Destroyed during invasion
WHS (or significant parts thereof) that were destroyed or severely damaged during invasion
World Heritage Sites connected to 'Destroyed during invasion':
Ancient Merv Destroyed by the Mongols in 1221Angkor Thai Invasion in 1431 Anuradhapura Chola invasion in 1017 Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Destroyed by the Medes in 614 BCAyutthaya By Burmese Army in 1767Berat and Gjirokastra Berat: sacked and burned by the RomansBerlin Modernism Housing Estates Russian attack on Berlin in 1945 Biblical Tells Megiddo, HatzorChangdeokgung Palace Complex Korea's Changdeokgung and Jongmyo Shrine by Japanese Invasion in 1592Chongmyo Shrine By Japanese Invasion in 1592Colonia del Sacramento By Spain in 1704/5Costiera Amalfitana Scala was destroyed by the Pisans in the 12th Century.Curonian Spit Kaup was destroyed by the CrusadesEl Fuerte de Samaipata Wiki: "Guarani warriors conquered the plains and valleys of Santa Cruz and destroyed Samaipata."Ferrara Comacchio was destroyed by the Venetians in 854Grand Place, Brussels "On August 13, 1695, a 70,000-strong French army under Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy began a bombardment of Brussels in an effort to draw the League of Augsburg's forces away from their siege on French-held Namur in what is now southern Belgium. The French launched a massive bombardment of the mostly defenseless city centre with cannons and mortars, setting it on fire and flattening the majority of the Grand Place and the surrounding city. Only the stone shell of the town hall and a few fragments of other buildings remained standing. That the town hall survived at all is ironic, as it was the principal target of the artillery fire." Hatra Destroyed by the Sassanids in 241Hué By American bombing during the Battle of Hue in 1968Ibiza By Vandals, 5th centuryKernavë Archeological Site Destroyed by the Teutonic Order in the late 14th centuryKhami Ruins 1683Kunya-Urgench Genghis Khan 1221Luang Prabang Black Haw Invasion in 1887 destroyed most of temples and palacesMinaret of Jam The city of Firuzkuh where it was located was apparently destroyed by the MongolsMuseumsinsel (Museum Island) Russian attack on Berlin in 1945 My Son Sanctuary By American Bombing During Vietnam War in 1969Old City of Jerusalem By the Roman Army (70 A.D.)Persepolis Alexander the Great 330BCPolonnaruva Kalinga invasion in 1214Rila Monastery Destroyed by the Ottomans in the middle of the 15th CenturyRoyal Palaces of Abomey Abomey - destroyed during the French invasion in 1892Røros Røros was burned to the ground in 1678 and 1679 by the Swedish Army during the Scanian War.Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca In late 1531 or early 1532, Atahualpa and his generals forced the city Tumebamba to surrender and had it destroyed. Tumebamba is the Inca city that was on the present site of Cuenca, EcuadorShakhrisyabz Destroyed by the Emir of Bukhara in the 16th centurySite of Carthage Third Punic War in 146 BC Speyer Cathedral Speyer Cathedral during the Nine Years' War (Palatinate War of Succession 1688–97) by French troopsSummer Palace Lord Elgin 1860Troy Trojan War
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