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Church of bones is definitely on my bucket list.
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What a great history lesson, amazing !!
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Where is this beautiful building? When was it built?
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Barcelona, near the bull ring. Construction started in 1882 and is still not completed. The Gaudi Apartments and his other projects are also worthy architectural contenders.Where is this beautiful building? When was it built?
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Imagine the stories these walls could tell!
St Peter's Church, Old Woking, Surrey.
The Norman Church Was Built During The Reign Of William I And Now Only The Norman North & West Walls Survive. The Church Layout Was Changed In The 14th Century.
The Porch Door, Probably The 3rd Oldest In The Country Has Been Dated To The Reign Of Henry I. The Oak Planks Making Up The Door May Have Come From a Tree Which Was Over 270 Years Old When It Was Felled...
St Peter's Church, Old Woking, Surrey.
The Norman Church Was Built During The Reign Of William I And Now Only The Norman North & West Walls Survive. The Church Layout Was Changed In The 14th Century.
The Porch Door, Probably The 3rd Oldest In The Country Has Been Dated To The Reign Of Henry I. The Oak Planks Making Up The Door May Have Come From a Tree Which Was Over 270 Years Old When It Was Felled...
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Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, South Wales. Dating From 1268,The Castle Was One Of The Largest In Wales & 2nd Only To Windsor In The Whole Of Britain...
TantraShiva
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Never build good artistic buildings these days, its all slap together like an ikea piece of furniture 
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Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent.
The Castle Dates Back To The 11th Century. Gundulf, Bishop Of Rochester Established The Current Castle,Though Altered Over Time, Parts Of Gundulf's Castle Still Survive Today. The 12th Century Keep Is The Castle's Most Prominent Feature And Fully Accessible...
The Castle Dates Back To The 11th Century. Gundulf, Bishop Of Rochester Established The Current Castle,Though Altered Over Time, Parts Of Gundulf's Castle Still Survive Today. The 12th Century Keep Is The Castle's Most Prominent Feature And Fully Accessible...
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2000 year old Roman cave-tombs in Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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Bodiam Castle, Robertsbridge, East Sussex.
Built in 1385 To Defend The Area Against a French Invasion During The Hundred Years' War...
Built in 1385 To Defend The Area Against a French Invasion During The Hundred Years' War...
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Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. One of the largest rock-cut monastery temple caves in the world. 600-1000 CE.
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The George Inn, Norton St Philip, Somerset, a wonderful Medieval Inn dating back to the 14th Century
TantraShiva
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Awe struck by the indian temple. Must visit
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I climbed that once (in the 90’s). It was a tour led by a mad rabbi, and his girlfriend, a lapsed nun. He couldn’t help himself and flirted with every skirt while she was driving the bus.
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Closeups of the megalithic walls at the Incan fortress-temple of Sacsayhuaman near Cusco, Peru.
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This place makes me think of Rapunzel.
King Alfred's Tower also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great, United Kingdom - 49 meters high, built between 1769 and 1772
King Alfred's Tower also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great, United Kingdom - 49 meters high, built between 1769 and 1772
TantraShiva
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Over compensating 
Would love to reach the top
Would love to reach the top
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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a 2,430-metre (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate.
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Thikse Gompa or Thikse Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tiksey, Thiksey or Thiksay) is a gompa (Tibetan-style monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located on top of a hill in Thiksey approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Leh in Ladakh, India.
The monastery precinct at the foot of the hill has a courtyard from where a flight of steps leads to the main monastery (one of the 10 temples here), which is 12 stories in height. It has two main chambers. The monastery is painted in red, ochre and white and houses 60 lamas. It has an attached nunnery. Like Likir and Rangdum monasteries, it was built as a fort monastery in the Central Tibetan pattern. There are excellent views across the Indus Valley flood plain both east and westbound from it, from which the gompa at Matho (to the east), the royal palace at Stok (across the valley to the south) and the former royal palace at Shey (to the west) are clearly visible
The monastery precinct at the foot of the hill has a courtyard from where a flight of steps leads to the main monastery (one of the 10 temples here), which is 12 stories in height. It has two main chambers. The monastery is painted in red, ochre and white and houses 60 lamas. It has an attached nunnery. Like Likir and Rangdum monasteries, it was built as a fort monastery in the Central Tibetan pattern. There are excellent views across the Indus Valley flood plain both east and westbound from it, from which the gompa at Matho (to the east), the royal palace at Stok (across the valley to the south) and the former royal palace at Shey (to the west) are clearly visible
TantraShiva
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So many places to visit 
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When two worlds meet.
In Marino, Italy a new Macdonalds discovered an ancient Roman Road beneath their cellars and with a $315 000 injection of cash from a preservation society, the restaurant's floor was made of clear perspex so people could eat their Big Macs while looking down at a 147 ft stretch of 2000+ year old road. 3 skeletons were found in situ, removed and casts returned for viewers to see the common practice of burying slaves near the roads that they had been working on. The bones have been dated ca. 3rd Century CE
In Marino, Italy a new Macdonalds discovered an ancient Roman Road beneath their cellars and with a $315 000 injection of cash from a preservation society, the restaurant's floor was made of clear perspex so people could eat their Big Macs while looking down at a 147 ft stretch of 2000+ year old road. 3 skeletons were found in situ, removed and casts returned for viewers to see the common practice of burying slaves near the roads that they had been working on. The bones have been dated ca. 3rd Century CE
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The precision these walls were made with considering the era they were built in is truely amazing
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I totally agree. Its one of the things that astounds me about a lot of these old structures. And they still stand. Yet we have "technology" now and nothing lasts.
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Exactly. Built to last
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Library of the 18th century Waldsassen Abbey, Bavaria
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Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. Its name, which translates to “temple city” in the Khmer language of the region, references the fact it was built by Emperor Suryavarman II, who ruled the region from 1113 to 1150, as the statetemple and political center of his empire.
Originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, Angkor Wat became a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.
Originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, Angkor Wat became a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.
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Borobudur Temple Compounds
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s.
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s.