PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryRuins@piefed.socialEnglish · 27 days agoInca ruin of Sacsayhuaman, Perumedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down12
arrow-up155arrow-down1imageInca ruin of Sacsayhuaman, Perumedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryRuins@piefed.socialEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoEndlessly amusing. It’s a really cool construction. The civilizations around that part of the Andes sure loved them some terraces!
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoDamn, looks like it might have lasted a long time, but the Spanish seem to have dismantled and repurposed most of it for other projects. :/
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoA big pile of useful rocks, makes sense they would.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days ago…built by a peoples who they considered beneath them. That’s a relevant consideration, too. They did admire the amazing ‘fit-together’ craftsmanship of the structure, FWIW.
Endlessly amusing.
It’s a really cool construction. The civilizations around that part of the Andes sure loved them some terraces!
Damn, looks like it might have lasted a long time, but the Spanish seem to have dismantled and repurposed most of it for other projects. :/
A big pile of useful rocks, makes sense they would.
…built by a peoples who they considered beneath them. That’s a relevant consideration, too.
They did admire the amazing ‘fit-together’ craftsmanship of the structure, FWIW.