According to the official history, this temple stood for 2000 years until the 19th century, when the English colonialists decided to build a gunpowder warehouse in it. The warehouse exploded. The Turks were accused of arson. This is how the English standard for the protection of historical and cultural monuments was implemented.

According to the official history, this temple stood for 2000 years until the 19th century, when the English colonialists decided to build a gunpowder warehouse in it. The warehouse exploded. The Turks were accused of arson. This is how the English standard for the protection of historical and cultural monuments was implemented.