Ancient Ruins

The Greek Pyramids

The so-called Greek Pyramids, also called the Pyramids of Argolis, are several frusta or truncated pyramidal shaped structures and “blockhouses”, located on the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula in present-day Greece.

The Etruscan Pyramid

The so-called Etruscan Pyramid is a megalithic rock-cut monument, located in the Tacchiolo valley near the city of Viterbo, Italy.

The Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica

On the small island of Isla del Caño and the Diquís Delta in Costa Rica are over 300 stone Petrospheres often referred to as the Diquís Spheres, that have been attributed to the now extinct Diquís culture.

Siq al-Barid – ‘Little Petra’

Siq al-Barid, also called ‘Little Petra’ is a Nabataean site in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan that features rock cut tombs, stone-built architecture, and a complex system of hydrological engineering.

The Hierapolis Ploutonion – The Gateway to Hell

The Hierapolis Ploutonion is a sacred sanctuary in the ancient Greco-Roman-Byzantine city of Hierapolis, located in classical Phrygia in the present-day province of Denizli, Turkey.

Viroconium – Wroxeter Roman City

Viroconium, now named Wroxeter Roman City is an archaeological site located in the village of Wroxeter in Shropshire, England.

Persepolis – Ceremonial Capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Persepolis is an archaeological site and the ceremonial capital city of the Achaemenid Empire, also called the First Persian Empire that covered an area of 2.1 million square miles from the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east.

Mari – The Ancient City State

Mari is an archaeological site, located near Abu Kamal on the western bank of the Euphrates in Syria.

Aquae Sulis – Roman Bath

Aquae Sulis, meaning "the waters of Sulis" was a Roman town in the province of Britannia, located in the modern-day city of Bath in England.

The Kingdom of Qatna

Qatna, also called Katna is an archaeological site located near the village of al-Mishrifeh in the Homs Governorate of Syria.

Hattusa – The Hittite Capital

The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people, who established an empire covering Anatolia, northern Levant, and Upper Mesopotamia.

Koi Krylgan Kala – The Ancient Temple Complex

Koi Krylgan Kala, also called Qoy Qırılg'an qala locally is an archaeological site in the Ellikqal'a District of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, within Uzbekistan.

Vilcabamba – The Last Inca City

Vilcabamba, also called Willkapampa and Espíritu Pampa is an archaeological site and former capital of the Neo-Inca State, located in the Cuzco Region of Peru.

Calleva Atrebatum – Roman Silchester

Calleva Atrebatum, also known as Silchester Roman City was a large Roman settlement located near the modern-day village of Silchester in Hampshire, England.

Old Sarum – The Abandoned Medieval City

Old Sarum is a large multi-period archaeological site located on a westward-facing chalk spur overlooking the River Avon, north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England.

Kuélap – The Walled City in the Clouds

Kuélap is a large pre-Columbian walled city, fortress (debated) or temple complex built by the Chachapoyas, also called the "Warriors of the Clouds", a culture of the Andes living in the cloud forests of the southern part of the Department of Amazonas of present-day Peru.

The Maunsell Sea Forts

Located off the English coast in the Thames and Mersey estuaries, the Maunsell Forts are Second World War defensive platforms that were built to defend the UK against enemy aircraft.

King Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace

Nonsuch Palace was one of Henry VIII’s largest building projects during his reign, built as a celebration of Henry’s power and grandeur, it was meant to rival that of the French King Francis I’s Château de Chambord.

Silbury Hill – Britain’s Giant Prehistoric Mound

Silbury Hill is an ancient prehistoric man-made conical mound rising above the dramatic landscape of the nearby Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire, England.

Choquequirao – Cradle of Gold

Choquequirao, meaning "Cradle of Gold" in Quechua is an archaeological site in the Vilcabamba mountain range, overlooking the Apurimac River in Southern Peru.

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