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The really remarkable part about the Parthenon is that it likely would have been almost completely intact, if it hadn't been used as a powder magazine and blown
by bpodgursky 10y ago
The really remarkable part about the Parthenon is that it likely would have been almost completely intact, if it hadn't been used as a powder magazine and blown up in the 1800s. It wasn't gradually ruined, it just blew up relatively recently (historically speaking).
- my_first_acct 10y agoAll correct, except for the date, which was 1687 [1]. It happened during a war between the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks (the Turks stored gunpowder in the building; the Venetians fired a mortar at it). The Venetians compounded the damage by their incompetent attempt to loot some sculptures from the west pediment; these fell to the ground and smashed to pieces. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon#Destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon#Destruction
- agumonkey 10y agoWorth a spielberg movie