History Ruins

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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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Ancient rock-hewn church, Lalibela, Ethiopia (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by PugJesus to c/historyruins

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[–] Zachariah 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~ancient~~ real life minecraft

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this one of the places where they claim the Ark of the Covenant is stored?

[–] P00ptart 3 points 3 weeks ago

No, but that is nearby.

[–] P00ptart 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't imagine the thought process behind going through that much work for a tiny building in a hole.

[–] PugJesus 2 points 3 weeks ago

"God will be impressed"

Alternatively, "Future generations will be impressed", and tbf, that one's definitely true