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Ancient Places in the World throughout History

By Juancho2291
  • 2550 BCE

    Pyramids at Giza

    Pyramids at Giza
    Built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt's Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4,500 years ago.
    Pharaoh Khufu began the first Giza pyramid project, circa 2550 B.C. His Great Pyramid is the largest in Giza and towers some 481 feet (147 meters) above the plateau. Its estimated 2.3 million stone blocks each weigh an average of 2.5 to 15 tons.
    See: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/giza-pyramids/
  • 1600 BCE

    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge
    The haunting stone circle known as Stonehenge has retained its air of importance and mystery for some 5,000 years. Over the centuries, people have speculated as to its purpose, proposing everything from prehistoric solar clock to ancient healing center to the ceremonial burial ground. See more: https://www.history.com/news/subterranean-mapping-reveals-secrets-underneath-stonehenge
  • 1200 BCE

    Petra

    Petra
    Petra is a giant metropolis of tombs, monuments, and other elaborate religious structures directly carved into sandstone cliffs. Believed to have been settled as early as 9000 B.C., Petra developed into the thriving capital of the Nabataean kingdom. This little-understood Middle Eastern culture ruled much of modern-day Jordan from the third century B.C.
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2016/01-02/petra/
  • 432 BCE

    Pantheon

    Pantheon
    The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome. The structure, completed around 126-128 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, features a rotunda with a massive domed ceiling that was the largest of its kind when it was built.
    See more: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/pantheon
  • 206 BCE

    Terra Cotta Soldiers

    Terra Cotta Soldiers
    Near the unexcavated tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi—who had proclaimed himself first emperor of China in 221 B.C.—lay an extraordinary underground treasure: an entire army of life-size terra cotta soldiers and horses, interred for more than 2,000 years.
    See more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra-cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/
  • 70

    Colosseum Rome

    Colosseum Rome
    The legendary gladiatorial arena in Rome is one of the most thrilling attractions the city has to offer. In its prime time, the 50,000-seat Colosseum Rome was coated in travertine and covered by a giant canvas held aloft by 240 posts. Living in the ancient times, you would take your place in the tiered seating that encircled the arena.
    See more: https://dotravel.com/magazine/article/4/visiting-colosseum-rome-tips
  • 600

    Chichen Itza

    Chichen Itza
    Chichen Itza was a Mayan city on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Although it’s an important tourist attraction, Chichen Itza also remains an active archeological site. New discoveries are still being unearthed in the area, providing even more insight into the culture and accomplishments of the Mayan people, who ruled much of present-day Mexico and Central America prior to the arrival of European colonists.
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2016/01-02/petra/
  • 842

    Borobudur Temple

    Borobudur Temple
    The Temple of Borobudur or sometimes "Barabudur" is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located close to Muntilan on the island of Java in Indonesia. Built during the rule of the Sailendra Dynasty (c. 650-1025 CE), Borobudur remains the world's largest Buddhist temple. See more: https://www.ancient.eu/Borobudur/
  • 1200

    Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat
    Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. See more: https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/angkor-wat
  • 1450

    Machu Picchu

    Machu Picchu
    Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Peru, It is believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years, until the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham stumbled upon it in 1911, the abandoned citadel’s existence was a secret known only to peasants living in the region.
    See more: https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/machu-picchu
  • 1500

    The Great Wall Of China

    The Great Wall Of China
    It is an impressive outline of walls commissioned during the Ming Dynasty in northern China as a fortress to wade of invasion by other communities. The Ming dynasty constructed the wall measuring 5,500 miles long. The scale of the wall is so big that construction was carried out from east to west by different dynasties each building walls culminating collectively to the wall as it is today.
    https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-materials-were-used-to-build-the-great-wall-of-china.html

  • Taj Mahal

    Taj Mahal
    The Taj Mahal is an enormous mausoleum complex commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his beloved wife. Constructed over a 20-year period on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, India, the famed complex is one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal
    More information: https://www.history.com/topics/india/taj-mahal
    Image downloaded from http://ringmar.net/irhistorynew/index.php/2018/10/11/taj-mahal/