Why don't we build anything like this anymore?
Oh wait. We do.
>>217420312Turd world countries with lots of oil do still spend frivolously on extravagant monuments.
Long have I desired to look upon the memes of old
whites are the only ones who mastered architecture and they are a dying race that is going extinct. All the old architects have passed away and didn't pass on the knowledge.
>>217420452Sit down, shut up, and learn yt boy
>>217420430how do you get zoning approval for a giant smiley face?
>>217420467A pile of bricks sitting in the middle of bum fuck nowhere
>>217420478City got desperate after casinos died
>>217420467>haven't built any new ones in over 2000 yearsSounds like they didn't pass the knowledge onto them either.
>>217420452Based retard
>>217420526A pile of bricks that stood as the tallest man made structure in the world for over 3500 years.
>>217420312It's only a model
>>217420536Well yeah, that’s unironically what happened. Egypt was never the same after the bronze age collapse.
>>217420536Blame the sea peoples
>>217420312why would we? it's quite the waste of resources
Because the people that can afford something like this are usually boring businessmen without imagination.
>>217420570That was a long ass time ago. You're only as good as your latest hit.
>>217420668Because it's far more an impressive feat of human ingenuity/intelligence than some bullshit data center that powers AI?
>>217420712This is like saying a katana folded 1000 time is more impressive than a shotgun. Though that may be, the latter has far more practical use and power.
Because Christians or Muslims will sperg out and think its idolatry and try to destroy it.
>>217420871>every ship in rhodes must pass beneath my balls
>>217420772when I saw this scene in theatres I was still seething that the Balrog had wings. true story. it took repeat viewings before I could appreciate how great the film was.
>>217420312We built Goebli tepe when ancient lost civilization taught us how to.
>>217420871The Colossus was destroyed 54 years after it was built, which was in 280 BC (BC means BEFORE Christ), and they refused to rebuild it because the Oracle of Delphi told them it was idolatry that had offended Helios.
>>217420312salute
>>217420871It is idolatry, and God destroys all idol worshiping nations in the endRemember you cattle this universe was made by God for us (who have formed a covenant with him), covenant breakers are to be manipulated and made into goy slaves (which they like anyways)
>>217420871Since when have Christians destroyed something?
>>217420452Colossi like this are are almost exclusively built and appreciated by brown thirdies.
