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-square3fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10cross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
arrow-up116arrow-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-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: castles@lemm.ee
minus-squaressboomman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWas there any advantage to having it lean like that?
minus-squareSordid@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 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
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