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Part I – Cities
Part II – Comfort of urban life
Presentation of Polish team
,,Comfort of urban life”
The first cities
As we know the first cities were invented by ancient people from Mezopotamia. They built cities – countries of which we can find signs nowadays. The biggest and most popular of
them was Babilon, which dates back to the 23rd century B.C. They are the
oldest.But…
Precolumbian cities
Cities
For the development of European civilisation Roman cities were the most important.
In Ancient Rome, a province was the basic, and, until the Tetrarchy (c.296), largest territorial and administrative unit of the
empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The word province in modern English has its origins in the term used by the
Romans.Provinces were generally governed by politicians of senatorial rank,
usually former consuls or former praetors
Roman cityGreek city - Athens
The comfort of urban lifeThe most important ancietn inventions, which are useful
nowdays are:
Bridge Sewage system
Elevator Central heating
Fire Station Restaurants
Groma Lock and keyRoman house
Lock and key
The comfort od urban life
Most cities were built near rivers, which were not only the sources of food and water, but also gave them the opportunity to travel. The
cities evolved on both sides od rivers, and that was the reason to build bridges.
Reconstruction of an ancient bridge
Ruins of a bridge
The comfort of urban life
BridgesModern bridges are not only useful, but also
beautiful…
Bridge in our town - Ostrołęka
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
The comfort of urban life
Bridges
The longest bridge in the world – The Grand Bridge
The oldest bridge in Poland
The comfort of urban life
Sewage system and providing water
Romans knew how to eliminate problems associated with supplying city with water. They built aqueducts -water supply channels, which
transported water in lead tubings (which were poisonous for people) from mountains or streams to concentrations of people. Firstly, water was
flowing in a natural way, then the Romans elaborated special architectural solutions , so the obstacles were overcome. Nowadays , people benefit
from Romans’ achievments – we have a sewage system, which is based on ancient aqeducts.
Ancient aquadukts
The first reference to an elevator is in the works of the Roman
architect Vitruvius, who reported that Archimedes (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) built his first elevator probably in 236 BC. In some
literary sources of later historical periods, elevators were mentioned
as cabs on a hemp rope and powered by hand or by animals. It is assumed that elevators of this
type were installed in the Sinai monastery of Egypt.
Comfort of urban life
History of elevators
Comfort of urban life
The fastes elevators in the world
The fastest planned elevator in the world
The fastest elevator now in Taipei
The next presentation in Turkey contain:
•Central heating•Fire Station•Restaurants•Groma•And other inventions of Romans and Greek