Scaffolding - Scaffolding in The Ancient World

Scaffolding in The Ancient World

The Berlin Foundry Cup depicts scaffolding in ancient Greece (early 5th century BC). The ancient Egyptians, Nubians and Chinese are also recorded as having used scaffolding-like structures to build tall buildings.

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