Begemotka wrote...
@WardenWade : those are fascinating ideas! And as sjpelkessjpeler wrote, Kal Sharok could have indeed taken another direction,so perhaps the Orzammar design is not ubiquitous?The Primeval Thaig,being older than the Memories,also looked different...makes you wonder who built it in the first place 
I loved the "chimneys" as above ground entrances idea you posted-and I could also imagine dwarves carving lookout posts into the stone itself.But even if Kal Sharok once had those entrances,they were most likely destroyed by the dwarves themselves when those pesky darkspawn showed up.
As for architecture in Hungary - well,it is a mish-mash of everything,like everywhere else in Europe.
A lot of folks left their mark on the culture- the most notable being the Celts (most noticable in our folk music and the art of some regions) ,The Romans,The Ottoman Empire,the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Soviet regime.
Most guests have left something worthwhile behind,with the Soviet regime being the notable exception.Their architecture is...lacking,to say the least.Wish they had left us some russian onion domes instead 
It is surely fun to be stuck between the east and west... 
EDIT : I only mentioned this stuff because of the cultural / architectural influences,did not mean to delve into politics here. 
I just laughed out loud,having imagined Schmooples playing with the dog and the brave Ser Pounce-a-Lot.
The dog jumping around barking playfully,with Schmooples making those funny little sounds,while Ser Pounce-a-Lot is curled up in the corner,looking on with a mused expression on his face.
@sjpelkessjpeler : Woooow! Waouh must be beside himself with joy! Those are brilliant....makes me really bent on having that masquerade ball in Orlais. It would be even more fascinating if the fan language of the 18th century was implemented in the game somehow (no,I do not mean BW fan language lol - but those things the folks were waving about in times of old). 
Thank you for your thoughts, Begemotka! And for your patience with my reply...I've been giving Dragon's Dogma a try and been offline a lot in general lately, and meant to reply sooner
Yes, the Primeval Thaig is intriguing. The rock wraiths alone bring up a whole host of philosophical and even religious questions about the dwarves, whether they have souls and even the nature of the Stone. And as for who built it and why it looks so unique...and pristine, as far as the taint...is real food for thought... How could it be older than the Memories? Not to mention, why don't most dwarves know of it?
Yes, the fairy chimneys were something I had never heard of before! They have a whimsical look to them that I like. Who can say how differently Kal Sharok would have been built? Now that you mention it, it makes sense for Kal Sharok to have more openings to the surface if the connections underground between the thaigs were cut off. But as you mention it's all too likely that vital access to the surface like that was destroyed by darkspawn...or perhaps even Orlesian Gray Wardens looking to keep as many of the former from the surface as possible?
It must be interesting to have the clear marks of so many cultures in your country...and for my part, no worries on other comments in that regard, by the way!
It's fascinating to hear what Hungary looks like. I didn't realize so many people had impressed Hungary culturally...it must be a beautiful country. I can imagine, however, that some of the architecture would be more spare and ascetic. What is an onion dome, by the way? Is it related, perhaps, to the architectural style of Russian Orthodox churches? I know some churches and cathedrals tend to have spherical domes instead of squarish roofs.
That's how I always imagine Schmooples ending up, when Leliana can't care for him
He's no stranger to danger, and the life of an honorary Gray Warden wouldn't be too bad for a battle nug
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sjpelkessjpeler said it - that must have been....unpleasant. 
