"Monetary gain is one reason people create counterfeit heritage—but political power, personal fame or the imposition of beliefs are equally compelling motivations"

"Monetary gain is one reason people create counterfeit heritage—but political power, personal fame or the imposition of beliefs are equally compelling motivations"

There’s something inherently honest about a building or monument. In a fast-paced digital world full of fake news and self-appointed experts, the tangible simplicity of stone, metal, wood and clay cannot lie. If you can see or touch it, it must be true.

I am convinced that the "true story - the winners write" the truth of those who lose, we will never know. The victors (rulers, kings) always told how valiantly they fought and defeated the enemy with the wrong faith or skin color (in their opinion). The case when the ministry of war is called the ministry of defense.

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