eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time?
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Many ancient “pagan” structures were treated by subsequent (Christian) generations as quarries. The Giza pyramids were finished of in gleaming white limestone it was entirely stripped off.
The Temple of Artemis at the ancient city of Ephesus, had much of it’s marble cladding removed and used in Churches.
Many ancient “pagan” structures were treated by subsequent (Christian) generations as quarries. The Giza pyramids were finished of in gleaming white limestone it was entirely stripped off.
The Temple of Artemis at the ancient city of Ephesus, had much of it’s marble cladding removed and used in Churches.
Many ancient “pagan” structures were treated by subsequent (Christian) generations as quarries. The Giza pyramids were finished of in gleaming white limestone it was entirely stripped off.
The Temple of Artemis at the ancient city of Ephesus, had much of it’s marble cladding removed and used in Churches.
For the same reason the US infrastructure is falling apart: the funds to maintain the constructions are no longer made available.
For the same reason the US infrastructure is falling apart: the funds to maintain the constructions are no longer made available.
Many of these places are zones of historical conflict and that is a cause. Rome defeats Carthage and tears the place down, that in ancient times. Several sieges in documented historical times cause much damage to the Parthenon, and other sites.
For the same reason the US infrastructure is falling apart: the funds to maintain the constructions are no longer made available.
In the town of Xanten, Germany, there’s an “archaeological park” (Archäologischer Park Xanten) at an old Roman fort. Most of what’s left are stone columns and foundations that had minimal restoration to keep them from falling apart further, but they rebuilt much of the town as a great educational attraction.
It’s also my understanding that many of the great stone edifices were, upon the fall of their empires, pillaged for building materials and road paving. The Goths didn’t really have historic preservation on their list of priorities.
Many of these places are zones of historical conflict and that is a cause. Rome defeats Carthage and tears the place down, that in ancient times. Several sieges in documented historical times cause much damage to the Parthenon, and other sites.
Many of these places are zones of historical conflict and that is a cause. Rome defeats Carthage and tears the place down, that in ancient times. Several sieges in documented historical times cause much damage to the Parthenon, and other sites.
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