2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/34093Gravity is treated as manifestation of bending of 4D plate at the variational functionals level. Some estimates of elastic constants of space-time are made. Field lagrangians and Einstein equations are discussed in view point of the approach.Talk presented to 2001 Essays on Gravity. Latex 2e, 5 pages (one removed reference, slightly modified style)General Relativity and Quantum Cosmologytext