Evidently the M&T joints were important, not just to the longevity of the structure but to do what M&T joints are intended to do - pull and set the pieces together during construction.
I reckon so.
And what they created in the outer circle was a load of uprights all connected with a ring beam. It enables any local strain to be redistributed and shared right round the circle. If one upright wanted to fall down, the others wouldn't let it.
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