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battenandreas

BAH in History and a minor in Classical Studies at Queens University. Currently studying a Masters in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. I have a passion for architecture and the mysterious origins of the human species. I have traveled throughout South America, Europe, India and Asia in search of lesser known archaeological sites of great historical value.

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Krong Battambang, Cambodia

Killing Caves of Phnom Sampeau

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

michelle

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Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Added by elsie4LC

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Dylan

Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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Florence, Italy

Gipsoteca Bartolini

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

Meg

Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

michelle

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Florence, Italy

La Specola Anatomical Collection

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

Dylan

Florence, Italy

Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Annetta Black

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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

matthiasheinrich

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Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Santorini, Greece

Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

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Abhaneri, India

Chand Baori

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Annetta Black

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Peachland, British Columbia

Okanagan Lake

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

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Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

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Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Tony Dunnell

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

stkaratzas

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Colina Lenin

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

Go Apocalypse

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Rodadero Slides

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Tony Dunnell

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Sacsayhuamán

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Added by vivianlefay

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Added by LongNow

Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Annetta Black

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Rantepao, Indonesia

Londa Burial Caves

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

Vicki Louise

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