HUMAN WONDERS | Ancient Bridges That Should Not Exist | 4K Documentary
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Across five continents, ancient bridges still stand that break every rule of modern engineering: no steel, no concrete, and often no mortar at all. In this video, we explore Bronze Age chariot bridges, Roman aqueducts, stone arch bridges, iron chain suspension bridges, living root bridges, grass rope bridges, vine bridges, and a medieval sea bridge held together by living oysters.
Some of these crossings have survived for more than three thousand years. The Pont du Gard carried water for thirty miles with a slope of just sixteen inches per mile. China's Anji Bridge used open-spandrel arches in 605, centuries before Europe. In Meghalaya, a root bridge takes up to fifteen years to grow, and in Peru, Q'eswachaka is woven from grass and rebuilt by hand every single year.
If you're ready to discover the ancient bridges that should not exist, this journey is for you. Like, comment, and subscribe to Vast Planet for more human wonders and travel documentaries from around the world.
▶ Wonder of Earth: Wonder of Earth
▶ Best Place to Visit: Best Place to Visit
▶ Impossible Places: Impossible Places
00:00 Intro
02:11 Arkadiko Bridge – Greece
04:47 Caravan Bridge – Izmir, Turkey
07:28 The Bridge of Girsu – Iraq
09:16 Tarr Steps – England
11:30 Ponte Fabricio – Rome, Italy
13:45 Pont du Gard – France
16:31 Band-e Kaisar – Shushtar, Iran
17:54 Anji Bridge – China
20:02 Luoyang Bridge – China
22:43 Anping Bridge – Fujian, China
25:14 Kintai Bridge – Japan
27:19 Tachog Lhakhang Iron Chain Bridge – Bhutan
29:48 Living Root Bridges – Meghalaya, India
32:06 Iya Valley Vine Bridges – Japan
34:12 Wan'an Bridge – Fujian, China
36:55 Khaju Bridge – Isfahan, Iran
38:50 Trajan's Bridge – Danube, Serbia & Romania
40:33 Ponte Rotto – Rome, Italy
42:57 Pont Saint-Bénézet – Avignon, France
45:16 Sebara Dildiy – Blue Nile, Ethiopia
47:23 Karamagara Bridge – Turkey
49:26 Shaharah Bridge – Yemen
51:24 Stari Most – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
53:24 Alcántara Bridge – Spain
54:43 Malabadi Bridge – Turkey
57:12 Q'eswachaka – Peru
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HUMAN WONDERS | Ancient Bridges That Should Not Exist | 4K Documentary
Vast Planet
315 views
Across five continents, ancient bridges still stand that break every rule of modern engineering: no steel, no concrete, and often no mortar at all. In this video, we explore Bronze Age chariot bridges, Roman aqueducts, stone arch bridges, iron chain suspension bridges, living root bridges, grass rope bridges, vine bridges, and a medieval sea bridge held together by living oysters.
Some of these crossings have survived for more than three thousand years. The Pont du Gard carried water for thirty miles with a slope of just sixteen inches per mile. China's Anji Bridge used open-spandrel arches in 605, centuries before Europe. In Meghalaya, a root bridge takes up to fifteen years to grow, and in Peru, Q'eswachaka is woven from grass and rebuilt by hand every single year.
If you're ready to discover the ancient bridges that should not exist, this journey is for you. Like, comment, and subscribe to Vast Planet for more human wonders and travel documentaries from around the world.
▶ Wonder of Earth: Wonder of Earth
▶ Best Place to Visit: Best Place to Visit
▶ Impossible Places: Impossible Places
00:00 Intro
02:11 Arkadiko Bridge – Greece
04:47 Caravan Bridge – Izmir, Turkey
07:28 The Bridge of Girsu – Iraq
09:16 Tarr Steps – England
11:30 Ponte Fabricio – Rome, Italy
13:45 Pont du Gard – France
16:31 Band-e Kaisar – Shushtar, Iran
17:54 Anji Bridge – China
20:02 Luoyang Bridge – China
22:43 Anping Bridge – Fujian, China
25:14 Kintai Bridge – Japan
27:19 Tachog Lhakhang Iron Chain Bridge – Bhutan
29:48 Living Root Bridges – Meghalaya, India
32:06 Iya Valley Vine Bridges – Japan
34:12 Wan'an Bridge – Fujian, China
36:55 Khaju Bridge – Isfahan, Iran
38:50 Trajan's Bridge – Danube, Serbia & Romania
40:33 Ponte Rotto – Rome, Italy
42:57 Pont Saint-Bénézet – Avignon, France
45:16 Sebara Dildiy – Blue Nile, Ethiopia
47:23 Karamagara Bridge – Turkey
49:26 Shaharah Bridge – Yemen
51:24 Stari Most – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
53:24 Alcántara Bridge – Spain
54:43 Malabadi Bridge – Turkey
57:12 Q'eswachaka – Peru
#HumanWonders #AncientBridges #4KDocumentary #AncientEngineering #EngineeringMarvels #RomanBridges #LivingRootBridge #TravelDocumentary #VastPlanet