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Apologies in advance, I'm not sure if this is an appropriate venue for such a question.

Many ancient building have been sourced for other building projects. The Colosseum was sourced for building the steps to St Peter's Basilica in Rome and other projects as an example.

I know some of the more precious materials were looted from the Great Pyramid of Giza, like the white limestone that once sheathed it, but why not the rest of the structure? Some of the pyramids have stood in their general state for thousands of years. There are few other ancient structures that can boast that, just look at the Roman Forum or the Circus Maximus.
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