The Thunderstone, used as the base for a statute of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, was moving on a novel rolling platform.
Channel: engineerguy
Published: 2023-10-03
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFm4WP-ocrM
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Brief
The Thunderstone is the granite base for the statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg; in a short video (engineerguy, published 2023-10-03) the stone is shown being relocated using a novel rolling-platform method, demonstrating how large historic monoliths can be moved with engineered rolling supports.
Why it matters
The Thunderstone served as the base for the statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg.
Key details
- engineerguy published a short YouTube video (2023-10-03) showing the Thunderstone being moved on a novel rolling platform.