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Doesn't Italy have stone masonry construction that has lasted centuries? Maybe you need a really good foundation to pull it off?
by kansface 5y ago
Doesn't Italy have stone masonry construction that has lasted centuries? Maybe you need a really good foundation to pull it off?
- dpark 5y agoI think you just need a lot more stone than people think. Ancient structures still standing had massive construction. 3-4 foot thick walls. If I recall correctly, the Roman coliseum has arches that are more like 6-8 feet thick. But most structures standing for that long have also been maintained to some degree. Unmaintained millennium-old structures are generally referred to as ruins.
- jccooper 5y agoRome and its environs are fairly quiet. Italy elsewhere has quite a lot of masonry construction that was destroyed by earthquakes.