tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1960arrow-down18cross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
arrow-up1952arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square37linkfedilinkcross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
minus-squareSordid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoIt’s _/‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾\_ shaped. It’s not freestanding walls, the whole thing is an earthen mound with a flat top and its sides lined with bricks.
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSo it’s not walls then I suppose. Just the slopes of a flat topped pyramid like thing. I mean, it still provided a height advantage, but it feels like they have lesser cover from arrows than they would have if it was like a conventional wall.
is it \ or △ shaped ?
It’s _/‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾\_ shaped. It’s not freestanding walls, the whole thing is an earthen mound with a flat top and its sides lined with bricks.
So it’s not walls then I suppose. Just the slopes of a flat topped pyramid like thing. I mean, it still provided a height advantage, but it feels like they have lesser cover from arrows than they would have if it was like a conventional wall.