🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Temple of Athena at Assos
Archaic (600–500 BCE) · Aeolian Greek under Lydian and later Persian rule (Assian polis)
Only Archaic Doric temple in Anatolia 530 BCE, sculpted architrave atop 238-m acropolis.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Pyramid
Akapana Pyramid (Tiwanaku)
Tiwanaku Middle Horizon 400–1000 CE (Akapana c.500–800 CE) · Tiwanaku
Artificial mountain pyramid at core of Tiwanaku (400–1000 CE) altiplano capital: 18 m high (originally ~18 m, 18?
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Borobudur
Medang Kingdom Sailendra 780–835 CE · Mahayana Buddhist under Sailendra dynasty central Java
World's largest Buddhist Mandala mountain with 72 latticed stupas.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Megalith
Puma Punku
Tiwanaku Period 536–600 CE (complex radiocarbon dated) · Tiwanaku
Terraced platform mound within Tiwanaku complex famous for precision-cut andesite and red sandstone blocks with drilled holes, flat planes and interlocking joints to 0.5 mm tolerance, scattered as if…