Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul, Iraq
Famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback," the al-Nuri Mosque was destroyed by Daesh during the 2017 Battle of Mosul.
Buddhas of Bamyan, Kabul, Afghanistan
Built in the sixth century in the Bamyan Valley in Hazarajat, central Afghanistan, 230 kilometers (140 miles) northwest of Kabul, two monumental statues of Gautama Buddha were destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban.
