Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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Edit: Someone sent this to me, but I found a source discussing it.

https://greg.org/archive/2018/02/22/brickelangelo.html

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[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

there 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

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago

I wonder which works better. Sandbags are certainly faster.

[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Both 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.