Phnom Bakheng in Angkor
“Located atop a hill, Phnom Bakheng is a Hindu and Buddhist temple in the form of a temple mountain dedicated to Shiva….
Phimeanakas in Angkor
“Phimeanakas (‘celestial temple’ in Khmer) is a Hindu temple built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman…
Petra’s Necropolis
“Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Arab Nabataeans. They were nomadic Arabs who benefited from…
Persepolis
“Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial,…
Peking Man
“Scientific work at the site, which lies 42 km south-west of Beijing, is still underway. So far, it has led to the…
Patan Durbar Square in Kathmandu
“Patan is one of the oldest known Buddhist cities. It is a center of both Hinduism and Buddhism with 136 bahals or…
Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu
“This temple is considered one of the sacred temples of Hindu faith. It serves as the seat of the national deity, Pashupatinath,…
Parsagadae
“Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians,…
Palmyra
“An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of…