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• July 23, 2009 bertieinindia updated the Hampi title, subtitle, description, hours, directions, cost and address
  

  Bengaluru, India

  Hampi

  The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city

  On the boulder-strewn banks of the Tungabadra River in Karnataka lie the ruins of Hampi, where the capital of the Vijayanagara Kingdom once stood. From 1336 to its fall in 1565, when it was sacked... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by bertieinindia, Henry and 2 others

• July 22, 2009 bertieinindia added The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
  

  Shillong, India

  The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

  Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots

  In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built—they're grown. The southern Khasi and Jaintia hills are humid and warm, crisscrossed by... »

  Extraordinary Flora, Rites and Rituals, Long Now Locations, Outsider Architecture | Edited by bertieinindia, wythe and 6 others