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

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It would be too one sided of a topic if the Pyramids of Giza were included but I wonder what other ancient structures come to mind?

Is it the great wall? Or Stonehenge? Maybe Machu Picchu? Or somewhere else in Egypt?

Stonehenge predates Giza but Gobekli Tepe is even older than that.

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Jk. Probably the Colosseum like HRK69 HRK69 said already.
 
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For a singular structure, I'm torn between:

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Location of the Holy Grail in the canyon of the crescent moon.

Or:

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Maybe Angkor Wat as far as a singular structure/site even though it's "not that old". But honestly, it seems almost an endless amount of exceedingly impressive ancient structures.
 
I will throw some different pyramids in the mix, those of Teotihuacan
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Just jaw dropping imho.



Ofc this is isn't as old as some other mentions but one can't be in absolute awe of this "cat'hode'edral"


#sorryforthemultipleposts.
#oneofmymaininterests.
 
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Destroyed Penn station. Doesn't make sense at all regarding it's existence in it's supposed time frame. Just look at it; beyond stunning.

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Imagine how FUCKING DANGEROUS your world is that you feel the need to build a city on top of a remote mesa...

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Masada, in Israel. And what it may have looked like in its prime, 2k years ago...
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and while not nearly as ancient, just imagine how fucking hard it was to build this...
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Collosus of Rhodes before i found out it was not split across a water bridge like this.

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But Probably the city of venice. It's insane they started building that in the 10th century.

And this castle isnt ancient but 200 years old i think.

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ÆMNE22A!C said:
Destroyed Penn station. Doesn't make sense at all regarding it's existence in it's supposed time frame. Just look at it; beyond stunning.

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I was shocked to find out that they destroyed a lot of amazing looking buildings, even mansions that look royal like they were plucked out of Britain or France. NYC was home to so many beautiful buildings. Only a few churches have survived.

The skyscrapers are still a marvel to behold, but that contrast wouldve made the city feel so much more unique than the dozens of other metropolitans around the world today.
 
Hanging gardens of Babylon. Had running water and was apparently unbelievable to behold. I think it was build from what remained of the Tower of babel built by Nimrod. Nebuchadnezzar repurposed the building.

Maybe the Colossus at Rhodes.
 
SlimySnake said:
I was shocked to find out that they destroyed a lot of amazing looking buildings, even mansions that look royal like they were plucked out of Britain or France. NYC was home to so many beautiful buildings. Only a few churches have survived.

The skyscrapers are still a marvel to behold, but that contrast wouldve made the city feel so much more unique than the dozens of other metropolitans around the world today.
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All over the world and by design after a catalystic event thus able to rewrite history.

Then again this is coming from a certain, let's say; approach. It's to long of a hypothesis to write down to understand where I'm coming from, and even myself see it, as above as a hypothesis. I've seen, heard so much research etc I, ofcourse have my bias in regards to the MS narrative regarding mentioned destruction of many many old world structures.

I'm on a perm and rather don't get into what I neigh towards (which is in everlasting change from constant new data or and etc)

Hence the videos. You'll can make up your own mind.

Just look up the major cities which were (supposedly) burned to the ground in the America alone. Whole metropolitans burned down and rebuild in a year'ish. That's what the official sources (narrative) gives us: Wiki

Immense feats of architecture with sooo much ornate detail and doors almost 3 times the size/height of an average person whithered.

Surrounded sparslie with people /horse and buggy. Yeah, seems to add up.

Returning phrase:

This building was FOUNDED.


Orwellian double speak. Yes found and inherited from a previous civilization.

Look at all the old Asylums/Prisons/Schools/libraries/orphanages etc. All waay over the top architectural wise regarding their purpose.

So many examples.

/Rant/Random date dump.



The "Ether" ie: Free energy was removed from the periodic table.

Those ornaments on Cathedrals weren't there for nothing. Copper/Messing.
 
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jason10mm said:
Imagine how FUCKING DANGEROUS your world is that you feel the need to build a city on top of a remote mesa...



and while not nearly as ancient, just imagine how fucking hard it was to build this...
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Not that hard as you imply if there wasn't any water ATT around said structure. Still Beautiful!!!
 
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ÆMNE22A!C said:
All over the world and by design after a catalystic event thus able to rewrite history.

