80 years ago in Łódź

[cardboard_killer]

" The Germans burn the Great Synagogue of Łódź, which had been built in 1881. The site is now a parking lot."

 

Interestingly, the typical actions of an invader in such a situation is either to build a new religious building (e.g. a Church) on top of the site, or convert the building to the new religion (e.g. the Hagia Sophia). I guess in modern times, a parking lot might be said to cover the first option.