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A Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne: Dowth: Ireland: Europe: between 3200 and 2900 BCE Tomb The cairn is about 85 metres (280 ft) in diameter and 15 metres (50 ft) high. Skara Brae: United Kingdom Europe: 3180 BCE Settlement Northern Europe's best preserved Neolithic village. [44] [45]
Central Athens (Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis, Kerameikos, Pnyx, Colonus, Areopagus, Kallimarmaro Stadium, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora of Athens, Roman Forum, Theatre of Dionysus)
Salamis, Ancient Greek ruins in Cyprus.. Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena.
Here's my ranking of the top 50. ... Bird Park and Nature Reserve and the archeological ruins of Copán. ... country. Nizwa is also a fascinating ancient city, and Salalah is known for its beaches
It became the most important city of the Inca Empire, divided into distinct areas for religious and administrative use, and surrounded by an organized system of agriculture, artisan, and industrial uses. After the Spanish conquered the empire in the 16th century, they built Baroque churches and buildings over the Inca ruins. [18] City of ...
The project cost US$80 million (equivalent to $295.83 million in 2023), about $40 million of which was collected from 50 countries. [15] The project's success led to other safeguarding campaigns, such as saving Venice and its lagoon in Italy, the ruins of Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan, and the Borobodur Temple Compounds in
Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center, in the Golan Heights, territory occupied by Israel. It is believed that the site was used as an ancient calendar. At the times of the two equinoxes, the sun's rays would pass between two rocks, at the eastern edge of the compound.
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua: Izabal Department, Guatemala: i, ii, iv (cultural) — 1981 Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site that flourished during the Late Classic. The ruins of the site contain outstanding carved stelae and sculpted calendars.