Here is how the place looks like in the past. There is a lot of chaos and war happening during that time. The buildings were damaged and only the one in the center managed to survive. Which we are seeing right now at the present.
It was a desert like before, but now the sand was flooded and turned into a lake.
The building is so old now. They are doing their best to preserve it because it became part of the History.
Photos from Pixabay, and LIL captured/ made by 
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/italien-verona-dekoration-2420914/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/italien-verona-dekoration-2420909/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/italien-verona-dekoration-2466430/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/zerst%c3%b6rung-apokalypse-krieg-2541544/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/ruinen-zerst%c3%b6rung-krieg-soldaten-6231616/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/dresden-frauenkirche-deutschland-2460704/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/w%c3%bcste-sand-d%c3%bcnen-sahara-gobi-1840453/