1. Originally, the actual stones were closed to visitors because of fears that the monument was being damaged by erosion. 2. The vibrations and exhaust from the buses damage the monuments. 3. During the occupation, protesters damaged monuments inside the park. 4. In recent years, war monuments have been damaged, Jewish graves defaced and immigrants assaulted. 5. It also damaged cultural monuments, including the Versailles royal palace and Notre Dame cathedral. 6. Nobody was injured but the monument was badly damaged, a report by national police headquarters in Manila said. 7. Russia demanded Tuesday that Latvia arrest and prosecute those responsible for a bomb that damaged a monument honoring victims of World War II, including Soviet soldiers buried nearby. 8. Trucks and buses rumbling through the city cause vibrations that damage the monuments. 9. But archaeologists have politely turned down the request, worried that large congregations could damage the monuments. 10. The Taj has recently been the focus of leading Indian environmentalists who say several polluting leather units and other factories are damaging the monument and staining its marble. |