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The Theatre apart, transporting its timbers across the Thames to the Bankside where they were used to build the Globe.
From trees.
All timbers used in the reconstructed Globe are oak.
The majority of the wood used to construct The Globe was wood recovered from dismantling The Theater.
Hair ties and ribbions
The Theatre apart, transporting its timbers across the Thames to the Bankside where they were used to build the Globe.
From trees.
All timbers used in the reconstructed Globe are oak.
The height of the playhouses were limited by the height of the timbers. The size of the masts used in sailing ships were comparable.
Oak is the most common by far.
From trees.
Hair ties and ribbions
The majority of the wood used to construct The Globe was wood recovered from dismantling The Theater.
Hair ties and ribbions
Structural timbers are those timbers used in the construction of a building that are "load bearing". They are the timbers placed under stress by and that support the weight of the building.
A mature oak takes a minimum of 100 years to develop and Victory's timbers were seasoned for 14 years prior to build.
Tar is used to protect the timbers from weathering.