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? Submitted by PickledSpace56 t3_125fhes on March 29, 2023 at 6:39 AM in explainlikeimfive 172 comments 518
tenormore t1_je5m2lc wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:08 PM Another example is the Sphinx, which had it's nose until Napoleon's troops used it for target practice. Permalink 1
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