I am curious to know if there are others like me on these forums that have an intrest in the ancient world. So I ask you to post some pictures of your favourite ancient world site. I have a particular fondness for Angkor Wat. Although I have never been to see it I hope to get the chance one day.

http://www.photographic.freewire.co.uk/images/cambodia_angkor/cambodia_angkor_wat_ele_entrance_04_2002_0161p.jpg

http://www.photographic.freewire.co.uk/images/cambodia_angkor/cambodia_angkor_wat_lake_03_2002_0161p.jpg

Gotta be one of the most beautiful ancient sites, because of its setting:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/macchuPicchu01.jpg

Oh yes that is very beautiful.

I have seen that picture once before. Are they Aztec or Incan ruins? I also have South America on my list of places to visit, inparticularly the Yucatan Pennisula. I am also most intrested in the Mayan, Incan and Nazca civilizations.

of the places i have been: Uxmal, its a ruin city on the Yucatan pensula. I will try to find some pics.

not great, but you gert the feeling

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Uxmal-3.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/uxmal%20quadrangulo.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/uxmal.jpg

Originally posted by Shahadet
Oh yes that is very beautiful.

I have seen that picture once before. Are they Aztec or Incan ruins? I also have South America on my list of places to visit, inparticularly the Yucatan Pennisula. I am also most intrested in the Mayan, Incan and Nazca civilizations.

Incan ruins. When the Spanish conquered Peru, it became a secret refugee camp totally undiscovered by westerners until recently.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2002/07/31/stonehenge.jpg
http://fusionanomaly.net/stonehenge.jpg
http://www.verkehrsbuero.at/newsletter/images/stonehenge.jpg

About Macchu Picchu:
That's my favourite too, but the latest reports suggest it was nothing to do with secret refugee camps for Incans escaping for Spaniards.
Instead, a snip I saw on the BBC in the last week said that it was most likely a holiday home for the Emperor. Very similar to Hitler and his home in Berchtesgarden.

Originally posted by polymath
About Macchu Picchu:
That's my favourite too, but the latest reports suggest it was nothing to do with secret refugee camps for Incans escaping for Spaniards.
Instead, a snip I saw on the BBC in the last week said that it was most likely a holiday home for the Emperor. Very similar to Hitler and his home in Berchtesgarden.

Alright...that's interesting. The docs usually say it was a refugee city. TBH, I'd hope they were right, 'cause it added to the romance ;)

"I'd hope they were right, 'cause it added to the romance"

- I agree, I was a little bit disappointed when I heard, but it is still the most beautiful IMO.

Originally posted by MrPresident
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2002/07/31/stonehenge.jpg
http://fusionanomaly.net/stonehenge.jpg
http://www.verkehrsbuero.at/newsletter/images/stonehenge.jpg

i always wanted to see Stonehenge to, did anyone read the book Sarum?

I also have a fascination with the Nazca line drawings.

http://e3.sdsc.edu/teachertech/Miriam/About_com%20%20http--exn_ca-mysticplaces-nazca_cfm_files/19991012-landscapebig_files/19991012-landscapebig.jpe

http://exn.ca/news/images/19991007-nazcaspacemanbig.jpg

http://www.crystalinks.com/nascaskeleton.jpg

These skulls are most intresting. Does anyone know of any books on them worth reading?

well, no pics of it, but the Oracle of Delphi, which i have seen pic's of looks absolutley astounding,and the remains of the parthenon look wonderous as well....

Here are a few more I wouldn't mind seeing in my lifetime.
http://www.exn.ca/news/images/20000214-giza-pyramids1.jpg
http://www.talkabouttheworld.com/edition_46/spixt21b.jpg
http://www.bellavistatours.com/coliseum.jpg
http://www.greekislands.com/athens/acrop_11.jpg
http://w4u.eexi.gr/~ippotis/images/parthenon3.jpg
http://www.umich.edu/~umalumni/travel/trip_photos/TCS/2003%20images_maps/002easterisland/TCS-Easter-03-standingmoai-.jpg
http://www.eco-action.org/dt/gifs/stat2.jpeg

The temple of Bacchus at Baalbak. Roman architecture meets eastern architecture. I'd love to visit.

http://voyage.voila.fr/Icons/LonelyPlanet/lp_images/middle_east/lebanon/lebanon4.jpg

http://www.chch.school.nz/mbc/images/baalbek2.jpg

Pont Du Gard:

http://afeid.montpellier.cemagref.fr/images/pont%20du%20gard.jpg