Flying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 个月前Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWIIlemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1348arrow-down1imageMichelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWIIlemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 个月前message-square23fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Someone sent this to me, but I found a source discussing it. https://greg.org/archive/2018/02/22/brickelangelo.html
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 个月前If the bomb hit close enough to directly damage the bricks, it was gonna damage the statue anyway. This is for when a bomb hit close enough to and debris flying towards the statue, so that the bricks take the damage instead.
If the bomb hit close enough to directly damage the bricks, it was gonna damage the statue anyway. This is for when a bomb hit close enough to and debris flying towards the statue, so that the bricks take the damage instead.