more info at source

So fascinating Cakebelly, didn't Petra get bombed just a few years ago? Not destroyed, though, i don't think.

I don't recall - which is not to say it didn't happen (a cursory google didn't find anything). Pretty awe-inspiring place by the looks of it.

darn, i'm trying to look too, but i can't think of enough information. I think it was the middle east somewhere, but not sure when or where.

Nice clip, cakebelly. Before the discoveries of these ancient cities, they were the stuff of myth and legend. Seeing them as having truly existed, must give us pause as to the ephemerality of our own place in the sun.

Because lollipop10's "bombing" comment rang a bell in my head, perhaps this might be the incident we're recollecting in the archives of our minds:
Pakistan's Buddha Statues Under Attack
http://www.asiasociety.org/countries-history/conflicts/pakistans-buddha-statues-under-attack

Yeah, you could be right Steve. Thanks for finding that for me. I'm glad it wasn't Petra