 Great Zimbabwe
Of great historical and archaeological importance, the Great Zimbabwe is a must for anyone who wants to make a leap into the past to discover a bygone era. It is the ruins of an ancient city located in South Africa is today the state of Zimbabwe, that from these ruins gets its name. If the origins, its history and its decline are the subject of controversy, what is certain is that it is an archaeological site that is worth visiting for its ability to convey a feeling equally to bring visitors back in time, and is not a case which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Extended over an area of ??about 7 square kilometers at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level, the ruins are among the oldest and most impressive architectural structures pre-colonial South Africa. Do not miss it undoubtedly is the area of Bahlengwe, between the Zambezi in the north and north-west and the middle reaches of the Limpopo in the south, where is concentrated the greatest density of archeological ruins. Overall, the site of Great Zimbabwe includes several bastions, a conical tower, some smaller temples and other buildings, all made of stone. Although the buildings are made ??with different types of stone (perhaps depending on the status of the owner), most of the walls are built from blocks of granite rectangular or trapezoidal, with hammering prepared by means of stone tools. The decorative effects were obtained with plates of doomite darker greyish inserted in the mass of granite, herringbone or trusses, or directly engraved in the stone. There are traces of mortar or cement; stability was obtained by exploiting the undulating terrain and the presence of rocks on which to rest the walls, or creating tiers of support. | 
Africa
Zimbabwe
