stackyFACTSSolid walls are incredibly boring, so craftsmen spent months delicately chipping away at solid stone to create intricate, geometric mesh windows. These architectural lace panels effectively blocked glare while letting breezes through, acting as highly labor-intensive Venetian blinds.
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