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Leonardo da Vinci
Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Foundation
Photo: Augusta Stylianou Artist
Machine to lift columns
Alzacolonne
Codex Atlanticus F. 49 v.a.
Not all the machines designed by Leonardo were new inventions. However, in some cases, he
was able to greatly improve machines that were already in existence at the time.
One example is the column hoist. He perfected this machine for lifting columns on the basis
of systems devised by Francesco Di Giorgio and other engineers. The mechanism is powered by the
turn of a crank that sets into motion both a cart, on which the column leans, and a worm-crew
that lifts the other end of the column
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