Yeah it's just easier. Plenty of Roman buildings were destroyed the same way, even just for shit like fill in castle walls. Way cheaper than quarrying new material.
The Colosseum was stripped bare to build some fancy villas and churches, kind of a shame, but at least they used it to create other beautifull buildings.
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u/SchizoidRainbow 26d ago
After an earthquake in Cairo, they "peeled" the pyramids of all that easy to get white limestone and used it to rebuild.