Architecture of Atlantis

The Architecture of Atlantis is described in such detail, that you can almost feel the ’buzz’ of a large maritime capital. We are left with the feeling that it is either the creation of a skilled writer or the report of an observant eyewitness. Once again, I am inclined to see it as an amalgam of both. Quite possibly the description is based on one of the models that have been suggested by some writers, such as Troy, Syracuse, Carthage or even Athens. In fact, elements from all these can be seen in Plato’s Atlantis.

The canals, bridges, watchtowers, warehouses and the acropolis, as described, would all have been within the experience of Plato or his associates.

H. R. Stahel a professional architect has published a book^[560] illustrating the principal features of the city described by Plato.

Mention should be made of the dimensions ascribed by Plato to some of the architectural features of Atlantis, which appear to be exaggerated even for a sophisticated Late Bronze Age city. No matter how wealthy Atlantis may have been, the level of over-engineering suggested by Plato is not credible. However, Ulf Richter has recently provided a rational explanation for the apparently extravagant structures in the city by suggesting that the much shorter Egyptian khet rather than the Greek stade was the unit of measurement originally recorded by Solon.

For the record, I should mention that the earliest prehistoric archictecture was reported in 2012^(a) after the remains of 20,000 year-old  huts were discovered in Jordan. A decade ago, it was discovered that the Zarqa Valley, also in Jordan, has been inhabited and irrigated for 13,000 years^(b), which is is close to the time of Göbekli Tepe!

>^(a) https://www.world-archaeology.com/world/asia/jordan/20000-year-old-huts-in-jordan/ <

^(b) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215155956.htm