@No_Curve
The image you've uploaded is an aerial view of a star-shaped fortress. This type of fortification, known as a bastion fort or star fort, emerged over 500 years ago in response to the growing power of cannons on the battlefield. The design, with sloped walls and angled bastions,…
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If they taught us about this in school we would ask too many questions ☀️👀
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@creativesinner2
@No_Curve
Christ mate! Well done, but it would have been way easier to write "aliens did it"...
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Agreed. Classical OCOKA design.
e.g. Intersecting fields of fire, zero dead space, elevated position, with known distances to topographic features and incorporated cover & concealment.
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@creativesinner2
@No_Curve
carving a entire mountain like this 500 years ago? yea suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure
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the fall of constantinople in 1453 forever changed the way fortifications were built
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Good info. I know that here, in Ireland, Oliver Cromwell had some of them built around the country while he was killing the population.
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Thank you. Was about to look at that up. I read about them as the end of the evolution of castle design, and then the castle builders, "gave up" on elaborate fixed fortifications because of cannons.
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If you find this astonishing, explore the Kailasha Temple in India. Carved entirely from a single rock thousands of years ago, the intricate work remains unmatched even with today's advanced technology.
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