Ancient civilisations
Five historic sites of ancient civilisations, four of them with a real photograph of what survives today. Each entry names the country and links to the source.
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Petra
A historic site in Jordan. Explore traces of an ancient civilisation.
Carved into rose-coloured sandstone, it became the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. This photograph shows the surviving site, not a reconstruction.
Machu Picchu
A 15th-century Inca citadel in Peru. Explore traces of the Inca civilisation.
It stands on a mountain ridge, 2,430 metres above sea level. This photograph shows the surviving site, not a reconstruction.
Angkor Wat
A 12th-century temple complex in Cambodia. Explore traces of the Khmer Empire.
It is the largest religious complex in the world. This photograph shows the surviving site, not a reconstruction.
Great Sphinx of Giza
A historic site in Egypt. Explore traces of an ancient civilisation.
A lion with a human head, carved from the bedrock itself: 73 metres long and 20 metres high. This photograph shows the surviving site, not a reconstruction.
Chichen Itza
A large Maya city in Mexico. Explore traces of the Maya civilisation.
Around the equinoxes, shadows on the great pyramid look like a serpent crawling down.