1. Machu Picchu (Peru): the lost city of Incas
Machu Picchu (Old Mountain) is a location of pre-Columbian Inca ruins located in the mountains at an altitude of about 2350 m. Machu Picchu is above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km northwest of Cusco.
This site was forgotten by the international community, but not by the local community. This site re-discovered by archaeologists from Hiram Bingham III, Yale University who discovered it in 1911.
2. Angkor Wat (Cambodia): The World's Largest religious temple
Angkor is a series of locations in the capital of the Khmer Empire long period from the 9th century until the 15th century AD. Located in the woods and fields of land north of the Great Lake Tonle Sap, near Siem Reap, Cambodia today, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples at Angkor Wat, is now largely been restored, is part of the sample Khmer architecture.
3. Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt is an ancient civilization in northeastern Africa. Civilization is concentrated along the middle to downstream reaches of the Nile which glory in around the 2nd century BC, during the so-called New Kingdom periods. The terrain covers the northern Nile Delta region, up to Jebel Barkal at the Fourth Nile Cataract. At some particular time, Egyptian civilization extended to the southern Levant, the Eastern Desert, Red Sea coast, the Sinai Peninsula and the Western Desert (focused on the several oases).
Ancient Egyptian civilization flourished during approximately three and a half centuries. Starting with the initial unification of existing groups in the Nile Valley around 3150 BC, this civilization is traditionally considered to end in about 31 BC, during the early Roman Empire conquered and absorbed the territory of Egypt Ptolemi as part of the Roman province. Although this is not the first foreign occupation of Egypt, the period of Roman rule caused a political and religious changes gradually in the Nile Valley, which effectively marked the end of the development of an independent Egyptian civilization.
4. Petra (Jordan): structure Carved stones into rocks
Petra is a city founded by carving the stone walls in Jordan. Petra comes from the Greek word meaning 'rock'. Petra is the symbol and protection techniques.
This word refers to the city building made of stones in the Wadi Araba, a rocky valley in Jordan. The town was founded by digging and carving the rocks as high as 40 meters.
Petra was the capital of Nabatean kingdom. Founded in 9 BC-40 AD by King Aretas IV as a city that is difficult to penetrate the enemy and secure from natural disasters such as sandstorms
5. Palmyra (Syria): the bride of the desert
Palmyra was once an important city in Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus. Formerly known by name of Tadmor (Arabic). The city was first located near the hot springs, Afga, and is an ideal haven for the group of travelers from Iraq - Al-Sham (present Syria, Lebanon, Holy Land, Jordan). Distinguished strategic location made Palmyra became famous and prosperous kingdom in its time the 2 nd century BC.
6. Pompeii (Italy): Buried by volcanoPompeii
is a city of ancient Rome that has been in ruins near the city of Naples and now in the region of Campania, Italy. Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD Vesuvius eruption of dust piled the town of Pompeii with everything in it as deep as several feet causing this city lost over 1,600 years before it was rediscovered by accident. Since then digging again this city provides an exceptional view of detailed information on the life of a city in the heyday of the Roman Empire. Today, the city of Pompeii is one of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
7. Palenque (Mexico): one of Mayan's most EXQUISITE cities
Palenque is a Mayan city of historic relics which are located in the foothills of Tumbala, Chiapas, Mexico. This historic city is not too big but inside it has a building with beautiful architecture, carving wrought by the Maya.
8. Vijayanagar (India)
capital of one of the Largest Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar temple is a royal India, since 1336 and is located in the Deccan, South India. Kingdom of Vijayanagar founded by Harihara (Hakka) and his brother Bukka Raya. The kingdom was given a name according to the name of its capital, now the name was changed to Hampi in Karnataka, India. The kingdom was established beginning in 1336 and ended in 1660.
9. Ephesus (Turkey): one of the most Important cities of early Christianity
Ephesus (Efes Idioms Turkey), the town which stretches along 3 kilometers in the southern town of Selcuk, Izmir province, Turkey. This city was once an important trading center and the center of Christianity until now. The ruins of Ephesus is one of the favorite attractions in Turkey.
10. Sanchi (India): the best-preserved group of Buddhist Monuments
Sanchi is a complex monument precursory golden age in the Buddhist kingdom of Ashoka. If the same today Sanchi stupa, temple, or place of residence of the monks. Sanchi Monuments dr started the 3rd century BC to the 12th century. The most famous is Dr. Sanchi Stupa 1, which was built by the Mauryan king. This monument contains ukir2an who talked about the history of Buddhism.
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