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🔴The Mystery of Scotney Castle🔴 . ⚫Located in Lamberhurst, Kent, England. ⚫Built as a fortified manor house in the 14th century, Scotney Castle in Kent later passed into the hands of the Darrell family. ⚫Arthur Darrell was thought to have died in Europe in 1720. ⚫His funeral was held at Scotney on 12 December and as earth was thrown on to the lid of the coffin a stranger in a black cloak standing among the mourners spoke out ‘that is me they think they are burying’, before vanishing. ⚫In the 1900s Arthur Darrell’s coffin was excavated. ⚫It was full of stones! . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #castle #haunted #hauntedcastle #england #uk #heritage #historical_grams #underwater #arqueologìa #mare #science #culture #archeologia #archeologiasubacquea #anticaroma #ancientrome #antic #romanmosaics #ancientrome #explore #explorepage #archaeology #history #explore #architecture #rome #london #paris #photography (at England, UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0tUnAHGO9/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Yaxha🔴 . ⚫It is a Mesoamerican archaeological site and the third largest city in the l the Petén Basin region, Guatemala. ⚫The name of the city derives from the Mayan for "blue-green water". ⚫The Yaxha kingdom is estimated to have covered an area of 237 square kilometres (92 sq mi) and to have had a peak population of 42,000. ⚫The site has more than 500 structures, including about 40 stelae, 13 Altars, 9 temple pyramids, 2 Mesoamerican ballcourts, and a network of causeways. ⚫The site also contain a twin-pyramid complex which was an architectural innovation of the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. ⚫Twin-pyramid complexes were regularly built to celebrate the end of the 20-year kʼatun cycle of the Maya Long Count Calendar. ⚫A kʼatun is a unit of time in the Maya calendar equal to 7200 days, equivalent to 19.713 tropical years. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #yaxha #peten #guatemala #maya #pyramid #temple #mesoamerican #mayan #calendar #structure #explorepage #archaeology #history #ancient #art #world #traveling #discovery #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #historic #london #paris #photography #usa #vacation #travelphotography #featured (at Guatemala City, Guatemala) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSyKiVFHm8I/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The Terrace of the Lions🔴 . ⚫Located in the island of Delos one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. ⚫The lions are faced East towards the Sacred Lake of Delos where it's believed the greek sun god Apollo had been born. ⚫The original row probably contained 12 stone lions that were built around 600 BCE by the people of Naxos in honor of the god Apollo. ⚫The five remaining lion statues are marble replicas, and the actual figures have been moved to the Archaeological Museum of Delos. ⚫The lions, with their mouths open as if roaring or snarling, were meant to guard the sanctuaries and to inspire a feeling of divine fear among the worshippers. ⚫The way in which they were positioned is similar to the way sphinxes were set up along avenues in ancient Egypt. ⚫Delos was included in the UNESCO World's Cultural Heritage list of Cultural Landscapes and Archaeological Remains in 1990. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #lion #terraceofthelions #greek #greece #delos #ancientgreece #sphinx #apollo #temple #lions #featured #archaeology #history #ancient #art #world #traveling #discovery #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #historic #london #paris #photography #usa #vacation #travelphotography #explorepage (at Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSvPIewB6SV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Copán is an archaeological site🔴 . ⚫the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscape in which it flourished—a fertile, well-watered mountain valley in western Honduras at an elevation of 600 meters (2,400 feet) above mean sea level. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. ⚫The city was in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples. ⚫Copán was occupied for more than two thousand years, from the Early Preclassic period to the Postclassic. The city developed a distinctive sculptural style within the tradition of the lowland Maya, perhaps to emphasize the Maya ethnicity of the city's rulers ⚫The city has a historical record that spans the greater part of the Classic period and has been reconstructed in detail by archaeologists and epigraphers. Copán was a powerful city ruling a vast kingdom within the southern Maya area.[4] The city suffered a major political disaster in AD 738 when Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, one of the greatest kings in Copán's dynastic history, was captured and executed by his former vassal, the king of Quiriguá. This unexpected defeat resulted in a 17-year hiatus at the city, during which time Copán may have been subject to Quiriguá in a reversal of fortunes. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #copan #tegucigalpa #comayagua #honduras #choluteca #olancho #sanpedrosula #roatan #tela #historical_grams #santabarbara #valle #laceiba #explorepage #elparaiso #ocotepeque #lempira #intibuca #atlantida #graciasadios #cortes #danli #tocoa #featured #franciscomorazan #sanlorenzo #elprogreso #colon #puertocortes #bhfyp (at Copán Ruinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSsyAP0nDo3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The golden moment that Tutankhamun's coffin was discovered in Egypt in 1925🔴 . ⚫Inside his giant red stone sarcophagus, which measures nearly 3 metres long and weighs well over a tonne, the wrapped mummy of Tutankhamun was buried in three separate coffins. ⚫The innermost coffin was made of solid gold,weighing 110.04kg. ⚫Tutankhamun's sarcophagus (a box-like stone container) held not one but three coffins in which to hold the body of the king. ⚫The outer two coffins were crafted in wood and covered in gold along with many semiprecious stones, such as lapis lazuli and turquoise. The inner coffin, however, was made of solid gold. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #ancient #ancientegypt #ancientegyptian #historical_grams #ancientcivilizations #ancientcivilization #archaeology #archaeologist #archaeological #archaeologists #archaeologylife #archaeologicalsite #archeology #archeological #archeologicalsite #archeologist #archeologie #archeologylovers #archéologie #archeologylife #archeologylovers #archeologymuseum #history #historymemes #historylovers #historical #featured #explorepage (at Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSq5qPmHRPx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Le Castella🔴 . ⚫Located in Calabria, Southern Italy. ⚫The mighty fortress sits on ancient foundations that date back to the Magna Graecia (400 BC). ⚫Hannibal, one of Rome’s greatest enemies, took refuge here in the latter years of the Second Punic War (208-202 BC). ⚫The fortress never hosted the nobility of the place but served as a shelter for soldiers engaged against the attacks of invaders from the sea. ⚫The Aragonese Fortress, despite the various damages caused by atmospheric agents and violent storms, preserves an ancient village structure: the majestic cylindrical tower, divided into three floors and connected by a stone spiral staircase; the manor, around which rise defence walls. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #castle #fort #fortress #italy #rome #roma #lecastella #roman #europe #explorepage #explore #archaeology #history #ancient #art #world #archaeologist #discovery #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #london #paris #photography #usa #museum #find #book #featured (at Southern Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSoA26jHGdJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Cahergall stone fort🔴 . ⚫Located in County Kerry, Ireland. ⚫It name translates back to 'Bright Stone'. ⚫The stone ringfort was built around the 7th century AD as a defended farmstead. ⚫The ringfort has 25 m (82 ft) internal diameter with outer walls 4 m (13 ft) high and 5 m (16 ft) thick ,with only one entrance facing east. ⚫There are several stairways all along the inner side of the wall. ⚫Inside the fort are the remains of a circular stone structure with 2 entrances opposite each other. ⚫It was excavated and restored in the 1990's. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #fort #fortnite #historical_grams #fortniteclips #india #history #travel #fortnitecommunity #photography #rajasthan #fortnitememes #fortniteclansrecruiting #fortnitebattleroyale #sahyadri #fortnitegameplay #shivajimaharaj #nature #fortnitemontage #maharaj #ig #instagram #fortnitebr #travelphotography #shivaji #maratha #chatrapati #swarajya #explorepage #marathi #bhfyp (at Ireland (country)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSluFFdnAW3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Dunnottar Castle🔴 . ⚫It is a ruined medieval fortress located on the northeastern coast of Scotland. ⚫The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. ⚫Dunnottar is best known as the place where the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century. ⚫Dunnottar's several buildings, put up between the 13th and 17th centuries, are arranged across a headland covering around 1.4 hectares. ⚫The dominant building, viewed from the land approach, is the 14th-century keep or tower house. ⚫The other principal buildings are the gatehouse; the chapel; and the 16th-century "palace" which incorporates the "Whigs' Vault". . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #scotland #uk #england #castle #dunnottarcastle #fort #fortress #tower #underwater #arqueologìa #science #cultura #culture #archeologia #archeologiasubacquea #ancientrome #antic #archaeological #historic #ancientrome #archaeology #history #explore #explorepage #architecture #historical_grams #rome #london #paris #photography #featured (at Scotland, U.K.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSio_PLnpXQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The Lion Capital of Ashoka🔴 . ⚫It is a sculpture of four Asiatic lions standing back to back, on an elaborate base that includes other animals. A graphic representation of it was adopted as the official Emblem of India in 1950. It was originally placed on the top of the Ashoka pillar at the important Buddhist site of Sarnath by the Emperor Ashoka, in about 250 BCE during his rule over the Maurya Empire. ⚫The pillar, sometimes called the Aśoka Column, is still in its original location, but the Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath Museum, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Standing 2.15 metres (7 feet) high including the base, it is more elaborate than the other very similar surviving capitals of the pillars of Ashoka bearing the Edicts of Ashoka that were placed