We are still unable to comprehend some of the secrets left by distant ancestors. These riddles include mystical ancient buildings, which we will tell you about. The pyramids of Giza are the youngest and most studied of this series.
Stone circles Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
Göbekli Tepe is one of the most ancient structures in the world. Its age is about 12,000 years! It was once believed that the most ancient and advanced civilization is Egyptian, but the temple complex in Turkey makes us look at the course of history with completely different eyes. It is not known how 12 thousand years ago people who did not know the wheels could have erected such amazing buildings. This makes Göbekli Tepe one of the most important archaeological finds in the world.
Göbekli Tepe are neolithic temples in the form of stone circles, lying on the top of a mountain range. They are made of well-polished and fitted stones. The circles reach 30 meters in diameter, and inside each of them there is a T-shaped sculpture on which you can see images of animals and birds carved in stone. The existence of this amazing structure was known back in the 1960s, but archaeologists began to conduct more thorough research only in 1994.
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Near the Neolithic temples, archaeologists have not found any traces of ancient settlements - no remnants of dwellings, not even graves. Therefore, it can be assumed that this was a place of pilgrimage for nomadic communities who lived within a radius of hundreds of kilometers from Göbekli Tepe. At the same time, moving the giant stones from which the complex was erected required the efforts of thousands of people - this suggests that several nomadic tribes joined forces for the construction. Göbekli Tepe was in use for about 4000 years and was abandoned in the 8th millennium BC. Surprisingly, it was not left to fend for itself, but covered with earth to keep it intact.
The disputes around Göbekli Tepe will continue for more than a decade: it is completely incomprehensible how people who did not even know agriculture could build this amazing and huge temple complex without using any technological means. Perhaps the solution to the stone circles in Turkey will help us learn about the existence of the most ancient and advanced civilization and understand what caused her sudden disappearance.
Kurgan New Grange, Ireland
Ireland has a huge mound (85 meters in diameter and 11 meters in height), built in the shape of a hemisphere. It has an earthen roof and walls made of coarse quartz. New Grange is already 5,000 years old, and, naturally, time had time to have its destructive effect on it, so it was reconstructed in the middle of the 20th century. Fortunately, the barrow is perfectly preserved inside.
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New Grange has only one entrance leading into a long corridor that leads to a transverse room. In it you can see huge monoliths, an altar stone and many niches in the walls, decorated with magnificent carvings of rings and spirals. In ancient times, a long stone road, fenced with quartz walls, led to the entrance. Now only a stone remained of it, which lay at its beginning. It is worth paying attention to it: the stone is covered with the same pattern as the niches in the walls of the mound.
New Grange is known for being in the days winter solstice at dawn, a sunbeam penetrates the interior through a thin slot carved into the monolith above the entrance. The ancient builders did not miscalculate a single millimeter: the beam hits the altar stone, and then illuminates the niches. Until now, none of the researchers can answer the question of who and for whom the mound was erected. And if there are versions about its purpose (crypt, temple structure or observatory), then absolutely nothing is known about who the mysterious builders were. The Celts, who were credited with the creation of the mound, actually used a ready-made structure to carry out their rituals there. These mysteries contributed to the emergence of various Irish legends that tell that New Grange was a place where all kinds of people lived. mythical creatures and even the gods.
Pyramids of Giza, Baalbek Platforms and Mount Sinai
The pyramids, which are in Egypt, were built about 4000-4500 years ago, and their main secret is how they were erected, because at that time there was no technology that people use today. However, hundreds of volumes have already been written about this, and we will not dwell on the pyramids - they are considered by us only as part of something more grandiose.
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Baalbek platforms are located in Lebanon. These are 27 giant blocks of limestone weighing from 300 to 800 tons, which served as the basis for a certain majestic temple, which has not survived to our time (much later, in the era of Antiquity, other temples were built on them). These platforms are called the "City of the Gods", as there is an assumption that people once came here to offer prayers. At the same time, there is an eccentric and provocative version, according to which Baalbek was once a cosmodrome for a race that lived on Earth even before Homo sapiens appeared. In any case, the age of the platforms and the purpose of the construction of the temple have not yet been established, so it is too early to draw any conclusions.
