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Kyz Kala, a 7th-century CE fortress outside of the city of Merv (in modern day Turkmenistan). Although now off the beaten path, Merv was a central trade city along the Silk Roads because it was near a key oasis in the dry central Asian environment. By the twelfth century, it was one of the largest cities in the world, containing perhaps 200,000 people. When the Mongols arrived in the 1220s, they supposedly slaughtered almost the entire population of the city, and Merv never regained its prominence.

Steps into the mist, by esywlkr.

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Andrew Faris

From the artists statement: “My thinking is this: In an increasingly complex and competitive society sternly ruled by technology and stainless robotic hands, there is impassioned need for artistic respite. Simplicity, it has been said, is the essence of beauty. I couldn’t agree more.”

Images and text via Andrew Faris

#nextarch by @hannespeer #next_top_architects The hermitage of San Colombano near Rovereto (Italy) is built halfway up a sheer cliff face on a height of approximately 120 metres. The hermitage is reached by climbing up a short path and a stairway of 102 steps carved into the rock.

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