Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII
Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII
Edit: Someone sent this to me, but I found a source discussing it.
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Now that's pretty inventive. Did they do this with more statues? This hardly seems like a one off idea that wasn't used elsewhere
16 0 Replythere are simpler options: odessa, march 2022 https://www.alamy.com/a-statue-of-duke-of-richelieu-seen-entirely-covered-with-sandbags-the-center-of-odessa-and-the-odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-had-been-protected-with-sandbags-and-anti-tank-barriers-fearing-a-russian-attack-from-the-black-sea-the-city-residents-try-to-defend-the-city-and-its-monuments-image466442147.html
17 0 ReplyPossibly Ukraine not being run by fascists might have something to do with that.
6 1 ReplyI wonder which works better. Sandbags are certainly faster.
3 0 ReplyBoth would be ideal. Sandbags for fast, light projectiles, and bricks for slower, heavier ones. Sandbags will stop damn near any bullet, but you can shoot arrows right through them. I'd assume the same would be true for heavy shrapnel, flying rebar, etc.
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