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11th–15th centuries

The Monumental Architecture We Were Not Taught

Great Zimbabwe

Massive dry-stone wall of the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe.
The Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe.Jens Klinzing · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

Monumental dry-stone construction created a major urban and ceremonial centre in southern Africa.

The Rethink

The history of monumental architecture is far more geographically diverse than traditional Western narratives suggest.