After a series of fires erased all but 100 houses, churches and schools, the town was virtually abandoned before it was given national landmark status in 1961.

Though the palace was declared a national landmark in 1968, it remained in disrepair for many years.

This report led to the neighborhood becoming a historic district and the project was noted as a national landmark and example for preservation as a means of community renewal.

The town's cement was used in the construction of numerous national landmarks.

Of these 42,000 are rated as national landmarks, while the rest are of regional or local significance.