-- On 16 Sep 2001, at 12:16, John Young wrote:
Yes, Sandy, how do you do that? Sincerely, I'm not being a wiseass. Some building types have disappeared over time due to understanding that they don't work any more. Glorious buildings that once were once seen as absolutely the best ever. Forts, for example. Gothic cathedrals that failed after exceeding the limits of stone construction.
Every time a Gothic cathedral fell down they learnt something and built the next one bigger. I do not think they stopped building bigger because they reached the limits of stone, but because of economic and cultural decline --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG DdEAPIPoUhVXgNtWu041aUfOE5P4ZXTAzBXJtwOn 4fuxHq1EE+tFWtQcPMtXMxjwv9tPbEZWdUMCj4zi2