The craftsmen of that time probably crafted siege equipment in the city and wanted to get it out on the field.
It’s probably ties back to Romans and Greeks building temples. Doors were made big so the gods could get through them comfortably and visit.
Wouldn’t be too crazy to see the trend continuing because it looks good.
Well, because they built them that way.
You can tell that’s true by the way things are.
You can tell it’s an oak tree because of the way that it is heh heh
Can confirm, they did.
Remember the alamy
That’s odd. I don’t recall hearing that Mexico had war elephants during the alamy battle.
I’m noticing that whole Reddit watermark more frequently.
On one hand, it’s disgusting as heck to put in a watermark.
On the other hand, it’s pretty effective. People see it, and join that subreddit.
I wouldn’t mind Lemmy watermarks if it helps grow the community.
The reddit ones aren’t terrible, but it is a slippery slope back to the Ebaumsworld watermarks debacle.
I’m OK with the reddit watermark, but I also consider it part of posting etiquette to remove it before reposting elsewhere
I wouldn’t mind Lemmy watermarks
I suspect you would be a very tiny minority.
I’m ambivalent on the topic, to be honest. But was amused by the thought of ornery lemmyngs reading your comment and bursting with outrage.
(Of course, now that I’ve posted that, it’ll turn out that there’s a huge outswell of support for the idea lol)
When giants used to roam the earth, these buildings were created by people that wanted to treat them fairly
The world was so much more inclusive then.
Was it, or did they just not want to piss off the guy who needed a door that tall?
Same reason why their facades are usually so intricate. Because they thought it looks good, makes them look grand, makes those underneath them feel small etc., and had the funds to make it so.
To impress the poors.
But, in spite of the big buildings, the filthy rich are the same size as us, and we outnumber them by billions. They have billions in dollars, we have billions in people. They’ll lose hard and they know it if we ever get over our petty differences and focus on the true enemy in our midst. Hence the reason they do everything in their power to keep us divided over everything they possibly can.
That’s why the Borg are so scary.
I don’t know how much this generalizes but I know that at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the doors were made large enough for Emperors and then Sultans to be able to enter the building with their horses and carriage.
I like how out of all of the answers in this thread, no one said high volume traffic.
Almost like a gated city has a ton of people going in and out all the time hauling trade, materials, technology, etc.
If only there was some way to prevent making a bottle neck of traffic and ensuring that large structures can also pass through the wall when needed.
Where they walking on top of each other or why make the doors so huge? 🤔 i can understand wide, the other dimension is what I’m puzzled by
Don’t forget the physics of holding the door.
With a wide, short door you have to hang it on the short side, and less space for hinges, which leads to large forces on the hinges.
A wide, tall door allows you to use more hinges, spread out, along a longer side and smaller forces on each hinge.
This makes even more sense with doors made with heavy materials, such as various metals. A heavy door needs more hinges, and a tall door has room for more hinges.
Don’t forget the physics of holding the door.
I’m a skunk sweetie I wouldn’t know anything about holding doors but I asked the expert and he said you’re right
Seriously though that makes a lot of sense thank you!
Multiple use, large and hard to break down in a siege, large enough to let plenty of traffic through of various sizes.
Also that processions thing people are talking about, that makes a lot of sense to me too
How else were you supposed to bring trojan horses inside? If you’re cold, they’re cold!
In addition to the psychological impact, somewhere hot like Italy, very high ceilings will keep the room cooler, and bigger doors and windows will aid in ventilation.
Hey, the Great Old Ones need access too. Don’t discriminate!
flexing purposes
People were much taller back then.
This is what they mean by “humanity is in decline”