throughout India several of which feature single animals at the top; one other damaged group of four lions survives, at Sanchi. ⚫The capital is carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, and was always a separate piece from the column itself. It features four Asiatic Lions standing back to back. They are mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull, and a lion, separated by intervening spoked chariot-wheels. The whole sits upon a bell-shaped lotus. ⚫The capital was originally crowned by a 'Wheel of Dharma' (Dharmachakra popularly known in India as the "Ashoka Chakra"), with 24 spokes, of which a few fragments were found on the site. A 13th-century replica of the Sarnath pillar and capital in Wat Umong near Chiang Mai, Thailand built by King Mangrai, preserves its crowning Ashoka Chakra or Dharmachakra. The wheel on the capital, below the lions, is the model for the one in the flag of India. . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . #ancientindia #historical_grams #explorepage #featured #sarnath #ashoka #indianculture #indianarchitecture #indianart #independenceday #15august #bindusaar #ashokathegreat #incredibleindia #jaihind (at India : इंडिया) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSg4sxcKmrK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The Mausoleum of Hadrian🔴 . ⚫Also known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel). ⚫Located in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. ⚫It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. ⚫The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. ⚫The structure was once the tallest building in Rome. ⚫It was built in AD 135–139 and converted into a fortress in the 5th century. ⚫Following this, the remains of succeeding emperors were also placed here, the last recorded deposition being Caracalla in 217. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #italy #rome #roma #castle #tomb #fort #fortress #hadrian #tower #antiqua_archeologia #underwater #mare #science #cultura #culture #archeologia #ancientrome #featured #archaeological #historic #ancientrome #archaeology #history #explore #explorepage #architecture #historical_grams #rome #london (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSeaelrq1uJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The Jerash Nymphaeum⛲🔴 . ⚫Located in Jerash, Jordan. ⚫This ornamental fountain was constructed in 191 AD, and dedicated to the Nymphs. ⚫Nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate or maintain Nature and are often associated with the air, seas, woods, or water, or particular locations or landforms. ⚫It was originally embellished with marble facings on the lower level and painted plaster on the upper level, topped with a half-dome roof. ⚫Water cascaded through 7 carved lions' heads into small basins on the sidewalk and overflowed from there through drains into the underground sewer system. ⚫Such fountains were common in Roman cities, and provided a refreshing Central point for the city. . . Follow me @historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #fountain #jerash #jordan #nymphaeum #rome #roman #water #nymphs #europe #photo #archaeology #history #ancient #explorepage #world #traveling #discovery #historical_grams #travel #explore #historic #london #paris #photography #uk #usa #vacation #travelphotography #book #featured (at مدينة جُرَش الأثرية City Of Jerash Archaeological) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbxOKJKyS2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Fort Bard🔴 . ⚫Located in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. ⚫The current fortifications were built by Charles Albert of Savoy between 1830 and 1838. ⚫It replaced a 10th-century castle that had, itself, been built on an earlier structure founded by Theodoric I in the 5th century. ⚫On May 14, 1800, a 40,000-strong French army was stopped by 400 Austro-Piedmontese soldiers at Fort Bard. ⚫The Fort Bard is formed of three main defence stations positioned at different levels upon a high imposing rock spur, the lowest at 400m above ground and the highest at 467m. ⚫There are a total of 283 rooms in the entire fortress. ⚫In 2006 it reopened to tourists as the Museum of the Alps, it has additional art exhibitions and galleries. ⚫In the summer, the main courtyard is used to host musical and theatrical performances. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #castle #fort #fortress #italy #rome #roma #fortbard #kingdom #bardfort #king #archaeology #history #ancient #art #archeologia #archaeologist #architecture #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #rome #london #paris #photography #usa #museum #roma #book (at Forte di Bard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF7JcPBMZn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Azadi Square🔴 . ⚫Azadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی‎ Meydāne Āzādi), formerly known as Shahyad Square (Persian: میدان شهیاد Meydāne Ŝahyād), is a mainly green city square in Tehran, Iran. It hosts as its centerpiece the Azadi Tower. The tower and square were commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran. ⚫It has an area of about 50,000 m2, plus adjacent areas and has a very large roundabout within its main confines. It is the largest square in Tehran and the second largest in Iran, being smaller than Azerbaijan Square in Tabriz. ⚫The 50 m tower is in the center of the square. The design of the tower and the surrounding area is an archetype of Iranian-Islamic architecture and aesthetic geometry. The fountain is inspired by Iranian gardens, and the slope of the square was carefully and purposefully designed, assisting with efficient irrigation. This status is reflected in the green and bold choice of name, meydāne as in Turkish being loosely cognate with medina, in some Arabic senses meaning garden square, otherwise secluded quarter. