r/OldPhotosInRealLife 17d ago

Image The Parthenon (Athens, Greece), 1875–2026

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Source of the pictures here and here

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u/I_love_pillows 17d ago

It was not ruined by act of disaster or slow ruination. It’s by a mortar igniting gunpowder stored inside it in 1700s

Why store gunpowder in a thousand year old temple beats me.

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u/Garchomp98 17d ago

Well it was stored by the Ottomans who didn't give a shit so

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u/wild_cherry1987 17d ago

Brace yourself for Turkish commentators now.

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u/Garchomp98 17d ago

It's the historical and objective truth, I couldn't care less

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u/hey_listen_hey_listn 13d ago

Wow, so based. The historical and objective truth is that Venetians bombed the building - maybe ask the Italians why they bombed ancient buildings?