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White Desert (Farafra)
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Egypt
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2001
White Desert (Farafra) submitted by CoppellaiaMatta on 23rd Apr 2024. Natural chalk formations. White Desert. Egypt.
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Wardija Nymphaeum
Trip No.3 Entry No.22 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2024
Wardija Nymphaeum submitted by KaiHofmann on 11th Feb 2024. The hill in front of the nymphaeum. The nymphaeum behind lies on private ground.
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Log Text: Well... I have visited the path nearby, I didn't manage to contact the land owners to get access and there are plenty of signs asking visitors to respect the private property... lovely spot anyway!
Valley of the Queens
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes
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Valley of the Kings
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes
Valley of the Kings submitted by Thorgrim on 29th Jan 2005. The descent to the Valley of the Kings at dawn - before the hoards of tourist coaches arrive! Tip - visit Egyptian sites at dawn, before anyone else is awake - then sleep through the oppresive midday heat!
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Tiwanaku - Akapana Pyramid
Trip No.3 Entry No.8 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Bolivia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2007
Tiwanaku - Akapana Pyramid submitted by SolarMegalith on 6th Jan 2011. Akapana Pyramid - one of the youngest constructions in Tiahuanaco, it's construction started around 8th century AD and was never finished (photo taken on May 2008).
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Tiwanaku
Trip No.3 Entry No.8 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Bolivia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2007
Tiwanaku submitted by davidmorgan on 12th Feb 2007. La Puerta del Sol or Gateway of the Sun. November 1994.
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The Malta National Museum of Archaeology
Trip No.3 Entry No.22 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Museum
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2024
The Malta National Museum of Archaeology submitted by CoppellaiaMatta on 16th Dec 2024. Described as: "Embracing couple. The Neolithic artefact, which dates back to ca.3200 B.C. was found at Tarxien Temples. It clearly represents two people hugging each other with their faces very close to each other, possibly kissing. This unique figure is, to date, the only artefact dating to the Maltese Neolithic period which shows human emotions immortalized through artistic expression."
It's in fact a tiny item but not at all lost among all the others artifacts. How moving, a millenary embra...
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The Glendalough Cross and Deer Stone
Trip No.3 Entry No.2 Date Added: 10th Dec 2024
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Wicklow)
Visited: Yes
The Glendalough Cross and Deer Stone submitted by KaiHofmann on 20th Sep 2012. Glendalough early christian monastery. At the right, in the shadow, the ancient cross.
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Terracotta Army
Trip No.3 Entry No.10 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: China
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2008
Terracotta Army submitted by CoppellaiaMatta on 26th Mar 2024. Some dye survived through the centuries, what a sight the terracotta army must have been!
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Terrace of the Elephants
Trip No.3 Entry No.14 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Carving
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2008
Terrace of the Elephants submitted by XIII on 14th Jun 2016. Site in Cambodia
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Temple of Luxor
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim on 10th Dec 2003. The obelisk and pylon of Rameses II at Luxor (ancient Thebes). Dating from about 1250 BC. The temple of Amun-Ra.
Now that really is a megalith!
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Temple Mount
Trip No.3 Entry No.17 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Israel
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2020
Temple Mount submitted by davidmorgan on 20th Dec 2010. The Temple Mount seen from the Mount of Olives.
Photo by PB.
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Ta’ Ċenċ Cart Ruts II
Trip No.3 Entry No.22 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2024
Ta’ Ċenċ Cart Ruts II submitted by CoppellaiaMatta on 26th Mar 2024. Awe inspiring landscapes and ancient carvings, what a lovely combination!
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Tambomachay
Trip No.3 Entry No.5 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes
Tambomachay submitted by davidmorgan on 23rd Apr 2010. Water is channelled down through this structure.
November 1994.
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Ta Prohm
Trip No.3 Entry No.14 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2008
Ta prohm submitted by aquanought on 8th Nov 2010. North Entrance
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Stokksnes Standing Stone
Trip No.3 Entry No.23 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Iceland
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2024
Stokksnes Standing Stone submitted by CoppellaiaMatta on 28th May 2024. Mount Vestrahorn and its Standing Stone.
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St Paul's Catacombs
Trip No.3 Entry No.22 Date Added: 25th Dec 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2024
St Paul's Catacombs submitted by Bjorn on 6th Jun 2007. Site in Mainland
Children's graves are cut into the walls.
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Sneferu's Bent Pyramid
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes
Sneferu's Bent Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. Sneferu's second attempt at building a proper pyramid. Half way through construction, he changed the angle from 54 degrees to 43 degrees. It was first believed this was to avoid having the casing collapse like at Meidum, but now it is thought the weight of the material was causing cracks in the chambers. The reduced angle reduced the amount of material piling up on top. There are entrances to the North and to the West for the two corbelled chambers.
To the South, there is a small pyramid for S...
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Shri Bhima Kali Temple at Sarahan
Trip No.3 Entry No.7 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: India
Visited: Yes
Shri Bhima Kali Temple at Sarahan submitted by motist on 27th May 2010. Bhimakali Temple
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Log Text: A visit to this temple can be part of a round trip through some of the amazing cultural and geographical variety India has to offer, with the hill station Shimla as starting and finishing point. I did it using public transport a long time ago.
From Shimla, overnight journey to Manali. From there buses leave towards Spiti Valley, where people greet you with a jole' rather than the normally more common namaste.
First stop once over the Rohtang Pass: Kaza, a green oasis at the feet of immense snow capped mountains. Around Kaza it's possible to visit the picturesque Ki Gompa and Tibetan style villages like Kibber. Driving on, a stop at Dhankar monastery is a must, it was built almost 1000 years ago on a rock cliff dominating the valley and the confluence of its two main rivers. Then on through the lunar landscape to Tabo, a village built near the caves where Buddhist monks used to retreat. At the town monastery, built in 996A.D., I admired what I consider the best (although quite damaged) Buddhist paintings I've had the chance to see.
On to Kinnaur district then! The mountain sides there are lush with vegetation, so many orchards! A stop in Kalpa to admire the view over the sacred mountain Kinnaur Kailash, and from there it's possible to continue towards Sangla, Kamru (with its own wooden tower at the main temple) and the border town Chitkul. Saharan is the last stop before journeying back to Shimla. There the hills are covered in woodland, the low clouds can't hide the vibrant colour of the Hindu temples nor the spires of the Christian churches. Shimla can easily be reached from Delhi by car, plane or taking the tourist train that runs up hill on a narrow gauge track.
Sakkara Pyramid
Trip No.3 Entry No.4 Date Added: 24th Dec 2024
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes
Sakkara Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. The world's first large stone structure built under Pharao Djoser founder of the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Under the Architect Imhotep, the original small mastaba was expanded in all directions to a height of 62 Meters, a length of 123 Meters and a width of 107 Meters. The stone blocks are much smaller than those of the later pyramids.
The pyramid had a casing eventually, though this is now lost.
There are numerous passages under the pyramids where a mummified leg bone of Djoser was ...
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