Ignoring the Pyramids what is the most famous or most impressive ancient structure in the world to you?

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Edit: Oh, I guess this is not the most impressive structure per se but the mystique of it had peaked my interest more than the Colosseum.
 
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I climbed a montain in Japan and there was functioning western style toilet on the peak complete with one of those bidets for cleaning your bum. That impressed me in the same way as Machu Picchu impresses me.
 
I don't know why we have to ignore the pyramids it is just one of the ancient structures we have left. The rest all got destroyed in war, or time, or they took the material to build other stuff. Like the temple of Artemis likely had pieces used in the Higia Sophia.

Solomon's Temple was apparently amazing, as people from all over came to see it. I think I would love to know what that looked like beyond the biblical description.

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I don't know why we have to ignore the pyramids it is just one of the ancient structures we have left. The rest all got destroyed in war, or time, or they took the material to build other stuff. Like the temple of Artemis likely had pieces used in the Higia Sophia.

Solomon's Temple was apparently amazing, as people from all over came to see it. I think I would love to know what that looked like beyond the biblical description.

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I suspect they just meant in terms of "ignore because almost always mentioned" in order to highlight other structures.
 
Göbekli Tepe - considering its age, potentially 12000+ year old
3d carving on thr pillars, the size of pillars, and just the sear scale of the site (and most of it is still buried)

It's existence basically rewrote ancient history, since most scholars said there were no sites this old, since we were hunter gathers, so it really put a spanner in the work (if I'm remembering that correctly)
 
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Göbekli Tepe - considering its age, potentially 12000+ year old
3d carving on thr pillars, the size of pillars, and just the sear scale of the site (and most of it is still buried)

It's existence basically rewrote ancient history, since most scholars said there were no sites this old, since we were hunter gathers, so it really put a spanner in the work (if I'm remembering that correctly)
They are still trying to claim they are quasi-hunter-gatherers building these monuments. Silly IMO.
 
Göbekli Tepe - considering its age, potentially 12000+ year old
3d carving on thr pillars, the size of pillars, and just the sear scale of the site (and most of it is still buried)

It's existence basically rewrote ancient history, since most scholars said there were no sites this old, since we were hunter gathers, so it really put a spanner in the work (if I'm remembering that correctly)
Not only is it not fully uncovered it's not the only site like it in what is now Turkey. Shame they didn't carve words though.
 
I hope to get out to Göbekli Tepe next time I'm in Turkey, will definitely be arranging a holiday somewhere as close as I can get to it without too mental a journey.

Another impressive building I've loved was the Palace of Versailles, spent the day exploring it and the gardens and it's another proper jaw on the floor place to walk around, so much to see and do and whilst exploring the gardens we kept running into Matt Berry and his partner who where there for the day, the hall of victories (I think that's what you call it) had some incredible and HUGE AF paintings depicting Frances successes on the Battlefield throughout it's history, definitely worth a visit as is all of Paris tbf, been a few times and loved each visit
 
They are still trying to claim they are quasi-hunter-gatherers building these monuments. Silly IMO.
A half decent excavation should easily reveal evidence of agriculture. The artifacts left by those societies are quite distinct. Any trash pit will tell the tale.

I think folks could do a LOT MORE with stone tools and plant/animal harvested materials than modern people give them credit for. I don't think there is any evidence the Gobekli Tepe inhabitants had metal tools or anything beyond what the region of that area could provide them. No pottery depicting things from far away places, beads or things that might represent coinage, evidence of writing, all the stuff a more "advanced" civilization develops thousands of years later. Instead I think it's likely that these people had prodigious memories, a very sophisticated oral culture, and could achieve great things without needing enduring institutions in fixed places.
 
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For me though, Rome has a huge quantity of amazing ancient structures.
The Great Wall of China is also impressive in its scope.
 
More like a class of buildings, persian yachchal. How they figured how to process ice and store it into summer is incredible.
 
That would be the great wall of china. How can you even build that?
With lots and lots of people/slaves, tbf the Great Wall is impressive for it's sheer length but it is after all just a bloody great big long wall and with unlimited labour resources and over the span of time it took to build, I think it took a few thousand years ffs, perfectly doable.. the Pyramids on the other hand, 25yr build time and the things the size of a fucking mountain lol all built thousands of years the great wall, nevertheless it's on my list of things to see tbh
 
just read into this and now I am furious.
Disgraceful isn't it.

It's the worst kind of cultural vandalism, and it's seemingly in every city. In England, Nazi German bombing campaigns did less damage to our towns than post war architectural idiocy.
I think it was Roger Scruton who surmised that ugly building makes for an ugly, unkind society.
 
When previous civilizations where much more advanced. That's why
You don't need to be an advanced civilization to build the Great Wall. Despite its length, it is rather simple in its construction. It is not even homogeneous, different sections of the wall vary widely in terms of material used, as it was limited in what was available locally.
 
When previous civilizations where much more advanced. That's why

Well they were more advanced than we think. They did not have computers and stuff but the tech they did have facilitated mega structures. They also had a reason. The Great wall of China must have presented some threat in order to justify the resources for construction.

 
You don't need to be an advanced civilization to build the Great Wall. Despite its length, it is rather simple in its construction. It is not even homogeneous, different sections of the wall vary widely in terms of material used, as it was limited in what was available locally.

Doesn't that imply later civilizations build upon it when founded with lesser precision, material etc. Like with countless structures.

Well they were more advanced than we think. They did not have computers and stuff but the tech they did have facilitated mega structures. They also had a reason. The Great wall of China must have presented some threat in order to justify the resources for construction.


Depending on what one's neiging towards, it as well could've been build by another civilisation to keep certain forces out. All we have are speculation.

That's if you don't question the academic narrative ofcourse.

Let's take this and extrapolate these mega structures and the "no computer" yet underestimated advanced take.

There are many examples even in this thread that cannot explain mentioned structures regarding many reasons seeing how their there in given the offical time frame etc.


So.. what are your points when these structures we currently cannot produce.

Well I myself have some thoughts.
 
Doesn't that imply later civilizations build upon it when founded with lesser precision, material etc. Like with countless structures.



Depending on what one's neiging towards, it as well could've been build by another civilisation to keep certain forces out. All we have are speculation.

That's if you don't question the academic narrative ofcourse.

Let's take this and extrapolate these mega structures and the "no computer" yet underestimated advanced take.

There are many examples even in this thread that cannot explain mentioned structures regarding many reasons seeing how their there in given the offical time frame etc.


So.. what are your points when these structures we currently cannot produce.

Well I myself have some thoughts.

If i express my thoughts I will be considered the weirdo. I am not sure I am ready for that burden yet.
 
It's so sad actually.

Yes it's a gaming forum first most I get that.

It's just that this thread tips it toes into the very deep origins of structures that are inherenty tied to our history as a species. "Nobody" cares. I get it after 30 years. It's complex, countless probabilities only on the practical front let alone it's Esotheric, Ocult involvement that ties into inter dimensional perhaps and or previous break away civilisations, destruction of the Old World by certain very very very wealthy families using the last reset to brainwash us into our current society


Big Pharma/FDA/General Reserve/WEF; Globalist/oligarch agenda/Smart City's:Social Credit system/surveillance state etc. This was planned since 1880'ish give or take. I could go on.

Doesn't matter. It's here and we'll see.

Ehh just fantasy for entertainment purposes

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