tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 11 months agoThe Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1954arrow-down18cross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
arrow-up1946arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months 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-up9·11 months 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.