Ancient Troy
The ruins of Troy (also called Ilios or Ilion and Ilium) in present-day Hisarlik in Canakkale, Turkey - comprises of a multi-period site now partially buried in an artificial tell illustrating the gradual development of the city in north-western Asia Minor.
Pasargadae – The First Dynastic Capital of the Achaemenid Empire
Pasargadae is an ancient city and capital of the Achaemenid Empire, located in the present-day province of Fars in southwestern Iran.
Apamea – The City of Columns
Apamea, also called Apamea Cibotus and Apamea Ad Maeandrum is an ancient Greek and Roman city, overlooking the Ghab valley in the Hama Governorate of Syria.
Patara – Birthplace of Saint Nicolas (Santa Claus)
Patara, later known as Arsinoe is an ancient maritime city on the south-west coast of Lycia in the Antalya Province of Turkey.
Jiaohe – The Castle City
Jiaohe, also called Yarkhoto and Yarghul is an ancient ruined city and fortress, located on a land plateau shaped like a willow leaf in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Ancient Pergamon
Pergamon, also called Pergamum and Pergamos is an ancient Greek city on the Caicus plain in the region of Mysia, northwest Turkey.
The Ancient City of Ur
Ur is an ancient city-state of Mesopotamia located in the Dhi Qar Governorate of southern Iraq.
Saint Jean – The Subterranean Monolithic Church
The church was carved into a limestone cliff along the Dronne valley, overlooking Aubeterre-sur-Dronne sometime during the 8th century AD, with further expansion by Benedictine monks during the 12th century.
Rani ki vav – The Inverted Stepwell Temple
Rani ki vav is an ancient stepwell temple located on the banks of the Saraswati River, in the Gujarat state of India.
The Prehistoric Altar of Monte D’Accoddi
Studies of the monument have described Monte d'Accoddi as a prehistoric altar, a viewing platform, a step pyramid, or even an ancient architectural ziggurat.
Vettuvan Koil – The Temple of the Slayer
Vettuvan Koil is a rock-cut temple, located in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town on the ancient trade routes from Kovilpatti to courtallam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Akrotiri – The Ancient Town Buried by a Volcano
Akrotiri is an archaeological site and a Cycladic Bronze Age town, located on the Greek island of Santorini (Thera) near the present-day village of Akrotiri (for which the prehistoric site is named).
Château Gaillard – Richard the Lionheart’s Castle
Construction of the castle began in 1196 by King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart - who ruled as King of England and held the Dukedom of Normandy, as well as several other territories.
Artaxata – “The Armenian Carthage”
Artaxata, meaning "joy of Arta" was an ancient city and capital of the Kingdom of Armenia in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
The Great Wall of Gorgan
The Great Wall of Gorgan, also called the "The Red Snake" or “Alexander's Barrier” is the second-longest defensive wall (after the Great Wall of China), which ran for 121 miles from a narrowing between the Caspian Sea north of Gonbade Kavous (ancient Gorgan, or Jorjan in Arabic) and the Pishkamar mountains of north-eastern Iran.
