Great Zimbabwe Dry-Stone Walls: History and Trivia

Secret wonders of the world

Chapter 1

Deep underground cities and salt palaces

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Chapter 2

Masterpieces of water engineering

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Chapter 3

Forgotten stone fortresses and lost walls

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Chapter 4

Sunken cities and floating stone ruins

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Ch 3 · Forgotten stone fortresses and lost walls

schopenhauer Forgotten Stone Fortresses

Ranikot winds through the mountains of Sindh (winds through the hills!) / The world's largest fort is lost to the wind (lost to the wind!)

schopenhauer The mountain fortress of Sigiriya

The dry-stone walls of Great Zimbabwe

schopenhauer A medieval African city of 18,000 people featured towering stone walls built entirely without mortar.

Choquequirao the sister city of Machu Picchu

schopenhauer Hidden deep in the Peruvian Andes, this massive Inca citadel is three times larger than Machu Picchu but rarely visited.

Forgotten stone fortresses and lost walls

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schopenhauer Drag forgotten stone fortresses onto the map to discover the secrets of lost ancient walls.

Fun Fact

Llama terraces: The agricultural terraces of Choquequirao feature decorative white quartz stones shaped like llamas embedded directly into the dark granite walls.

Glossary

rampart (noun)
A defensive wall of stone or earth built to protect a castle, fort, or settlement. Built in the fifteenth century, India's Kumbhalgarh Fort features a massive stone rampart protecting its ancient citadel.

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Which fortress would you choose to defend in a medieval siege?

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Which fortress is home to the second-longest continuous wall in the world, located in Rajasthan, India?

schopenhauer Choquequirao the sister city of Machu Picchu

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What unique animal shape is depicted in the white quartz stones on Choquequirao's terraces?

schopenhauer The dry-stone walls of Great Zimbabwe

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What material was used to build the massive towering walls of Great Zimbabwe without mortar?

schopenhauer The Great Wall of India at Kumbhalgarh

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During which century was the mountain fortress of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka constructed?

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Which animal's giant paws form the ancient gateway entrance to the Sigiriya fortress in Sri Lanka?

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Which African empire built the monumental stone structures of Great Zimbabwe?

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How do visitors currently reach the remote Inca ruins of Choquequirao in Peru?

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How thick are the widest sections of the protective wall at Kumbhalgarh, India?