Throughout our time on Earth, we humans have created some pretty cool stuff. However, since all of it can't possibly fit into our curriculum, most of us miss out on a lot of our heritage.
Luckily, those who want to catch up can come together on the internet and share with each other the discoveries they unearth. And the Facebook group 'Ancient Wonders of Archaeology, Art History & Architecture' is an excellent example of that.
Created in 2013, it now unites 562K members who have amassed quite a collection. So we figured it would be nice to dig through their most impressive finds. Continue scrolling to check out what we stumbled upon.
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#1 Gloucester Cathedral - An English Cathedral Of The 11th Century, It Is One Of The Masterpieces Of Gothic Architecture Around The World...
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#2 Kailasa Temple In Ellora, Maharashtra, India, Is The World’s Largest Monolithic Piece Of Art
Master craftspeople carved the gigantic structure from a single piece of solid rock in a cave on a mountainside. The entire building took more than two decades to carve.
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287points
#3 Even After 1000 Years, The Ancient Persian Vertical-Axis Windmills Are Still Operational Today
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#4 The Prague Astronomical Clock, The Medieval Clock Was Installed In 1410 And Is Considered To Be The Oldest Operating Astronomical Clock In The World
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#6 Built In The Abhaneri Village Of Rajasthan, India, It Is More 1,000 Years Old And Is 100 Feet Deep With 13 Floors And 3,500 Symmetrically Placed Thin Steps!
One of the biggest and most stunning stepwells in the entire world is the Chand Baori.
How is it possible without understanding of geometry, mathematics, physics, and engineering?
How is it possible without understanding of geometry, mathematics, physics, and engineering?
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225points
#7 The Ark (Узб. Ark, Перс. ارگ بخارا) Of Bukhara Is A Massive Fortress Located In The City Of Bukhara, Uzbekistan . 5 -20 Centuries
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#8 This Enormous Underground City That Once Housed 20,000 People Was Accidentally Discovered By A Man After Knocking Down A Wall In His Basement
When archaeologists later arrived to the site, they revealed that the city was 18 stories deep and had everything needed for underground life, including schools, chapels, and even stables.
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#10 Upper Lausitzian Library Of Sciences, 1779, Gorlitz, Germany
It is the region’s most important library containing about 150,000 volumes, making it the largest library in Görlitz and the region, revered for promoting knowledge sharing between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
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193points
#12 This Building, Known As The Treasury Is One Of A Series Of Buildings In Petra That Was Built By The Nabateans Who Followed A Pagan Religion And Were Closely Linked To The People Of Thamud. They Were Renowned For Their Elaborate Skill Of Carving Into Rocks
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#13 Chepstow Castle Sits Atop A Cliff Across The River Wye Which Separates England And Wales
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#14 Mycenaean Bronze Daggers, Inlaid With Gold And Silver. 16th Century Bc
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#16 Divers Shining Lights On A Head Of Serapis, Found In The Sunken Egyptian Coastal Town Of Canopus
The full statue was once over 4 metres tall and dates to circa 200 B.C.
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#18 The Spanish Synagogue Is The Most Recent Synagogue In The Prague Jewish Town
Built in 1868 for the local Reform congregation on the site of the 12th-century Altschul, which was the oldest synagogue in the Prague ghetto.
It was called the Spanish Synagogue for its impressive Moorish interior design, influenced by the famous Alhambra. The building was designed by Josef Niklas and Jan Bělský, the remarkable interior (from 1882–83) by Antonín Baum and Bedřich Münzberger.
It was called the Spanish Synagogue for its impressive Moorish interior design, influenced by the famous Alhambra. The building was designed by Josef Niklas and Jan Bělský, the remarkable interior (from 1882–83) by Antonín Baum and Bedřich Münzberger.
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178points
#19 Margravial Opera House. Bayreuth, Germany
The Margravial Opera House, one of the masterpieces of Baroque theater architecture, built between 1745 and 1750 Commissioned by Margravine Wilhelmine, wife of Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth, it was designed by the famous theater architect Giuseppe Galli Bibiena.
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166points
