Construction History

Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, starting a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. In the over-100 years since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subject of endless fascination, as evidenced by the efforts to find its final resting spot, the museums full of its objects, and the countless books, documentaries, and movies made about the doomed ocean liner.

Did you know that before there were engineers and architects, there were builders who relied on their knowledge of nature and the seasons to create huge infrastructures? And what’s really fascinating is the fact that some these buildings are still standing today! Let’s go the ancient Roman sites to see and feel the buildings our ancestors have built many years ago. Open this book today!