One of the greatest works of Roman architecture and probably the world's most renowned ruin is the Roman Colosseum or Coliseum - is an elliptical amphitheater in downtown Rome (Italy), the largest ever built in the Roman Empire.    50,000 seats Colosseum was built for gladiatorial fights and public spectacles. Other public events: the greatest fighting game in the world, hunt animals, executions, famous battles. It is said that the Coliseum over 500,000 people ...

The Syrian desert Palmyra is hidden, often described as "bride of the desert." "Oasis", as it is sometimes called, is located near a hot spring called Afga, which makes this place an ideal stop those traveling between Iraq and Al-Sham.    Palmyra, strategic location and prosperity, has attracted the interest of the Romans, who took over the city. Destiny largest kingdom, Palmyra, was better than that of their queen, Zenobia, she was beaten a...

  Temple of Athena in Greece, was built in dry Partheon. 5th BC Acropolis hill. This is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to have helped the development of Greece. Its decorative sculptures are considered one of the high points of Greek architecture. Partheon is regarded as a lasting symbol of ancient Greece and Athenian democracy and one of the greatest cultural monuments. Ministry of Culture of Greece currently performing a program of ...

The most famous of all the ruins, seems to be suspended between two mountains and is often lost in the fog. It can be seen below the Urubamba Valley and is an enchanting place, especially since the Incas had not heard of the "wheel" when they built it. Machu Picchu was built in the mid-fifteenth century, but since its existence was not recorded by the Spanish conquerors, who occupied the place in 1530, nobody knows really what was the purpose of its construction. Many of the ruins i...

At about 90 km south of Bagdhad is Babylon ruins, the original name "Bab-ili" can be translated as "Gate of gods". Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity, for refinement, beauty and splendor. In the classical, Babylon talked about the city walls with wonder and admiration, while in "Hanging Garden" has been one of the seven wonders of the world....

   Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers in pre-Columbian, Mayan civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of Peten, Guatemala in the north basin. This amazing site is part of the Tikal National Park and in 1979 was declared World Heritage by UNESCO.      Tikal was one of the most important cultural centers and the population of Maya civilization. Though monumental architecture dates from IV century...

Palenque ruins are among the most important Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico and Central America. Located on a terrace overlooking the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico, Palenque is lost in the dense rainforest at the foot Tumble in Chiapas, Mexico.   Although analysis shows that the ceramic stones was occupied in the year 100 BC most of the buildings that we see today were built between VI-X century. Highest prince of the city-state was tricked, who took powe...

Ayutthaya, whose name means "invincible" in Sanskrit, is not as popular as Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Phuket, but is one of the most visited tourist spots in Thailand.   In his youth, Ayutthaya was an international metropolis at that time competing with famous European capitals. It was a prosperous kingdom neighbor Burma (Myamar Today's) coveted by them, so the Burmese army attacked and burned the town. Today, only remnants of the empire remained as part of wh...

    A large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, Chichen Itza is located in the north-center of the Yucatan peninsula, in Yucatan State, Mexico.    At the end of the nineteenth century archaeologist Edward Herbert Thompson discovered in northern Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, a ruined town covered with vegetation. Chichen Itza is the name of pre-Columbian settlement, meaning "wells in Itza 'Maya language. The ruins found...