were later used in construction. One medieval painting shows Bertha, wife of Girard de Roussillon, giving orders to a man using a wheelbarrow in the construction of the Madeleine during the ninth century. Wheelbarrows would have also been very significant in the building of medieval cathedrals and castles. (Gans)
             Since space was limited in medieval towns, most building and constructions was done vertically. The winch was used to hoist materials both up and down. They were primarily used when building the high arches and towers of the medieval cathedrals. An object was brought u
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