Angkor Wat is the biggest religion temple in the world and needs to be divide into thematic parts cause this fine art temple is very complex, so you can explore it in a more proper way. VISHNU, ANCIENT HINDU GOD AND BUDDHA LATER I start my series about Angkor Wat presenting you Vishnu, an ancient […]
Ancient Civilizations
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The impressive Archeological Museum of Amman, located inside the Citadel, has a beautiful collection of ancient objects that come from many cultures that passed through the Jordan region. The cultures date from pre-historical time and move on until they reach the predominance of the more recent Ayyubid culture. Curiously, the museum shows the oldest plaster […]
On top of the Citadel it’s possible to view all the grandiosity of the roman amphitheater of Amman and realize the importance of this building of the 2nd century A.D., ingrown on a hill deliberately chosen to protect the spectators from the sun. The amphitheater of Amman is a beautiful remaining of this so classic […]
Nowadayr Umm Qais in Jordan used to be called Gadara, founded about 300 B.C. and was one of the ten cities united at the time as the Decapolis. These ancient cities of hellenistic origin were founded by Greek merchants, to the east of Jordan River. They didn’t represent an official group, but were united by […]
Jerash, a Great Well Preserved Roman City One of the most famous archeological sites of Jordan, Jerash is one of the most well-preserved Greek-Roman cities from the beginning of the Christian Era, where you can admire the urban and architectonic labor of that period. Buried because of earthquakes during the Middle Age, Jerash was […]
The Citadel is an admirable place and is one of the few spots in all the planet where man is constantly present since very remote times. The Citadel is the historical and civilizational axis of Amman, the beautiful capital of present-day Jordan, for all cultures, in their ancestry, posted there first their legacy. Occupied since […]
First time I heard about Calakmul was researching mayan pyramids at the web … Calakmul appears having the biggest and tallest one already discovered … Calakmul has the tallest pyramidal structure left by mayan civilization in all america … So I immediately knew I would like to go there, personally … The archaelogical site is […]
Petra is an ancient city located in Jordan, constructed by an extraordinary civilization with a great sense of aesthetics and design.
The glorious, remarkable, artistic and sacred city of Machu Picchu is the maximum expression left by the Inca Culture, a city richly constructed.
Latitude / Longitude 20.490504, -87.732283 Coba has one of the few pyramids in Mexico you can really climb. Most of them are forbidden, which is compreensive and annoying at same time. Coba is near Cancun, so, the site can be suddenly crowded. I arrived pretty late and 15 minutes later I had the pyramid for myself […]
Latitude / Longitude 17.043691, -96.767401 Monte Alban is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, located only approximately 9 km from the capital, Oaxaca city. Besides being one of the earliest cities of Mesoamerica, Monte Alban was the pre-eminent Zapotec sociopolitical and economic center for […]
Latitude / Longitude 31.181231, 35.701683 Interesting Military and Medieval Castle Located at famous King´s Highway in Jordan, karak Castle is a medieval building from Crusades times constructed for the enforcement of Christianity in the East. This crusader castle has an amazing light. It is a labyrinth inside, very misterious and cavernous but, suddenly, you have […]