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Mount Sinai is located in Egypt - this is a cult biblical place where God gave Moses 10 commandments. And four kilometers from it is Mount St. Catherine. Both mountains have a regular pyramidal shape. The mountain peaks of Sinai and St. Catherine and the two most large pyramids Giza are symmetrical.
The mysticism is that the pyramids of Giza, the Baalbek platforms, Mount Sinai and Mount St. Catherine together form an absolutely correct equilateral triangle, the top of which is the "City of the Gods". This pattern was discovered by the researcher Sitchin, who suggested that this triad is the most ancient navigation system, in which the walls of the pyramids performed a reflective function. This version is confirmed by the words of NASA employee Maurice Chatelain, who said that in space Egyptian pyramids are clearly visible precisely due to the inclination of the walls, reflecting the beams of the radar perpendicularly in the event that they fall at an angle of 38 degrees. This information suggests that Baalbek may have served as a landing site - but why is unknown. It is only clear that for something very large, therefore, plates of a huge mass were transported to the site.
All this is just speculation, but someone can find in these facts proof that before the appearance of mankind on Earth, there was another, more developed and perfect civilization that disappeared without a trace. In any case, the ancestors left us a lot of mysteries, which even our descendants will have to understand.
Built thousands of years ago and amazingly preserved to this day, built from materials of unknown origin and hiding their true functions in incomprehensible forms, there are many mysterious structures on the planet with unsolvable mysteries associated with them. Some of them are able to impress with their impressive age, others with impressive dimensions, and still others with truly fantastic architectural characteristics. Looking at such structures, one can only guess what our world was like thousands of years ago. How people managed to extract unique building materials and process them in a skillful way, erect indestructible stone walls and carve monoliths of an incomprehensible purpose from rocks - scientists have been pondering these questions for more than one hundred years.
1. Tablets of Georgia, USA
In the northeastern part of Georgia, there is a unique monument known to the general public as the "Tablets of Georgia". The impressive structure is a complex of six granite slabs, each of which is 6.1 meters high and weighs 20 tons. Memorial inscriptions in eight languages of the world were applied to the granite slabs; they represent a kind of instruction for those who will survive after the apocalypse and will be engaged in the restoration of civilization.
The opening of an unusual monument in Georgia took place in 1980; employees of the construction organization Elberton Granite Finishing Company were engaged in its construction. The author of the idea of an unusual monument is not known for certain, according to one version, it is a certain Robert Christian, who ordered the construction of the monument in private. The monument is also remarkable for its astronomical orientation; it is oriented in such a way that it allows tracking the movement of the sun. In the central part of the monument there is a hole through which you can see the Pole Star at any time of the year.
Despite the fact that the age of the monument is relatively small, it never ceases to attract public attention. Of greatest interest to visitors is the mysterious message, which contains very just and well-founded commandments. The mysterious message can be read in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian, as well as in Hindi and Hebrew.
2. Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, Lebanon
A unique building is the ancient temple of the god Jupiter, located in the ancient Lebanese city of Baalbek. Despite the fact that today the ancient building is in ruins, it never ceases to amaze with its scale and design features. The main mystery of the temple is the huge plate-platforms at its base, as well as carved marble columns, the height of which, according to rough estimates, reached 20 meters.
How thousands of years ago people managed to construct structures of this scale has not yet been understood. According to historical data, the temple in Baalbek existed for several hundred years and was partially destroyed during the reign of Emperor Theodosius. It is likely that thousands of years ago these places were considered truly special; no other explanation for the appearance of a giant temple can be found.
When trying to imagine the process of building a temple, great amount unsolvable questions. Huge stone platforms, weighing up to 1,000 tons, people managed to lift to a height of 7 meters. Even today using the most modern technology it would be difficult to accomplish such a task. Not far from the temple there is a quarry, on which huge monoliths were carved out of the rocks, one of the monoliths was left untouched in the quarry. Its parameters are also impressive, the length of the monolith is 21 meters, the height is 4.2 meters, and the width is about 5 meters. According to one version, unique temple thousands of years ago it was built by order of King Solomon.
