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Judi Lynn

(162,358 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 07:22 PM Nov 2020

THE WORLD'S SECOND LONGEST WALL, KUMBHALGARH FORT, IS RIGHT HERE IN INDIA




JULY 17, 2019

We are all familiar with China’s Great Wall, the biggest wall ever constructed. It is a wall with a multitude of tales, including different historical and mythological assessments. In the past, Chinese inmates have been sent to serve their sentence.

It is likely that fewer individuals have heard about the Kumbhalgarh Fort and its adjacent wall, commonly agreed to be the world’s second-largest wall.

Kumbhalgarh is a place nestled in the western portion of India between 13 towering mountain peaks. More specifically, it can be found in Rajasthan State, approximately 50 miles from Udaipur City.

Found among the mountaintops, the Kumbhal

Mogarh Fort is a 15th-century masterpiece built by Rana Kumbha. The site also counts as the birthplace of one of the greatest Mewar rulers and warriors are known as Maharana Pratap. However, this area was considered to be of high strategic importance long before the Kumbha dynasty came to prominence.

The very first fort to occupy the spot at Kumbhalgarh was there as early as the 6th century. Back then, it was King Samprati of the Maura Age who constructed it.

A majority of historians consider him a peace-loving ruler, and a very courageous king. He had managed to establish several Jain centers across different Arab countries, as well as Iran.



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THE WORLD'S SECOND LONGEST WALL, KUMBHALGARH FORT, IS RIGHT HERE IN INDIA (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2020 OP
Yeah, but............ MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #1
People are awe-stricken by his wall right now! Judi Lynn Nov 2020 #2
Hee-hee-hee!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #3

MyOwnPeace

(17,273 posts)
1. Yeah, but............
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 07:28 PM
Nov 2020

who "really" paid for it?

15th century? 6th century?

Seriously, who's gonna' send pics about BunkerBoy's wall in 20 years?

Judi Lynn

(162,358 posts)
2. People are awe-stricken by his wall right now!
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 01:45 PM
Nov 2020

Trump's wall: Winds blow over section of US-Mexico border fence
Published 30 January



GETTY IMAGES
image captionConstruction workers try to fix the fallen section of the wall

A new section of President Donald Trump's signature wall along the US-Mexico border has been blown over in strong winds, US officials say.

Steel panels from the fence in the town of Calexico, California were knocked down on Wednesday morning.

The concrete used to anchor the 30ft-tall (9m) panels in place had not yet set.

Gusts of around 30 mph (48 km/h) were reported at the time, the US National Weather Service said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51307868

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Portion of newly built wall on Mexico border collapses
BY ZACK BUDRYK - 01/29/20 07:59 PM EST

High winds caused a section of wall along the border between California and Mexico to break off and land on the Mexican side Wednesday, CNN reported.

The section in question had been part of a continuing project attempting to reinforce sections of the wall, according to Agent Carlos Pitones of Customs and Border Patrol’s El Centro, Calif., sector. He told the network that the portion of the wall in Calexico had recently been set in a new concrete foundation that had not yet cured at the time it broke off.

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/480608-portion-of-newly-built-wall-on-mexico-border-collapses



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Trump’s “indestructible” border wall allegedly collapses and social media has a field day.
By Yucatan Times on July 26, 2020




The video went viral on Twitter. It shows a section of the border wall falling to the ground. It immediately became widespread ridicule as social media users compared the wall-collapse to Trump’s re-election campaign.

MEXICO-US BORDER (Debate) – A viral video allegedly shows a section of the border wall between the US and Mexico collapsing under strong winds and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hanna.

The video posted to Twitter by journalist Yadith Valdez shows construction workers standing by and watching as fierce gusts knock the steel structure to the ground.

The clip became the target of widespread ridicule on social media as critics likened the section’s collapse to the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump. He has already spent more than $11billion building the wall expected to cost an estimated $21.6 billion to complete.




Some users pointed out that just a few weeks ago, Trump boasted that his wall is ‘the most powerful and comprehensive border wall structure’ in the world.
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https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/07/trumps-indestructible-border-wall-allegedly-collapses-and-social-media-has-a-field-day/

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