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Scaffolding Ancient Castles Castles were designed with one very specific goal in mind. Make them difficult to access. Build the walls high. Put them on steep hills. Add towers. Add cliffs. Maybe surround the whole thing with a moat just to make absolutely sure nobody can easily get near it. It was an excellent defensive strategy. Several hundred years later, it's slightly inconvenient for the people trying to scaffold them. Welcome back to Scaffolding Around the World. This time, we're tackling …

Scaffolding the Colosseum Some restoration projects involve buildings that are 50 years old. Some involve buildings that are 200 years old. And then there's the Colosseum. Construction on Rome's famous amphitheater began nearly 2,000 years ago. Since then, it has survived earthquakes, fires, weather, pollution, stone removal, changing uses, and more generations of visitors than its original builders could possibly have imagined. And it's still standing. Not untouched. Not complete. But standing. …

Restoring Ancient Structures in Italy There are old buildings. And then there are buildings that were already old before many modern countries existed. Italy is filled with structures that have survived centuries of weather, wars, earthquakes, changing cities, and generations of human use. Roman amphitheaters. Aqueducts. Temples. Stone walls. Ancient roads. Historic churches and public buildings. Some have stood for well over a thousand years. Others date back more than two thousand. Keeping str …