mostly-history: The Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe: External wall. Round walls. Walls leading to
mostly-history: The Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe: External wall. Round walls. Walls leading to the centre of the Enclosure. Curved passageways circling the Enclosure. The conical tower, now seven metres shorter due to the vandalism of treasure hunters. A cactus tree inside the Enclosure. Interior walls of the Enclosure. The perimeter wall from the interior. Entrance to the Great Enclosure. Stone roads of the ancient city. The Great Enclosure was occupied from the 1200s to the 1400s AD; it is younger than the Hill Complex but older than the Valley Complex. It is best known for its granite wall, built using a dry stone technique (without mortar). This wall is 11m high in some places, 1.2m thick, and 244m long. Inside, other walls subdivide the enclosure into narrow passageways, platforms, and what may have been individual rooms or dwellings. The 9m-tall conical tower has no doors, windows or stairs. Its purpose is unknown. -- source link
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