Then again this is coming from a certain, let's say; approach. It's to long of a hypothesis to write down to understand where I'm coming from, and even myself see it, as above as a hypothesis. I've seen, heard so much research etc I, ofcourse have my bias in regards to the MS narrative regarding mentioned destruction of many many old world structures.

I'm on a perm and rather don't get into what I neigh towards (which is in everlasting change from constant new data or and etc)

Hence the videos. You'll can make up your own mind.

Just look up the major cities which were (supposedly) burned to the ground in the America alone. Whole metropolitans burned down and rebuild in a year'ish. That's what the official sources (narrative) gives us: Wiki

Immense feats of architecture with sooo much ornate detail and doors almost 3 times the size/height of an average person whithered.

Surrounded sparslie with people /horse and buggy. Yeah, seems to add up.

Returning phrase:

This building was FOUNDED.


Orwellian double speak. Yes found and inherited from a previous civilization.

Look at all the old Asylums/Prisons/Schools/libraries/orphanages etc. All waay over the top architectural wise regarding their purpose.

So many examples.

/Rant/Random date dump.



The "Ether" ie: Free energy was removed from the periodic table.

Those ornaments on Cathedrals weren't there for nothing. Copper/Messing.
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See, there are artistic designs that seem odd to us now, but hardly indicate giants were walking around. I've been to plenty of 300-400 year old places that were made for folks 5 feet tall. Europe is littered with ruins that clearly show normal sized people architecture. Making stuff super tall is just a choice, not an accomodation for some hidden race of giants.

A buddy of mine lives in a new house like it now. All the doors and ceilings are 1 foot or 2 taller than normal. I think it's an easy way for the builder to charge an extra 50%.

The Aether thing is just a way to characterize the absence of something. It has never been demonstrated but was just a postulated substance because being in a vacuum seemed impossible. It's what "Dark matter" is today. Eventually we will characterize the signs of dark matter, call it some new name, and folks 300 years from now will be thought posting about the "dark matter conspiracy" even though 'dark matter' is basically just a place holder for an elusive phenomenon that is needed to balance some equations.
 
ÆMNE22A!C said:
Not that hard as you imply if there wasn't any water ATT building said structure. Still Beautiful!!!
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Ah, is that a man made lake? Even so, there are plenty of other "castle on small island in water" examples. Or the ones stranded when the tide comes in. It's like saying "hold my chalice" to anyone boasting about their moat :P
 
I read the title to quickly sorry. Still, I saw this with my own eyes as a child and was fortunate enough to get taken on a tour into one of the pyramids.

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T8SC said:
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Macchu Pichu is definitely up there. Lots of good stuff in mesoamerica region really - I would have loved to be able to see what Tenochtitlan looked like - Cortez and co leave an amazing description in terms of their written words. The previously mentioned Puma Punku is another interesting site - also Tiahuanaco with the gate stone, love the speculation that the water has receded a lot and therefore it was a city with a harbor in contemporary times. Cuzco is another site of interest with a lot of megalithic work. Pretty much any site with megalithic work interests me. The stones below the temple of Jupiter at Baalbek.

The pyramids are awesome, very mysterious, and unlikely to be tombs. But there is so much more out there as well that I would absolutely love to see, but if I had to choose just one area or region to visit it would be India or Mesoamerica. The intricate carvings of many of the temples/cisterns in the area of India are absolutely incredible and so finely done as well with many mysterious components in some cases.
 
jason10mm said:
See, there are artistic designs that seem odd to us now, but hardly indicate giants were walking around. I've been to plenty of 300-400 year old places that were made for folks 5 feet tall. Europe is littered with ruins that clearly show normal sized people architecture. Making stuff super tall is just a choice, not an accomodation for some hidden race of giants.

A buddy of mine lives in a new house like it now. All the doors and ceilings are 1 foot or 2 taller than normal. I think it's an easy way for the builder to charge an extra 50%.

The Aether thing is just a way to characterize the absence of something. It has never been demonstrated but was just a postulated substance because being in a vacuum seemed impossible. It's what "Dark matter" is today. Eventually we will characterize the signs of dark matter, call it some new name, and folks 300 years from now will be thought posting about the "dark matter conspiracy" even though 'dark matter' is basically just a place holder for an elusive phenomenon that is needed to balance some equations.
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Well.. to each his own ✨️
 
jason10mm said:
Ah, is that a man made lake? Even so, there are plenty of other "castle on small island in water" examples. Or the ones stranded when the tide comes in. It's like saying "hold my chalice" to anyone boasting about their moat :p
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Again I sea where you coming from and that's okay. I have my own thoughts as well. Didn't say it's a man made lake btw and that by extension says enough for me personally. No bad intentions meant Jason.
 
