In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci sketched out a design for what would have been the world’s longest bridge at the time – 280 meters (918.6 feet). Although the bridge itself was never built, engineers at the ...

Perhaps the most famous painter, inventor and sculptor ever, Leonardo da Vinci's name resonates in the annals of history. While he may be best known for works such as the "Mona Lisa" and "Salvator ...

When the Ottoman ruler put out a request for bridge designs back in 1502, one of those who responded was none other than Leonardo da Vinci. As it turns out, da Vinci didn't get the job, but his ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: In the early 1500s, Leonardo da Vinci designed a hypothetical bridge for the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It was rejected. Over 500 years later, an ...

Some 500 years after his death, researchers are still discovering just how talented and brilliant Leonardo da Vinci was. Architects and civil engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci submitted a proposal for an inventive parabolic-arch bridge that would connect Istanbul with its sister city of Galata. Had it been erected, it would have become the longest ...

A bridge inspired by a design sketched by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago has been brought to life as a modern prototype using 3D printing and waste from stone processing. WASP and the ...

As with actual masonry arch bridge construction, the “stones” were supported by a scaffolding structure as they were assembled, and only after they were all in place could the scaffolding be removed ...

MIT graduate student Karly Bast shows off a scale model of a bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci that she and her colleagues used to prove the design’s feasibility. It’s 1502 A.D. and Sultan Bayezid ...

Researchers at MIT have proven Leonardo da Vinci correct yet again, this time involving his design for what would have been at the time a revolutionary bridge. Although clients rejected da Vinci's ...