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I think we’re missing another key factor here. Most “well preserved” buildings are ones that are in continuous use. So they get maintained and repaired. A templ
by 8ytecoder 5y ago
I think we’re missing another key factor here. Most “well preserved” buildings are ones that are in continuous use. So they get maintained and repaired. A temple in south India is about a 1000 years old. It has seen repeated damages - some intentional during conquests - but survives to this day because the damages were patched up within a few decades. The “few decades” it can go - even with damages - is likely from the material and construction. But the centuries that add up comes from regular maintenance.
- valarauko 5y agoWell, while this is true, there is some level of survivorship bias here. Plenty of comparable South Indian temples were torn down, and the ones that survive are mostly quirks of chance. Even the ones that do survive have seen many of their gopurams (monumental gates) collapse after a few centuries due to political apathy in modern times - the one I recall most recently was at Srikalahasti.