Why do so many ancient cities, especially the big ones, have dissapeared geographically after being abandoned? If nobody destroys them, shouldn’t the structures and general architecture remain intact?
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All things need maintenance to some degree or another. Whether it is man made or natural. A birds nest will decay after a season without use. A beehive will eventually break down after the colony dies off. The same thing happens to human structures.
If you were to look up abandon cities you’ll see them already falling apart after a few decades. Because no one is keeping up with the repairs the roof starts to leak, the glass breaks and isn’t replaced, the walls which get exposed to the elements start to wear out faster and no one repairs those either. The foundation isn’t being patched so plants take root and grow.
And all of this is with modern technology if you’re wondering about older cities they were even more primitive. So any crumbling buildings would wear out faster. Unless it’s a really solid structure like a pyramid chances are it’s not going to last without someone keeping up on the maintenance.
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