10 world famous ancient ruins

Many remnants of ancient times still make the world today astounded by the creativity and talent of ancient people.

The world famous ruins of ancient people

1. Machu Picchu (Cusco, Peru)

Hiram Bingham, an American explorer, found Machu Picchu in 1911. It was built by the Incas in 1450 as a mansion for the emperor Pachacuti.Machu Picchu is located at an altitude of 2,400 m above sea level.(Photo: Boris G.0

2. Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)

Between hundreds of burials, Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument.According to archaeologists, Stonehenge was built between 3000 and 2000 BC.(Photo: Kate Williams.)

3. Longmen stone cave (Henan, China)

Long Mon Stone Cave was built in 493 under the Northern Wei Dynasty, consisting of 1,400 small caves with over 100,000 statues.Some statues are only 2.5 cm tall while the largest Buddha statue is 17 m high.(Photo: Jiang Jiang.)

4. Hadrian's wall (Cumbria, England)

Hadrian's wall was a British military project under Roman times.Most walls still exist today.The wall was built in 122, completed after 6 years and marks the Roman Empire's border in the British Isles.(Photo: Jimmy McIntyre.)

5. Ancient Roman arena (Rome, Italy)

Built in Rome, the ancient Colosseum also has the name Flavia.This is the world's largest stand, built from cement and stone during the period from 70 to 80. (Photo: I-Ta Tsai.)

6. Jerash (Jerash Governorate, Jordan)

Starting construction in 331 BC under Alexander the Great, the ancient city of Jerash underwent the rule of many empires.An earthquake in 749 destroyed much of the city.War and earthquakes then made Jerash degraded.Jerash's remains buried deep underground until discovered in 1806 by Ulrich Jasper Seetzen, a German orientalist. (Photo: Jeremy Seto.)

7. Head statue in Rano Raraku (Easter Island, Chile)

Rano Raraku is a large quarry formed from concentrated volcanic ash on Easter Island.The natives used this stone to sculpt people between 1250 and 1500. The tallest human head statue weighed 82 tons.(Photo: anoldent.)

8. Palmyra (Syria)

Palmyra is 215 km northeast of the capital, Palmyra is an ancient city located on an oasis, formed around 2000 BC.The most famous building in Palmyra is the Ba'al temple.(Photo: James Gordon.)

9. Wat Ratchaburana (Ayutthaya, Thailand)

Wat Ratchaburana is a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, erected by King Borommarachathirat II in 1424 on the site of the cremation of two brothers who died in the battle for the throne.(Photo: Heiko S.)

10. Pompeii (Pompei, Italy)

Pompeii, an ancient city located near Naples today, was destroyed and buried by ash from the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79. (Photo: Francesco Minciotti.)