Sort of an update on Christian iconoclasm (in the classical period) and
those "bonfires of the vanities" back in the days of the Protestant
Reformation. Not to mention Victorian figleafs... 

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informative article; highly recommended reading ~~~~

LONDON -- They have destroyed the iconic Buddhas of Bamiyan, smashed down
the fabled "end of the world" gate in the ancient city of Timbuktu and even
called for the destruction of Egypt's ancient pyramids and the Sphinx.