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Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are located in Alexandria, Egypt. Half a kilometer to the northeast is the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is another archaeological site in the area. The Serapeum of Alexandria is considered to have been built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC. Coordinates 31.178942, 29.893170 Description The site is thought to date to the Hellenistic period, and Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural attributes can be found throughout. The site is considered to have three levels dug into the rock, being up to 35 meters deep. The Catacombs consist of a triclinium, dining room, rotunda, Hall of Caracalla, and sarcophagi. The entrance is from the southeast side near the staircase at a 40° angle. The Catacombs' size is 25 metres by 50 metres. It is thought the site was an earlier burial ground where visitors brought clay pots of food for themselves, leaving the pots as they departed. Hence, this is where the name derived from. Analysis The tomb...
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Palace, Henan Province, China

Palace, Henan Province, China A 5000-year-old ancient palace has been discovered in Henan Province, China. The ancient palace was found in the Shuanghuaishu area and is thought to date to China's ancient civilization. The discovery of this palace out dates the oldest palace built in China by 1000 years. Shuanghuaishu district is located in the Heluo district of Gongyi city of Henan, on the south bank of the Yellow River. It was the capital of the ancient Heluo Kingdom , dating from about 5300 years ago and the origins of the Chinese civilization. Coordinates  34.909172,113.513347  Description Due to the preservation of the site the palace can be described clearly with the western half of the platform as a rectangular courtyard, the plan points to a typical ancient palace layout in which the administrative area of ​​the royal court sits in front of the residences. The previous oldest ancient palace, the Erlitou ruins , served as the capital for the middle and late perio...
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Dolmen Lo Morrell dos Fados

Dolmen Lo Morrell dos Fados  The dolmen Lo Morrel dos Fados (or hill of the fairies) is a monument near the town of Pépieux in the Aude area of southern France. The monument stands as the largest gallery grave in southern France and was thought to have been constructed between 3500/3000 bc by the people of the Véraza culture. According to Jean Guilaine, a professor at the Collège de France and an expert on French prehistory, the Lo Morrel dos Fados dolmen is one of the largest tombs in southern France and he has written the book entitled "La France d’avant la France" (France before today's France) in reference to it. Coordinates 43.312741,2.680097 Description The dolmen is about 24m long and divided into three chambers. Only the central chamber remains with its capstone, soul holes, and semicircular cutouts splitting the dolmen. In 1946, the bearing walls were rebuilt up to a height of 0.8m, with some stones being replaced. The following monuments are in the same ar...
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Colosseum

Colosseum The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is an oval amphitheatre just east of the  Roman Forum  and is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built. Construction began with the emperor  Vespasian  72 ad, being completed in 80 ad under his successor emperor Titus , with f urther construction continuing under emperor Domitian . Under the era of these three emperors known as the  Flavian dynasty , the amphitheatre was named the  Flavian Amphitheatre by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name  ( Flavius ) . Although the Colosseum is one of the main tourist site locations, it doesn't fit in with placing of other important sites and their meanings. At the time of construction, it would have been near to the edge of the city. The amphitheatre hosts three tiers and one sub level known as hypogeum . It not only hosted gladiatorial battles but also theatrical events like battles, chariot ra...
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Leaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile or freestanding bell tower of the cathedral of the city of Pisa, built in 1173 ad . The tower is situated behind the  Pisa Cathedral  and is the third-oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square after the cathedral and the  Pisa Baptistry . It is decorated with Gothic art , gargoyles , and religious depictions. The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century due to soft ground that could not properly support the structure's weight. It worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5​½ degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees. Coordinates 43.722971,10.396662 Dimensions Height 55.86m Width 16.33m Volume 10457m³ The volume is made up of the total volume, when divided by π a number of 3328 is produced. 1111.42+9345.27=10456.69 10457.69÷π...
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Pyramid of the Sun Teotihuacán

Pyramid of the Sun Teotihuacán The Pyramid of the Sun is located in Teotihuacan, Mexico. It was named by the Aztecs, but it is unknown what the Teotihuacanos called it. It was believed to have been constructed about 200 ad and abandoned in 750 ad. Although the Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building on site, it is the Pyramid of the Moon along the 'Calz de los Muertos' or Avenue of the Dead which has the main focus. The avenue is at an angle of 75° towards the northeast and at right angles to this is both the Pyramid of the Sun and Temple of Quetzalcóatl, the distance between the two is 1200m, the distance from the Pyramid of the Moon is 767m. Coordinates 19.692189,-98.842879 Dimensions Length 220m (720 ft) Width 224m (740 ft) Height 65.5m (216 ft) Shape A common theme runs through the site for the pyramids as each is four layers, but the Temple of Quetzalcóatl may have had further layers. A band that splits layers is present in the Pyramid of the Sun's ...
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