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That's just pomp and show business though. I think the ancients were very long term planners. One of the upsides to a regime with very centralized and absolut
by grp000 5y ago
That's just pomp and show business though. I think the ancients were very long term planners. One of the upsides to a regime with very centralized and absolute power. Great wall of China, Pyramids of Giza to name some.
- Someone 5y agoThe Great Wall is impressive, but wasn’t fully built as one project. It was patched together from multiple parts (with some major upgrade/renovation projects) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China: The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng) is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe
- Zenst 5y agoOne of my favorite would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra Which even today looks like it would take many years to produce as is.
- keiferski 5y agoOn that note, if you are interested in the complexities of building a multi-generational structure, I really recommend Kafka’s short story, The Great Wall of China. It is not about the actual historical wall, as far as I know, but it uses it as an example to make some genius insights about human society and psychology. http://www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wall-of-china.html http://www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wall-of-china.html