Tomb of Amyntas, a 2,400-year-old architectural masterpiece carved into mountain in modern-day Turkey, is in a deplorable state and dangerously close to collapse. [1280×857]
Tomb of Amyntas, a 2,400-year-old architectural masterpiece carved into mountain in modern-day Turkey, is in a deplorable state and dangerously close to collapse. [1280×857]
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Inside of the tomb:
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Fethiye_Rock_graves_6973.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Fethiye_Rock_graves_6973.jpg)
For comparison:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1igpfis/tomb_of_artaxerxes_iii_359338_bc_in_persepolis/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1igpfis/tomb_of_artaxerxes_iii_359338_bc_in_persepolis/)
Strong Medeo-Persian influence
That’s sad.
Oh, I was just standing under that a week ago
They could do some stabilization work, but it would be EXTREMELY dangerous and it would likely stand out from the original architecture so much.