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Yeah some of them look like this (the conical ones), but the huge ones in the pictures with the many stories seem to be 'square' temple-like. I'd imagine that b

by roel_v 11y ago

Yeah some of them look like this (the conical ones), but the huge ones in the pictures with the many stories seem to be 'square' temple-like. I'd imagine that building those pillars with 'decks' between each layers isn't something you can gradually add. Intriguing.

theoh 11y ago
Adalaj, for example, is not as purely vertical as you might think. Google "adalaj section" for drawings.
- roel_v 11y ago
  Ah yes from the cross sections it seems much more viable that they dug the first layer, build the sides, then dug a slightly smaller hole, and so on.