This article reminds me how many time Europe has had to rebuild or reconstruct in the recent 500+ years.  Rebuilding forces societies to start from scratch and think of new methods&#x2F;alternatives.<p>Does anyone know if South Asian cities have had similar forced rebuilding efforts?  I don&#x27;t think they have.  Natural disasters have not level-ed a city. War&#x2F;Invasions have lead to attackers being assimilated.