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-square8fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-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-square8fedilink
minus-squaressboomman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWas there any advantage to having it lean like that?
minus-squareSordid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIn defensive terms, no, not really. They had to build it like this because these aren’t really walls per se, it’s just brick lining on the outside of an earthen mound, and mounds are, well, mound-shaped. https://gomadnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Bukharas-Ark-Palace.jpg
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo it doesn’t fall down
Was there any advantage to having it lean like that?
In defensive terms, no, not really. They had to build it like this because these aren’t really walls per se, it’s just brick lining on the outside of an earthen mound, and mounds are, well, mound-shaped. https://gomadnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Bukharas-Ark-Palace.jpg
So it doesn’t fall down