ÆMNE22A!C said:
Again I sea where you coming from and that's okay. I have my own thoughts as well. Didn't say it's a man made lake btw and that by extension says enough for me personally. No bad intentions meant Jason.
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It's certainly possible they built the castle and then dammed up a stream to flood the valley. Or centuries later in the industrial age there was a hydroelectric dam put in and they just made sure the flood level was below that of the castle. Having to be rowed out to your stronghold every day seems like a royal PITA but if you are a 5 star target in Assassins Creed I guess it's what you have to do in order to sleep well at night :P
 
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Angkor Wat is my choice. Absolutely breathtaking and haunting. Ta Prohm and Bayon especially! Looking forward to taking my kids when they get old enough!
 
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Not ancient, but just fucking look at it!
Absolutely breathtaking.
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Just think about how much trust you gotta have in every guy making sure every single nut and bolt holding that giant ass crane tower is snug in order to sit at the top, running the crane.

Those folks are a different breed, for sure.
 
jason10mm said:
It's certainly possible they built the castle and then dammed up a stream to flood the valley. Or centuries later in the industrial age there was a hydroelectric dam put in and they just made sure the flood level was below that of the castle. Having to be rowed out to your stronghold every day seems like a royal PITA but if you are a 5 star target in Assassins Creed I guess it's what you have to do in order to sleep well at night :p
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Lol indeed. Thanks for being lighthearted about this. Many aren't!

I didn't mention (relatively not recent) cataclysm for a reason. As well as Pre Reset civilization. Perhaps Google "mud flood" and watch the videos I've posted.

I can't speak my mind since I'll be banned for a "conspiracy theorist" regarding the inherent force fed academic narrative that's that's the gold standard nowadays so I won't.

I won't even bring up past DEW that melted whole cities.

Or the ...

Pretty structure still.
 
If anyone wants an indepth view regarding old world buildings (and some context you can filter out since he looks at the official history/story/"facts") I'd say start with Jon Levi.

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Yeah the pyramids pretty much eclipses everything but a close second imo is St. Peter's Basilica, I just walked around that with my jaw on the floor the entire time, from the moment you enter through those enormous doors till you're standing under the dome it's simply breathtaking

Also just to add, the entirety of Rome is like this, the coliseum, the Parathon, etc
 
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RJMacready73 said:
St. Peter's Basilica, I just walked around that with my jaw on the floor the entire time, from the moment you enter through those enormous doors till you're standing under the dome it's simply breathtaking
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Absolutely unreal aura to that place.
 
EviLore said:
Absolutely unreal aura to that place.
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Its frankly insane that they built something like that in the 1500's, sure the pyramids have it beat for sheer scale but for the intricate detail in every single nook and cranny not to mention the artistry on display coupled with the enormity of it all, its unreal, also special shout out too Library of Celsus in Turkey it was pretty cool as well
 
Nothing massive or much to see nowadays, there are just some stones, but archeological finds L2002:413 in northern Scandinavia that is dated to be 10000 years old. That it is that far north suggests alot of things, and remnants that are wooden forts are always cool during this era.

Who were they, and, why go that far up north during that age? There are findings of older wooden forts that are dated to be even older, meanwhile, modern history books suggests that there was just pretty much cave dwellers/simple hunter gatherers around during that time.

Though, my personal favourite is all nature made, Old Tjikko, the worlds oldest known tree, 9565 year old roots. The durned thing has slowly cloned itself up a hill. Old Tjikko is an approximately 9,567-year old Norway spruce, located in the Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the "world's oldest tree". Old Tjikko is, however, a clonal tree that has regenerated new trunks, branches and roots over millennia rather than an individual tree of great age.

Absolutely fascinating.

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I was in Rome last year and the Roman Colosseum was far larger than I'd imagined it in my mind. Must have been absolutely breathtaking back when it was whole. Imagine being a rural farmer going to Rome for the first time and seeing that.

While not nearly as massive (or as ancient), the other thing that gave me pause on that trip was the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican. Absolutely magnificent craftsmanship. I'm not even Christian but the Vatican tour was a religious experience.
 
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