tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down15
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageThe Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.worldtictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou’d think there’d be a reason beyond construction requirements, though—otherwise someone in the past 1,500 years would have replaced it with a more conventional wall.
minus-squareSordid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThey did. This is only the oldest, innermost fortification in the city. AFAIK additional layers of walls were build around it later.
You’d think there’d be a reason beyond construction requirements, though—otherwise someone in the past 1,500 years would have replaced it with a more conventional wall.
They did. This is only the oldest, innermost fortification in the city. AFAIK additional layers of walls were build around it later.