jan 1, 1000 - Great zimbabwe
Description:
Date: c.1000-1400Medium: Granite
Location: Zimbabwe
Content: conical tower modeled on traditional shapes of grain silos
Context: Zimbabwe means "houses of stone"
Form:Walls 800ft long, 32 ft tall, walls slope inward towards the top
internal and external passageways tightly bounded, narrow and long.
Function: prosperous trading center and royal complex
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Date:
jan 1, 1000
Now
~ 1026 years ago