🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Çavuştepe
Urartian Kingdom late 8th century BCE · Urartian (Biainili)
Twin-ridge Urartian palatial city of Sarduri II with Haldi temple and 5 km Urartian canal.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Nemea — Zeus Temple North Crypt
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Nemea — Zeus Temple North Crypt in Peloponnese, Corinthia, Nemea, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Turkish: Divriği Ulu Cami ve Darüşşifası) was built in 1228–1229 by the local dynasty of the Mengujekids in the small Anatolian town of Divriği, now in Sivas…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Dendera — Mammisi North Column Crypt (Qena)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Dendera — Mammisi North Column Crypt (Qena) in Qena, Dendera, Mammisi, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Old–Ne…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Bogoda Wooden Bridge
The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.
🇦🇱 Albania · Temple complex
Arapaj Basilica
The Arapaj Basilica or St. Michael Basilica (Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Mëhillit) is a former basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Western Han Early 202–141 BCE · Han dynasty (Changsha Kingdom)
Family cemetery of Marquess of Dai (Li Cang, Prime Minister of Changsha Kingdom, Western Han, 202 BCE–9 CE) with three rectangular shaft tombs (168–145 BCE).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Xochitecatl
Formative–Epiclassic 800 BCE–950 CE · Apizaco / Tlaxcala tradition (Central Highlands)
Fertility hilltop with Flower Pyramid: 2000 female figurines, spindle whorls and needle offerings on spiral pyramid.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Wadi Natrun Monasteries — Desert Fathers
Coptic Late Antique to Present (330–860 CE foundation, continuous) · Coptic Orthodox (Desert Fathers) / Egyptian
Wadi Natrun (Scetis) is the 60 km depression -23 m below sea in Western Desert containing 4 surviving Coptic monasteries of 60 (4th c Desert Fathers): Saint Macarius (Deir Anba Maqar, 360 CE),…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Chankillo — Second Thirteen Towers Sector
Early Horizon–Early Intermediate Casma Sechín 250–200 BCE · Casma/Sechín (Punkurí tradition)
Second Thirteen Towers line 400 m east of famous solar observatory, with observing building and bastions.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Salihundam — Srikakulam Buddhist Site
Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–4th CE) · Satavahana-Ikshvaku
Salihundam — Srikakulam Buddhist Site in Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam, India is a Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–4th CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana-Ikshvaku culture.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Temple complex
Alodawpyi Pagoda
The Alo-daw Pyi Pagoda, also known as the Alodawpyi Pagoda or Alodawpyay Pagoda, is a Buddhist temple in Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch in Ohio, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Thotlakonda — Visakhapatnam Monastery
Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–3rd CE) · Satavahana
Thotlakonda — Visakhapatnam Monastery in Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam, India is a Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–3rd CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith
Monte d'Accoddi
Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age, Ozieri/Abealzu-Filigosa (~4000–2700 BCE) · Ozieri (Late Neolithic Sardinian)
Mysterious 36-by-29-m truncated step pyramid of limestone fill on the Sardinian plain, accessed via a 42-m ramp to a summit altar where sacrifice deposits and a sandstone menhir were found.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Vasu Vihara — Mahasthangarh
Early Medieval (5th–8th c.) · Gupta-Pala
Vasu Vihara — Mahasthangarh in Bogra District, Mahasthangarh hinterland, Bangladesh is a Early Medieval (5th–8th c.) temple complex attributed to Gupta-Pala culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bavikonda — Visakhapatnam Monastery
Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–3rd CE) · Satavahana
Bavikonda — Visakhapatnam Monastery in Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam, India is a Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–3rd CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Temple complex
Great Mosque of Tlemcen
The Great Mosque of Tlemcen (Arabic: الجامع الكبير لتلمسان, romanized: el-Jemaa el-Kebir litilimcen) is a mosque in Tlemcen, Algeria.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Sirpur — Chhattisgarh Buddhist Centre
Early Medieval (5th–8th c. CE) · Sarapbhapuriya
Sirpur — Chhattisgarh Buddhist Centre in Chhattisgarh, Mahasamund, India is a Early Medieval (5th–8th c. CE) temple complex attributed to Sarapbhapuriya culture.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Temple complex
Basilica of Panagia Limeniotissa
The Basilica of Panagia Limeniotissa (Greek: Βασιλική της Παναγίας Λιμενιώτισσας) is a ruined basilica in Paphos, Cyprus.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Basingwerk Abbey
Basingwerk Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Dinas Basing) is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Order of Cistercians.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Temple complex
North-Hamlet Temple Complex
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
North-Hamlet Temple Complex in County Kerry, Ireland is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Turturiya — Chhattisgarh
Early Historic (500 BCE–500 CE) · Mauryan-Satavahana
Turturiya — Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarh, Baloda Bazar, India is a Early Historic (500 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Mauryan-Satavahana culture.