The citadel was largely intact until 1687. In September of that year it was being used as a Greek Ottoman munitions storehouse. A mortar round launched by Venetian forces struck a gunpowder magazine inside which destroyed the roof, central walls, and many columns, turning the ancient temple into a ruin.
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It’s crazy, I was there about a year ago and it basically looked exactly like this but slightly more cleaned up. 1870’s were so long ago yet this thing was ancient even for people at that time.
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Long before the grayscale immortalized the view, these stones knew a time of color, beauty and fierce drive of ideas
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The citadel was largely intact until 1687. In September of that year it was being used as a Greek Ottoman munitions storehouse. A mortar round launched by Venetian forces struck a gunpowder magazine inside which destroyed the roof, central walls, and many columns, turning the ancient temple into a ruin.
It’s crazy, I was there about a year ago and it basically looked exactly like this but slightly more cleaned up. 1870’s were so long ago yet this thing was ancient even for people at that time.
Long before the grayscale immortalized the view, these stones knew a time of color, beauty and fierce drive of ideas
I didn’t realize it had been around that long.