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The Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years ago (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The whole thing is basically a wall-clad hill. heaping one stone onto another is something they managed even thousands of years ago. And the climate (it is an oasis in the desert) is dry enought to keep it from eroding.