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Film, Video Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges

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Title

  • Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges

Summary

  • John Ochsendorf discussed engineering in the Andes mountains. In this difficult terrain, the enginners of the Inca Empire built suspension bridges of natural fiber to span wide canyons and bridges. These remarkable bridges connected an extensive network of roads and were essential for the organization of the empire. Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century marveled at the Inca bridge technology, which was unknown to them and which spanned longer distances than any bridges in Europe at the time. Many Inca bridges survived through the 19th century, and one is still in use today in a remote region of Peru. Georgette Dorn, chief of the Hispanic Division, welcomed the audience to the Library of Congress. Joann Pillsbury, director of the Pre-Columbian Program at Dumbarton Oaks, introduced the speaker.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Hispanic Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2005-12-08.

Headings

  • -  Architecture, Landscape
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  John Ochsendorf.
  • -  Recorded on 2005-12-08.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687736

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division. Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-08, 2005. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687736/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division, S. B. (2005) Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-08. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687736/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division. Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-08, 2005. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687736/>.