People Made World Ancient World Ancient World People Made World Modern World The Tallest Monuments Bridges Clocks Villages and Hamlets The great hypostyle hall - Amun Re Temple - Luxor - Egypt “It is worth remembering that the ancient world was once the cutting edge of modern - how much of out “modern” world will survive it” — Quote Source – The Museum Curator The great hypostyle hall - Amun Re Temple - Luxor - Egypt Standing Stones of Callanish - Lewis - Outer Hebrides - Scotland - late Neolithic era, Temple of Kukulcán (El Castillo) - Chichen Itza - Yucatán State, Mexico. On every equinox, the sun of the late afternoon creates the illusion of a snake creeping slowly down the northern staircase. Symbolically, the feathered serpent joins the heavens, earth and the underworld, day and night. The Great Pyramids of Giza - Egypt The Pyramid of the Magician - step pyramid located in the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal, Mexico. The name comes from a 19th c legend of Uxmal's Dwarf. According to this legend, a dwarf constructed the pyramid in one night, helped by his mother, a witch. It dates from AD 900 - 1000. Collusium of Rome - Barbaric so called "entertainment" The Great Wall of China - everywhere! Estimated original length at around 21,196 kilometers (13,171 miles). Avebury one of Englands most sacred sites Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, Avebury - Wiltshire - England. Largest Megalithic stone circle in the World. Sarsen stone. Terracotta Warriors -Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. 210–209 BC Xi'An, Shaanxi, China,