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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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Walls of Aurelian, Rome, Italy (lemmy.world)

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

Somehow this is comforting

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Funny. When I was a boy, the imperial walls and towers used to make me feel so safe..."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well to elaborate I just felt like the derelict nature of the walls and surrounding greenery that has grown over several years unpeturbed by human conflict is evoking a sense of peace and slow life.

This contrasts with the busy, noisy days when the walls saw humans attack each other. I yearn for some slow days too.

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

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