Top 10 Ancient Marvels of the World

10. Dhamek Stupa, India

Dhamek Stupa is an enormous Stupa, located at Sarnath, about 13kms away from the Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Dhamek Stupa was built in 500 BC. The great Mauryan king Ashoka was to replace an earlier structure commissioned in 249 BC, along with several other monuments, to honor Buddha’s activities in this location in this. Stupas originated as round mounds encircled with huge stones. King Ashoka has built Stupas to protect small pieces of calcinated bone and other remaining of the Buddha and his disciples.

9. Sanchi Stupa, India

The Great Sanchi Stupa is one of the oldest stone structure in India was formerly commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in 3rd Century BC. Its core was simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. Sanchi Stupa has four liberally carved ornamental gateways and a barrier encircling the whole structure. Ashoka’s first wife Samragyi has overseen the entire construction work.

8. Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, Bulgaria

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Bulgaria was built in 4th century BC; UNESCO has undertaken the preservation work since 1979, when the monument was declared as a world heritage site. It has a vaulted brickwork “beehive” near the tomb. The Thracian tomb is situated near the ancient Thracian capital of Seuthpolis, Thracian is a part of graveyard, which comprises with a narrow corridor and round burial chamber.

7. Parthenon, Greece

The Parthenon is a temple on Athenian Acropolis, Greece. The temple is dedicated to a maiden goddess Athena, the people of Athens consider her as their patron. Construction began in 447 BC and was completed by 438 BC. This was when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power and construction, the building till date is one of the most important surviving structure of Classical Greece.

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