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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to [email protected]

Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to [email protected]

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Snake Bridge over a canal passageway, the UK (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Fun fact, an interest in canals is called "Gongoozling"

[–] icon4691 3 points 18 hours ago

Thanks for mentioning this! I just remembered that I learned it from "Rosemary & Thyme" The Gongoozlers (TV Episode 2004). Fun mystery series that I highly recommend.