Architecture

The Shona Empire including great Zimbabwe and Mutapa had many great architectural wonders. One of the most famous architectural phenomena’s is the great enclosure, which is the most famous, section of three other sections of great Zimbabwe. From a higher point of view the stone walls look like a massive necklace. The dimension of these ancient buildings is 820 feet in diameter and it rises above the ground by 36 feet. From granite in the hills around the city, the Shona people cut brick, by brick and assembled the great enclosure with no glue like substance to keep it together such as cement. They did not use cement because the granite stones were cut to perfection.