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #iran #tehran #iraq #love #morning #persianhistory #instagram #photography #iranian #art #usa #dubai #persian #karbala #istanbul #goodmorning #india #ancintiran #photo #azerbaycan #russia #shiraz #nature #iranianhistory #travel #weekend #historical_grams #ancient #islam #sunday (at Iran Tahran) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwgAVGHVMf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴The Pyramid of Cestius🔴 . ⚫It is an ancient pyramid located in Rome, Italy. ⚫Due to its incorporation into the city's fortifications, it is today one of the best-preserved ancient buildings in Rome. ⚫The pyramid was built about 18–12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius a member of the Epulones religious corporation. ⚫The Epulones arranged feasts and public banquets at festivals and games. ⚫They constituted one of the four great religious corporations of ancient Roman priests. ⚫The tomb was completed in 330 days and was one of two pyramid shaped tombs in the city of Rome. ⚫The pyramid measures 100 Roman feet (29.6 m) square at the base and stands 125 Roman feet (37 m) high. ⚫Inside the pyramid there is the burial chamber, measuring 5.95 metres long, 4.10 m wide and 4.80 m high. ⚫Two marble bases were found next to the pyramid during excavations in the 1660s, complete with fragments of the bronze statues that originally had stood on their tops. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #pyramid #rome #pyramidofcestius #italy #civilization #empire #roman #museum #photo #temple #explore #explorepage #archaeology #history #ancient #world #traveling #discovery #historical_grams #travel #explore #historic #london #paris #photography #uk #explorepage #featured (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRoLq7YH9qc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Dolia🔴 . ⚫Dolia were large vases or vessels used in ancient Roman times for storage or transportation of goods. ⚫It was a very large jug or container made of fired clay. ⚫Oval in shape, with a wide mouth and rim, it had no neck or handles and, in many cases, could measure up to six feet in height. ⚫Some dolia have a rounded body tapering into a flat bottom, while more frequently, dolia maintained a rounded bottom. ⚫They were lined with pitch or wax in order to contain or process liquids and solid foods. 🏺Dolia were also used in a thermopolium (plural thermopolia), a place where it was possible to purchase ready-to-eat food. ⚫Thermopolia being the forerunners of today's restaurant, the items served are sometimes compared to modern fast food. . . Follow me @historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvellous History❤️ . . #jar #container #rome #roma #italy #restaurant #dolia #vase #greek #historic #old #antique #usa #archaeology #history #ancient #art #listen #europe #archaeologist #architecture #historical_grams #travel #archaeological #photography #roma #heritage #read #archaeologicalsite #arthistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CRb4iw4HxXP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Black basalt statue of a priest of Bastet Padimahes holding a stele of Horus on the crocodiles and covered in magical formulas. ⚫30th Dynasty, (380BC to 300BC).🔴 . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #ancient #ancientegypt #ancientegyptian #ancientegyptians #ancientcivilization #ancientcivilizations #archaeology #archaeologist #archaeological #archaeologists #archaeologylife #archaeologicalsite #archeology #archeological #archeologicalsite #archeologia #archeologist #archeologie #archeo #archeologylovers #archéologie #archeologylife #archeologymuseum #arkeology #arkeoloji #arkeolog #arkeologi #arkeo #historical_grams (at Louvre Museum Paris France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRXARB4n8Uu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🔴Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint🔴 Late 13th century. . ⚫Tamil Nadu, INDIA Chola period Copper alloy ⚫Ammaiyar, a sixth-century South Indian Shaiva poet saint, achieved her emaciated state after beseeching Shiva to free her from all her worldly encumbrances, including her famed beauty. He granted her wish, transforming her into a withered old woman, and she delighted in devoting her life to composing hymns in praise of her Lord. ⚫Here, she is seen singing Shiva’s praises, accompanying herself with a pair of cymbals. Her hymns celebrate Shiva’s predilection for cremation grounds and for his wild dancing form as Nataraja. . . FOLLOW me @Historical_grams to enjoy more and more posts about our world's marvelous History.❤ . . #shiva #mahadev #mahakal #harharmahadev #bholenath #shiv #india #hindu #lordshiva #love #hinduism #omnamahshivaya #om #kedarnath #bhole #god #bholebaba #ujjain #mahakaal #krishna #shivshakti #mahakaleshwar #explorepage #hanuman #shivshankar #aghori #mahadeva #temple #jaimahakal #historical_grams (at India : इंडिया) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRSiwncnwPc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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