tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 年前The Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years agolemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-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.worldtictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square46linkfedilinkcross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前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.
minus-squareSordid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 年前They 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.