Babylon in present day is a Al Hillah, a province in Iraq. It was a city-state during the olden Mesopotamia. Iraq is located at a distance of nearly 85 kilometers in the southern direction of the Baghdad city. The ruins of Babylon have the mud-brick buildings, a mound etc in the debris of the city. This area is situated on the fertile plain of Mesopotamia in between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River in Iraq. The city of Babylon is constructed again. The historical sources informed that Babylon was a small town which was developed in the very start of the third century BC. The town had flourished soon. It got all the required importance as well as political reputation. The city of Babylon had acquired the title of being the holy city by 2300 BC. The Neo-Babylonia Empire started from 612 BC. The Hanging garden of Babylon had acquired  [...] 

The Vimanmek Palace was used as royal palace in early days. It is located in Bangkok in Thailand. It is popularly known as the Vimanmek Mansion Vimanmek Teak Mansion. It is situated in the Dusit Palace compound, close by Dusit Zoo in Dusit district. Built in 1900, Vimanmek Palace was earlier owned by His Majesty King Rama V. He was also having the Munthatu Rattanaroj Residence in Chuthathuj Rachathan which was located at Ko Sichang, Chonburi. He had dismantled the former residence and reassembled it in Dusit Garden. Huge celebrations were held to mark the completion of Vimanmek Palace. The celebrations took place on March 27, 1901. King Rama V used Vimanmek place as his royal residence for nearly five years, awaiting the finishing point of Amphorn Satharn Villa which was in year 1906. From the 1932, Vimanmek Palace was being used only as the  [...] 

The Valley of the Kings is commonly known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings is a huge deep valley located in Egypt. Hear for nearly a period of 500 years starting from the 16th BC to 11th century BC, various tombs were constructed which were devoted to the kings and powerful upper class of the New Kingdom. New Kingdom consisted of the Eighteenth as well as the Twentieth Dynasties which belonged to the Ancient Egypt. The valley of the kings is located on the western bank of the river Nile directly opposite to the Thebes, the modern day Luxor. It is located at the center of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi has two different valleys to classify the East Valley and the West Valley. In the east you will come across maximum of the royal tombs. In the 2006 a new chamber named KV63 was discovered, and in the year 2008 2 different tomb entrance  [...] 

Hadrian’s Wall is a turf or stone and timber reinforcement built during the Roman Empire across the whole city which in today’s date is known as the northern England. The construction of this wall started in the year in 122, during Emperor Hadrian regime. It was the first among the two ramparts which were built across Great Britain; the second rampart was the Antonine Wall which is located toady in Scotland. Hadrian’s Wall is the superior recognized among the two because its corporal relics are more apparent even today. There are many different opinions regarding the wall but the growing harmony stated that the Wall was constructed as a voluntarily protected defense which visibly defined the northern boundary (limes) of the Roman Empire in Britain (Britannia). It was one of the reasons of the improvement of the economic steadiness  [...] 

New Guinea has a pride of being the world’s second largest island. It is located in the north of Australia. During the last glacial period floods took place in the Torres Strait, thus was the reason of the separation of New Guinea from Australian mainland area. The name Papua has a long association with New Guinea. The Indonesian provinces of West Papua and Papua come together and make the western half of the New Guinea. The mainland of the country Papua New Guinea is formed by the area which is located in the eastern half region of the islands. New Guinea has a huge biodiversity, it has huge ecological value. Around 786,000 sq.km area of the island is a tropical land. The island has about 5-10% of the total species present in the globe. The same percentage is found in Australia as well as United States. A very high percentage of the species  [...] 

The Greek name for the ancient city of Egypt is Thebes. Thebes is located in the southern direction of the Mediterranean Sea at a distance of about 800 km. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River. The human habitation had started making the city their home place since 3200 BC. Thebes was the capital city of the Waset, who was the IV Upper Egyptian nome. Waset was declared as the capital of Egypt during the 11th and the 18th dynasties which were commonly known as the middle and the new kingdom respectively. Trade was increased when a red sea fleet was built by Hatsheput. The Thebes seaport covered the trade between the other ports of Elat, moder Quasir as well as Elim. The traders with them brought copper amulets, frankincense, juniper oil, natron, fine woven linen, bitumen and myrrh The government seats were moved to the Delta  [...] 

Prague Castle is a castle that is located in Prague. The Czechoslovakia kings and the presidents and the holy roman emperors and also the Czech Republic have their offices located at the Prague Castle. The jewels of the Czech crown are also kepy in the castle. According to the records of the Guinness book, Prague castle is the biggest castle in the world. It is placed on the top of the ancient castles category in the book.. The length of the castle is about 570 meters where as the width is about 130 meters. The history of the castles has its start from the 9th century almost 870. The church of Our Lady was the first walled building. In the first half of the 10th century the Basilica of Saint George and St Vitus was been found. Near the church of St. George the first convent in Bohemia was found inside the castle.In the later 12th century a  [...] 

Persepolis also known as Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar was the ceremonial capital of Persian Empire during Achaemenid regime. Persepolis is located at a distance of 70 km towards the northeast direction of the modern city of Shiraz which is located in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In present-day Persian, the site is also known as Takht-e Jamshid and also Throne of Jamshid as well as Parseh. The early remnants of Persepolis belong to nearly 515 BC. To the prehistoric Persians, the city was called Pārsa, it means “The City of Persians”.  Persepolis is the Greek word for the word “Persian city”. The citadel of Persepolis is been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1979. Archeological proofs have shown that the olden remnants belong to 515 BC. French archeologists, Andre Godard was the first  [...] 

Leptis Magna is commonly known as Lectis Magna or many times spelled as Lepcis Magna, it is also popular as Lpqy as well as the Neapolis, was an important city during the Roman Empire. The ruins of Leptis Magna city are located in Libya in the Al Khums which is located at a distance of nearly 130 km to the east of Tripoli. It is located on the coastal region of Wadi Lebda and its interjection with the sea. The site is also popular as one of the most impressive and untouched Roman ruins in the Mediterranean region. The city was been found around 1100 BC and is supposed to be found by the Phoenician colonists. The city gained the importance during the rule of Carthage in the Mediterranean Sea. Carthage ruled the region in the fourth century BC. Till the third Punic war which took place in 146 BC, Leptis Magna was the part of the Carthage’s  [...] 

Delphi has an honor of being a modern town in Greece as well as one of the most important as well as archeological site in Greece. Delphi is located in the valley of Phocis on the south-western slope of the Mount Parnassus. Delphi played the role of being the site of the Delpic oracle which is supposed to be the most important among the various oracles of the Greek world. It was supposed to be a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. He protected the navel of the Earth by slewing a python that lived there. Krisa was the ancient name of the site. The most scared place of god Apolla was a Panhellenic Sanctuary. Every four year Pythian Games take place here. For the Pythian Games athletes from various part of the Greek world come here to participate in the games. Pythian Games are the ancient look of the modern day Olympic Games. Throughout  [...]