Historic Monuments/Sites You'd Like To Visit

[thirdhalf]

Avtovo Metro Station, St. Petersburg, Russia

 

[flower]

The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

Luxor Temple, Egypt

Kom Ombo Temple, Egypt

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt

Temple of Karnak, Egypt

 

[muir]

People often use the term 'it took my breath away' and i've seen more than a few wonders in my time but walking into hagia sophia really did take my breath away

It is truely one of the most remarkable buildings on the planet. Its a dome built on half domes to spread the weight out over a larger area providing a vast interier space

The nearby Blue Mosque is certainly beautiful but the builders of the mosque could not match the ingenuity of the greek builders of the far older hagia sophia that they were trying to match for grandeur

to build the blue mosque they had to use 4 huge pillars like the legs of an elephant to hold up the central dome, thereby failing to match the interior scale of hagia sophia

 

[thirdhalf]

The Pont du Gard

Sacsayhuaman

Orvieto Cathedral

Akshardham Temple

Dilwara Temple

 

[Siimplicity]

Great Haseley Parish Church
South Oxfordshire

 

[just me]

Mayan Temple

 

[just me]

Incan Peru

 

[just me]

Aztecs

 

[flower]

Gyeongbokgung Palace, South Korea

Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

Changdeokgung palace, South Korea

Seokguram Grotto (part of Bulguksa temple complex), South Korea

Gwanghalluwon Garden, South Korea

 

[PintoBean]

I'd like to to return to the Aran Islands one day.

 

[just me]

I like to fish...may I ride along?

 

[Satori]

The 3 Madrasahs of Registan - Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The Registan ("Sandy Place") was a public square, framed by three madrasahs or Islamic schools,
in the center of the ancient city Samarkand.

~ Ulugh Beg Madrasah (left)

~ Sher-Dor Madrasah (right)

~ Tilya-Kori Madrasah (center)

 

[thirdhalf]

Banaue Rice Terraces

 

[thirdhalf]

Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Tapak Sejarah, Penang, Malaysia

Batu Caves, Malaysia

Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia

 

[thirdhalf]

Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore

Thian Hock Keng Temple, Singapore

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore

Gardens by The Bay, Singapore

Vigan, Philippines

 

[thirdhalf]

Kakadu National Park, Australia

Australian convict sites

Pura Pura Besakih, Indonesia

Pakerisan Valley, Indonesia

Temple of Borobudur, Indonesia

Lawang Sewu, Indonesia

Tirta Gangga, Indonesia

 

[thirdhalf]

Bagan, Myanmar

Mingun Paya, Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Myanmar

Taung Kalat, Myanmar

Shwenandaw Kyaung, Myanmar

Kuthodaw Paya, Myanmar

 

[thirdhalf]

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Lin Family Mansion, Taiwan

Anping Fort, Taiwan

Anping Tree Houses, Taiwan

National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall, Taiwan

Bao-An Temple, Taiwan

 

[invisible]

Gardens by The Bay, Singapore

i watched a documentary about this place once. it was one of those grand designs type of shows about ambitious architectural projects, the series was called "Megastructures". have you seen it? it was interesting to watch but there was a disturbing aspect to it. because the project has these immense climate controlled gardens inside glass roofed enclosures, and one of the gardens has to be air conditioned. but they had trouble powering the air conditioning, so they ended up fueling it with woodchips that they put into a furnace on site. but i remember thinking, where are all these woodchips coming from exactly? and how much does the existence of the garden justify burning them for fuel? the commentator of the documentary thought it was a great solution, but to me it seemed like wealth gone all wrong.

 

[ShadowWarrior]

The places I want to go are not so much beautiful as they are historically intriguing, they involve a lot of mystery to them, and many of the structures we still cannot explain how they built without so little technology. Many of these structures also align with the stars and ley lines.

Tiahuanaco Bolivia (may have spelled that one wrong)



Toltec Empire



Hadrians Villa Alexandria







El Mirador



Teotihuacan







Temple of Dendera





Baalbek





Nazca





Gulf of Cambay





I also want to go to a few other places which have been posted here such as Angkor Wat and of course some of the more famous sites. There are so many beautiful buildings and architecture, I used to dream of being an archaeologist when I was 12. Unfortunately didn't follow that path but I still love learning about these ancient places...