Turkmenistan
Ancient Merv — Silk Road Metropolis of the Karakum Desert
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Ancient Merv Silk Road Metropolis of the Karakum Desert • Turkmenistan • UNESCO World Heritage…
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Japan
Ancient Monuments of Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺; the Temple of the Golden Pavilion; officially Rokuon-ji; Zen Buddhist temple; founded as a villa for…
Greece
Ancient Olympia
The Altis (the sacred grove of the sanctuary of Olympia; the approximately 200m × 200m rectangular enclosure at…
Egypt
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis — Luxor and Karnak
The Great Hypostyle Hall (العمودية الكبرى; the Hypostyle Hall of Karnak; the greatest single interior space of ancient…
Cambodia
Angkor
Angkor Wat (អង្គរវត្ត; “City Temple” in Khmer; the largest religious monument in the world by land area (approximately…
Cambodia
Angkor Thom
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Angkor Thom & the Bayon Siem Reap, Cambodia — 9 km² walled city of 216…
Turkey
Ani
The ruins of the Cathedral of Ani (989–1010 AD; designed by the architect Trdat; the masterpiece of medieval…
Lebanon
Anjar
The ruins of the Great Palace arcade and colonnaded street, Anjar (Haoush Mousa), Bekaa Valley, Lebanon — the…
Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
The Arch of Santa Catalina (built 1694; the most iconic colonial structure in Antigua) framing the active Volcán…
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