The city's mystery is made of giant stone

If cities like Atlantis and El Dorado are attracted only by the mysterious disappearance, Nan Madol city off the east coast of Pohnpei state, Micronesia (Western Pacific) is unique and mysterious from the name to the end. construction process.

With 32ha and 90 artificial islands, Nan Madol is built from 25 million tons of cross-linked basalt, forming high 5.49 - 7.62m walls, about 5.18m thick. Inside the citadel is covered by coral gravel, creating a high dyke to prevent the tide. How to transport basalt slabs weighing up to 50 tons is very mysterious because there is no trace of ancient machinery.

According to folklore, basalt stones are carried by the island giants or allowed to "fly" here. There is a theory that masons use rafts to transport them, but according to the experiment, basalt rocks sank immediately due to being too heavy. Similar to the story of basalt slabs, the underwater artificial tunnel stretching from the city center to the ocean is also a mystery to discover. Nan Madol was once ruled by the Saudeleur dynasty.

Currently the city has many large buildings that keep the bodies of the Saudeleur. Later, the Nahnmwarki overthrew Saudeleurs but stayed short due to the difficult transportation of fresh water and food from outside the city.

Here are some pictures of the mysterious Nan Madol: