@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-square46fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down18cross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageThe Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.world@tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
minus-square@AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•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-squareSordidlinkfedilink10•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.