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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to [email protected]

Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to [email protected]

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Minaret of Jam, Ghor, Afghanistan (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret_of_Jam

Interesting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every time I see the calligraphy and intricate details of Islamic architecture, I’m reminded of just how short my attention span is. Can’t imagine carving all of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

And my zero artistic talent