldn't use the original material anymore
You know, Mt. Rushmore was actually stolen from the natives. It was a religious monument to several native tribes known as "the 6 Grandfathers". It was a unique and beautiful rock formation that served as a spiritual gathering place aeons before it was a giant statue.
Spoils of conquest, that's what all these lands are. We stole nothing , we conquered, just like every other culture has done throughout all of human history . If you don't like what we did you are free to leave anytime you like. SMH
I would fear the eventual failure of "The Fish Bowl" if they started to encase cities in them. I also couldn't imagine the hectic scene found at the ground level of any city OUTSIDE their dome where all the snow would've accumulated that would've fallen to the ground would end up. I'd imagine the cost of clearing the Several YARDS DEEP of snow around the exterior perimeter of the dome (If even possible) would be more of an issue than having to plow streets. If the heat of the dome melted the snow you'd probably see massive flooding as it waterfalled down around the structure. Absolutely horrible idea if there wasn't billions of dollars of drained planned.
Can you imagine what it would have been like today if they went with the giant guillotine instead of the Eiffel Tower? TOUR GUIDE: “Ladies and Gentlemen, as we continue our tour, we are now nearing the top, and you all might want to duck your heads as we go under here as this bit tends to be a bit sharp!” 😁👍
Black Taj Mahal and the city within the dome would be amazing... Tho I wonder if that dome would have some kind of heating mechanism that would prevent snow from piling up on the dome surface, making it pitch black in a broad day.
