I remember reading somewhere that Alexander the Great was so impressed by the (by then already ruinous) Tower of Babel, that he ordered it to be demolished and

I remember reading somewhere that Alexander the Great was so impressed by the (by then already ruinous) Tower of Babel, that he ordered it to be demolished and re-built. He died before the construction was completed, though. Edit: here is a source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etemenanki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etemenanki