Nan Madol: Venice of the Pacific
The Ancients
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The Construction Sequence of Namadal
The sea wall is anchored by these two massive corners. Once these are in place, the next islands to be built were these administrative places. So if you can put together a sight like this, you first have to stem the tide and create an environment where you can actually start building these islets. These islets are built with sort of mounded coral that are then capsilated in both coral and basalt walls. I mean, ther those beautiful square features, each one separated, theyr distinct, their unique, their discreet locations.
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