Lucy Australopithecus
“The Awash valley contains one of the most important groupings of palaeontological sites on the African continent. The remains found at the…
Krak des Chevaliers
Ceci est-il l’une des 77 merveilles du monde ? Oui, non, votez. “Krak des Chevaliers is a Crusader castle in Syria and…
Itchan Kala
“Itchan Kala is the inner town (protected by brick walls some 10 m high) of the old Khiva oasis, which was the…
Hampi
“The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes…
Gonbad e-Soltaniyeh
“The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded…
Fatehpur Sikri
“Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital…
Byblos
“The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has…
Bosra
“Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A…
Baalbek
“This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious…