Geography
Did you know about the Kailasa Temple of Ellora, India?
Kailasa Temple is the World’s Largest Monolithic Structure. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is Carved from Top to Bottom out of a single volcanic basaltic rock, through vertical excavation.
Continue reading “Kailasa Temple Quick Facts”What if I told you that Machu Picchu is considered an engineering feat? Machu Picchu was built by Inca Pachacuti. Machu Picchu was abandoned after the Spanish Invasion for unknown reasons.
Continue reading “Machu Picchu Quick Facts”Angkor is a complex of archeological sites in Cambodia and Vietnam which were built by the Khmer Empire. Many of the temples at Angkor, all of which gave expression to Indian cosmological and mythical themes, were built to provide a site for cults through which could be assured of immortality by becoming identified with Shiva or other preeminent gods.
Continue reading “Angkor Wat Quick Facts”The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They are found in Mexico. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 meters or 3.8 to 11.2 ft.
Continue reading “Who built the Colossal Olmec Heads?”Sacsayhuamán is a citadel located in Cusco, Peru and was the historical capital of the Inca Empire. It was hypothesized that the citadel was built by the Inca in the 15th century under king Pachuacuti, but this is still under debate.
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