diff -Nur -Xpatches/no.freeciv freeciv/server/citytools.c my_freeciv/server/citytools.c
--- freeciv/server/citytools.c	Mon Jan 15 01:47:03 2001
+++ my_freeciv/server/citytools.c	Fri Jan 26 17:20:50 2001
@@ -1033,14 +1033,16 @@
 
 /**************************************************************************
   called when a player conquers a city, remove buildings (not wonders and 
-  always palace) with game.razechance% chance, barbarians destroy more
-  set the city's shield stock to 0
-  FIXME: this should be in citytools
+  always palace, temple and cethedral) with game.razechance% chance. 
+  land barbarians destroy more.
+  also set the city's shield stock to 0.
 **************************************************************************/
 static void raze_city(struct city *pcity)
 {
   int i, razechance = game.razechance;
   pcity->improvements[B_PALACE]=0;
+  pcity->improvements[B_TEMPLE]=0;
+  pcity->improvements[B_CATHEDRAL]=0;
 
   /* land barbarians are more likely to destroy city improvements */
   if( is_land_barbarian(&game.players[pcity->owner]) )
diff -Nur -Xpatches/no.freeciv freeciv/server/stdinhand.c my_freeciv/server/stdinhand.c
--- freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Wed Jan 24 22:00:32 2001
+++ my_freeciv/server/stdinhand.c	Fri Jan 26 17:31:18 2001
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@
     GAME_MIN_RAZECHANCE, GAME_MAX_RAZECHANCE, GAME_DEFAULT_RAZECHANCE,
     N_("Chance for conquered building destruction"),
     N_("When a player conquers a city, each City Improvement has this "
-       "percentage chance to be destroyed.") },
+       "percentage chance to be destroyed.  Exceptions: Wonders are never "
+       "destroyed unless the city itself is completely destroyed; "
+       "Palace, Temple and Cathedral are always destroyed.") },
 
   { "civstyle", &game.civstyle, NULL, NULL,
     SSET_RULES, SSET_TO_CLIENT,