Its unfortunate that happened but humanity has a long history of similar things- look at what people did to the Coliseum in Rome - whats left is the shell - all the marble and much of the other stone in the building was used to build homes and fortifications after Rome fell.
Most of the Ancient Seven Wonders ended up being similarly pillaged over the years - look at the Pyramids in Egypt to see how much of the facing is left on them.
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