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Lewis Dartnell is a research fellow and author of The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World From Scratch. Content and discussion can be found at the-knowledge.org.
The present-day lust for ruins is nothing new. In fact, it’s nearly as old as any ruins themselves. From a flattened Louvre to Percy Bysshe Shelley, a journey to the dawn of ruin porn.
