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Fortress-palace built atop a 200-meter volcanic plug

This boulder has been integrated into a brick wall in the water garden. Cuts on the rock are footings for masonry. Bricks were inserted into the footings to provide the foundation for a wooden pleasur
This boulder has been integrated into a brick wall in the water garden. Cuts on the rock are footings for masonry. Bricks were inserted into the footings to provide the foundation for a wooden… © Michael Gunther, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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