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Cycleguy57 t1_je5d330 wrote

Reply to comment by Abba_Fiskbullar in 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? by PickledSpace56

Thanks for that. I know that the original outer limestone casing on the pyramids were stripped away.

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Abba_Fiskbullar t1_je5gqhs wrote

The frustrating thing is that the casings on the pyramids survived for thousands of years, until the relatively recent middle ages, when the ruler of Cairo, Salahadeen's son, ordered that the pyramids be torn down. He wasn't successful, obviously, but we no longer get to experience the pyramids as they were created

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Cycleguy57 t1_je5ixrr wrote

Yet another thing I didn’t know. Thanks again

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