150 years ago, a Frenchman named Monier patented reinforced concrete

Prague - 150 years ago, on July 16, 1867, the French gardener Joseph Monier patented reinforced concrete. Initially, he attempted to construct concrete flower pots, which, however, cracked from frost. Therefore, he also used wire mesh in their production. His invention was reinforced concrete flower pots and tanks for gardening purposes.

Soon builders seized his ideas, and the first reinforced concrete bridge was built in 1901 over the Inn River. The first building in the world made of reinforced concrete prefabricates was a casino in Biarritz in 1891. In 1902, the first high-rise building made of reinforced concrete arose in Cincinnati, USA. Monier died on March 10, 1906, and by that time, reinforced concrete had already become an acknowledged technology. Today, almost no construction can do without it.