The town of Ypres was totally flattened in World War 1. Afterward the entire thing was painstakingly rebuilt exactly had it had been, including the famous Cloth Hall. To this day it is a shining example of our ability to revive the past and preserve architectural heritage

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1. AudiB9S4 says

   Sometimes that’s the appropriate response, and sometimes it’s not. I need to read more about the context of Ypres…looks interesting.

2. BigBadBinky says

   Is also a monument to how we blow shit up?

3. Russian_Bot_737 says

   If only this much care was taken into account in the prservation of historic architecture in the United States

4. J__P says

   oh, god, i bet they were pretty nervous when WW2 broke out. i wonder how much a project like this would cost today.