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City walls of Khiva, Uzbekistan (lemmy.world)
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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hadn't heard of this city before, it looks pretty cool!

More buildings

[–] TIN@feddit.uk 11 points 7 months ago

I was there a couple of months back, amazing place

[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's with the huge slope in front of the walls?

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering why they built them like that too. Seems like you're encouraging invaders to come over the walls

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Later additions called a glacis, ita hardened rammed earth with stone over it in most cases and it's used to deflect cannon balls away from the walls.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacis

[–] Stety@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Did you see the giant city sized nuclear reactor while you were there?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Uz-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan?