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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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[–] Ricaz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This question confuses me geometrically

[–] b14700@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

is it \ or △ shaped ?

[–] Sordid@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's _/‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾\_ shaped. It's not freestanding walls, the whole thing is an earthen mound with a flat top and its sides lined with bricks.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So it's not walls then I suppose. Just the slopes of a flat topped pyramid like thing. I mean, it still provided a height advantage, but it feels like they have lesser cover from arrows than they would have if it was like a conventional wall.