The “it’s built so everything is under compression” is great thing to bring up, but fyi your link is AI generated, filled with senseless repetition and “it’s not just x, it’s y”.
replyLooking it up on archive.org shows it was generated this year.
Blah, so you're right. I was just looking for a link with some representative reference pictures, but I should have done more diligence. Thanks for pointing it out.
replyThey could do large arches too, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Maxentius
reply> To build without tension you have to build structures that basically look like Roman structures [1]: a bunch of tightly spaces arches so that the entire thing is in compression, with no meaningful tension anywhere.
replyUntil an earthquake occurs, and then all of those mostly-down forces turn into side-to-side forces.
or go and revive Gothic architecture
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