a Roman fresco which survived Pompeii is believed to be among the items destroyed in the fire.
Tragic
a Roman fresco which survived Pompeii is believed to be among the items destroyed in the fire.
Tragic
Anytime something like that happens, I can't help feel a pang in my chest. I felt the same thing watching ISIS destroy priceless relics. It a great loss for humanity to spend centuries preserving these things, only to have them senselessly destroyed.
Anytime something like that happens, I can't help feel a pang in my chest. I felt the same thing watching ISIS destroy priceless relics. It a great loss for humanity to spend centuries preserving these things, only to have them senselessly destroyed.
Let us hope this was not a malicious intent for insurance purposes.
Let us hope this was not a malicious intent for insurance purposes.
Even it was just some freak lighting, had they simply invested in some preventative measures, the loss would not be so great. It really says something about the current state of Brazil that they can't be bothered to protect their own cultural heritage. What they did was negligent.
Even it was just some freak lighting, had they simply invested in some preventative measures, the loss would not be so great. It really says something about the current state of Brazil that they can't be bothered to protect their own cultural heritage. What they did was negligent.
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