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Michelangelo's statue of David encased in bricks to prevent bomb damage, WWII(lemmy.world)

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Edit: Someone sent this to me, but I found a source discussing it.

https://greg.org/archive/2018/02/22/brickelangelo.html

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Hurculina Drubman@lemm.ee
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when he says he’s all bricked up

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Hurculina Drubman@lemm.ee
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he’s a brick 🎶🎵🎶🎵 howse

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PugJesus@kbin.socialM
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Noice

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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Wouldn’t a bomb hitting close enough just make the bricks likely to collapse onto the statue and cause damage? 🤔

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Liz@midwest.social
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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.

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kandoh@reddthat.com
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You know, I bet they dressed the naked statues in actual clothing, just like they painted them.

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