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detail of typical seismic crack
Earthen Architecture Initiative

Typical seismic crack jeopardizing the structural stability of the earthen Church of Carabayllo, Peru, built in 1571 and retrofitted with earthen butresses after a 1746 earthquake. Photo: courtesy of Luis Villacorta Santamato.

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