An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Every claim in the atlas points somewhere. This is where those trails lead: excavation reports and journal papers, the books that defined a site, plus news, films and podcasts sent in by members and checked before they appear.

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Websitewhc.unesco.org

Historic Centre of Bukhara — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1993 · UNESCO

Historic Centre of Bukhara

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1993Open source

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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1987 · UNESCO

Forbidden City (Imperial Palace, Beijing)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1987Open source

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Mogao Caves — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1987 · UNESCO

Mogao Caves (Caves of the Thousand Buddhas)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1987Open source

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Fatehpur Sikri — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1986 · UNESCO

Fatehpur Sikri

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1986Open source

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Sun Temple, Konârak — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1984 · UNESCO

Konark Sun Temple

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1984Open source

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Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1980 · UNESCO

Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1980Open source

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Taxila — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · 1980 · UNESCO

Taxila

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1980Open source

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Carthage – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Carthage (Arabic: قرطاج, ) was an ancient city in northern Africa founded by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia.