It's been more than two years since a vandal damaged the riverside pagoda in the Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens in downtown Des Moines, but no work has been done to repair it.Former KCCI anchors Kevin and Mollie Coney came across the vandal in February 2017 while they were riding their bikes past the landmark near the Pedestrian Bridge. At first, they thought he was a worker doing repairs, but then he began to smash sculptures and other items around the gardens.Ernie Harmsen and his family drove from Racine, Wisconsin, to explore Des Moines, and the Asian gardens were on their list of things to see."An Asian garden in the Midwest, you don't expect to see," Harmsen said. "It's cool to see."They also didn't expect to see, amid all the ornate detail, smashed stone columns and marble railings."As soon as I was walking past, I could see where it was busted since the others are intact," Harmsen said.The structures have sat battered for years. The Iowa Asian Alliance said a number of private and public donors built the pagoda in 2008, so there is not one sole owner to oversee the property.Fixing it would be costly since it was constructed in China. A group has formed to try to raise over $1 million for a restoration and enhancement project to also improve the water feature and focus on overall sustainability.RELATED COVERAGE: Police shock man vandalizing downtown gardens with hammerCommunity leaders assess damage at Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens"It's very symbolic and uniting and really nice. I don't know why someone would do that. Very disappointing," said Puja Pant, of West Des Moines. "It reminds us of how Des Moines is all about diversity and culture."If you would like to help, you can donate on the Iowa Asian Alliance's website.