Rohtas Fort
“Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic…
Nabatean Theatre in Petra
“A little farther from the Treasury, is a massive theatre positioned so as to bring the greatest number of tombs within view….
Pont du Gard
“The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km…
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
“On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments…
Biblical Tel : Hazor
“Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo,…
The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Egypt
The oldest man-made pyramid found is called the Step pyramid. It was built for King Djoser four and a half thousands of…
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
“Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments,…
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
“The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and…
Monuments at Mahabalipuram
“This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and…