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minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoDamn, is this generalized as ancient African architecture? It slaps. The shapes are so interesting.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoDefinitely not generalised across the whole continent — it’s quite big, after all, and it has some pretty formidable natural barriers — but there absolutely are other examples of this style like the Great Zimbabwe that the country is named after
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWhat’s it called then? So I can refer to it correctly later when I’m rabbit holing :)
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI think it’s generally called the Zimbabwe tradition or Great Zimbabwe tradition
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoWest Africa tended towards mudbrick, and East Africa towards more traditional-looking stonework. Zimbabwe has some additional examples of this kind of architecture though
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThanks for sharing! You got the digs on the ancients for sure.
Damn, is this generalized as ancient African architecture? It slaps. The shapes are so interesting.
Definitely not generalised across the whole continent — it’s quite big, after all, and it has some pretty formidable natural barriers — but there absolutely are other examples of this style like the Great Zimbabwe that the country is named after
What’s it called then? So I can refer to it correctly later when I’m rabbit holing :)
I think it’s generally called the Zimbabwe tradition or Great Zimbabwe tradition
Thank you
West Africa tended towards mudbrick, and East Africa towards more traditional-looking stonework. Zimbabwe has some additional examples of this kind of architecture though
Thanks for sharing! You got the digs on the ancients for sure.