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City walls of Khiva, Uzbekistan
City walls of Khiva, Uzbekistan
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What's with the huge slope in front of the walls?
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I was wondering why they built them like that too. Seems like you're encouraging invaders to come over the walls
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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.
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8 comments