Fortress

Bam Citadel

Iran
Era
c. 6th century BCE onward
Coordinates
29.1153°, 58.3692°
Category
Fortress

Largest adobe complex in the world. Levelled by a 2003 earthquake, then painstakingly rebuilt.

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