It’s hard to fathom how magnificent castles were built centuries ago. One group set out to understand just that by building their own masterpiece two hours outside of Paris. Tucked away in a forest, a team of master builders and archeologists are attempting to construct Guédelon, a castle from the 13th century, using only medieval techniques. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with us on Vimeo: http://goo.gl/T0OzjV Visit our world directly: http://www.greatbigstory.com This story is a part of our Frontiers series, where we bring you front and center to the dreamers, pioneers, and innovators leading society at the cutting edge. Let us take you along for a trip to the oft-imagined but rarely accomplished. Great Big Story is a video network dedicated to the untold, overlooked & flat-out amazing. Humans are capable of incredible things & we're here to tell their stories. When a rocket lands in your backyard, you get in.

Comments

1. That's so beautiful!
2. I hope you guys manage to finish it before Isis sees this video and Troyes to blow it up because it's a western structure
3. The ultimate larping experience.
4. Man, that looks fun...in a way.
5. GOOD JOB EUROPEAN WHITE MAN. ALWAYS CONQUERING THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND BUILDING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS.
6. just wow.amazing ! Greetings from Ukraine!
7. Good , now put refugees inside and open Mosque in that big house in the middle .
8. WE NEED MORE CASTLES!
9. We loved this video on HomemadeTools.net: http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/gu%E9delon-13th-century-castle-construction-53764
10. Hi guys, could you please let me know which materials did you used instead of cements and how did you curve stone in ancient way?
11. The stockpile is full my lord ( memories)
12. wow nice
13. Bravo guys
14. I'll check this channel again in 2 years to see if its done.
15. I'm waiting to hear "Silly English-Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!!" from the ramparts
16. That is so beautiful and amazing
17. A man in Lebanon Ohio built a castle by hand too. He gathered all of the stones from the river close by and built the whole thing by himself. It's pretty impressive.
18. Seeing videos like this wants me to just dedicate my life to making something unique, for the fulfilment
19. où se trouve ça?
20. This is some hardcore LARPing right here.