Details of Terracotta Warrior Pits

Updated: 2014-10-20 14:11

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Details of Terracotta Warrior Pits

Terracotta Warrior Pit 1 in Xi'an, Shaanxi province [Photo by Fan Zhen/chinadaily.com.cn]

The Architect

The pit is designed according to civil engineering precepts. Ten walls divide the pit into eleven long corridors. They are paved with pottery bricks where the terracotta warriors stand.

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