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10 of the World's Greatest Ruins
Ancient Oracle of Delphi, Greece. Simply unbelievable with breathtaking views of olive trees...the ancient Greeks claimed that Delphi was the navel of the earth; we sure felt it!
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July 2006 Temple of Baal-Shamin Temple of Baal-Shamin, the Lord of the Heavens in Semitic pantheon, responsible for rain and fecundity. Temple was dated ca. AD 17 and its cella dated AD 130. It was completelly restored in 1954-6 by Swiss archeologists. It had an almost baroque style with six-columned vestibule and side walls decorated with pilasters all in Corinthian order. Unfortunatelly this wonderful piece of history... Discovered by Michal Bošina at Temple of Bel-Shamin, Palmyra, Syria
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Natural wonders in the UK
Co Antrim's Giant’s Causeway is a true world wonder Made up of 40,000 black basalt columns jutting from the sea on Northern Ireland's Antrim plateau, the site, featured in many local legends, has been studied extensively by geologists. Formed through volcanic activity during the Tertiary period, 50-60 million years ago, it was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986.
This almost ethereal scene is located on the Isle of Skye, one of the largest and northernmost islands of Scotland's Inner Hebrides. This particular spot is known as the Fairy Glen, thought to be named so because of its particularly unusual landscape. ✨ 📷 @tomcochrane . #LoveGreatBritain #IsleofSkye #Scottland
Mysterious Couple Found In Ancient Russian Burial Ground
The burial ground found at the crossroads of Postovaia and Sedin Streets in Krasnodar is significant because it is a dolmen. This is defined as a single-chamber, megalithic tomb that usually consists of three or more upright stones that support a large, flat, horizontal capstone (table). Most dolmens date back to the early Neolithic period (4,000-3,000 BC).
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The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs. More
Learn the Meanings and See Photos of Common Tombstone Symbols
Vining ivy and flowers are carved in relief on this tombstone
Reconstructing Finnish Shamanism for Today
old stone labyrinths in Finland used for ritual purposes as early as 500 A.D.