On 10 August, construction industry workers celebrate their professional holiday.
August 10 is the professional holiday celebrated by workers in the construction industry.
Every year on the second Sunday of August Russia celebrates Builder's Day. It is a professional holiday for millions of specialists whose work creates the country's infrastructure. Every day we see the results of their work around us — new residential buildings, modern factories, convenient roads and bridges, schools, hospitals and other important facilities.
Interesting facts:
- 15% of construction workers in Russia are women (1,5 млн человек), but only one in six works on construction sites.
- The longest construction lasted 142 years (храм Саграда Фамилия в Барселоне, достраивается до сих пор).
- In Ancient Greece they revered the god Hephaestus — the patron of smiths and metal structures, and in China — Lu Ban, a legendary craftsman who, although not a deity, was regarded as the patron of builders thanks to his outstanding wooden inventions. Even today in some regions of China rituals are held before the start of construction in his honor, asking for blessings for the strength and durability of the building.
- The prototype of stretch ceilings appeared in Ancient Rome — builders stretched fabric soaked in lime mortar under the main ceiling to level the surface.
- In the 13th century balconies served as defensive platforms — they were projecting stone slabs used for lookout.
- Before the construction of the Crimean Bridge, 100 000 valuable artifacts were discovered, including the head of an ancient Greek statue of the 5th century BC, a hoard of silver Spanish coins and whale bones aged 10 million years.
We congratulate builders on their professional holiday! We wish you robust health, successful completion of all projects, stability and professional growth.