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029 | Amphitheaters of Muyu-uray, Peru

CARVED IN STONE [01] The amphitheaters of Muyu-uray in Peru take full advantage of the surrounding environment since they were carved directly from the earth itself and integrated into the contours of the hills. The level of environmental integration reduces material load and workload required. Seemingly, the only material is the earth itself and the workload involves removing stone to form the massive amphitheater, where the stone could have been transported to another location for further production and architecture. 053

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