I would rather own little and see the world than own the world and see little of it. – Madhu Shetty
You’re standing amid the ruins of an ancient fortress where an important battle was fought in 1536. The site, high atop a hill, overlooks a former capital founded in the 13th century. Though the urban center is no longer the capital, the city is considered the cultural heart of the country.
While primarily defensive, the fortress was used in ceremonies during the June winter solstice to ensure the success of future harvests with rituals that focused on the most important deity in the local pantheon, a god depicted as a golden disk with a human face emanating rays of light.
Known for its massive, intricate, stone walls, the fortress features terraces, the remains of three towers, and walls with zigzagging patterns. Most impressively, the complex was built with colossal stones weighing up to 200 tons joined together without spaces or mortar, displaying a masterpiece of cutting and fitting that went unmatched until the invention of modern machinery.
Reid and Robie ask, “Where are you now?”
Send us the name of the fortress, and we’ll post the winner with the next Where are you now? quiz.
The answer to our last Where are you now? quiz was the Whitsundays Islands in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef answered correctly by Tony Zazza. Congratulations!
Reid & Robie 