3. Mysterious circles in Gobekli Tepe, Turkey
In Turkey, not far from the border with Syria, there is the Gobekli Tepe region, world famous for the megalithic circles discovered here. Each of them resembles a little Stonehenge circle, but the circles at Gobekli Tepe were built about a thousand years earlier. The purpose of the stone circles is also unclear, as well as the method of building such large-scale and correct structures.
The megalithic structures were discovered by a group of archaeologists led by Klaus Schmidt; specialists began excavations in the designated area in 1994. In addition to mysterious circles, scientists have discovered the ruins of ancient temples and other structures, which are about 12 thousand years old. Archaeological excavations in the Gobekli Tepe area have been continuously conducted for more than ten years, over the years, scientists have managed to clear only small part hidden treasures underground.
According to the assumptions of historians, thousands of years ago a complex of religious buildings was located in these places, it was here that people brought sacrifices to the gods of fertility. The mysterious circles are nothing more than the central part of this cult complex, where the most significant rituals were performed. It is likely that the monolithic circles are only part of a huge temple complex, as evidenced by the monoliths with pictograms discovered nearby. The latter represent special interest for those interested in history the ancient world... Among the variety of pictograms, not only images of animals were found, but also images of creatures that only vaguely resemble people.
4. Inca City Machu Picchu, Peru
Attendance at the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru is approximately 2,500 tourists per day.
Among the most incredible and amazing structures on the planet, the city of Machu Picchu takes a very special place. This ancient city of the Incas has been best preserved for thousands of years.Today, visitors to the unique archaeological complex have a unique opportunity to stroll along the ancient streets and touch history in its true embodiment. The discoverer of the unique archaeological complex is Hiram Bingham; his group began excavations in 1911.
The history of the city of Machu Picchu is full of secrets and mysteries, for several hundred years it remained the residence of the ruler, even during its heyday there were no more than 200 structures on the territory of the city. In 1532, the history of the city mysteriously ends, according to one of the testimonies, all its inhabitants just disappeared at the same time. Modern visitors to the archaeological complex will have the opportunity to see carefully restored fragments of ancient temples, residences, warehouses and other buildings that were used for domestic needs.
The mysterious disappearance of the inhabitants of the city is just one of the mysteries of Machu Picchu; the ancient city is a unique building from an architectural point of view. Literally everything is of interest here, from the carefully processed stones from which the buildings are built, to the correct geometric shape of these buildings. Travelers who decide to walk through the archaeological area should take into account that only 2,500 tourists can visit it a day, so you should sign up for an excursion in advance.
5. Greater Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
In the southern part of Africa, there is a unique complex of ruins under the general name "Greater Zimbabwe"; not everyone knows that in honor of this archaeological site the eponymous African country... According to historical data, more than a thousand years ago the Shona tribes lived in these places, and it was they who erected numerous buildings, the ruins of which are of such interest to tourists and researchers today.
According to rough estimates, Greater Zimbabwe was founded in the 12th century BC, since its foundation the city has existed for no more than 300 years. The reason why a large city became empty after several hundred years remains unknown. The main feature of the ruins lies in their architectural characteristics. All buildings in Greater Zimbabwe were built from the same regular shaped stone monoliths that were simply stacked on top of each other without the use of any bonding materials.
It is surprising that with such features of the buildings, they managed to partially survive after more than 3,000 years. One of the most interesting parts of the archaeological complex is the so-called "road barrier" - a huge stone circle with a diameter of 89 meters. The total length of the stone wall is 244 meters, and the height of the structure is 10 meters. Modern scientists can only guess about the purpose of such structures.
6. Ruins of Chavin de Huantar, Peru
Peru also has amazing structures that deserve the attention of the most sophisticated tourists, including the ruins of the ancient city of Chavin de Huantar. They are located on the territory of the district of the same name, which locals from prehistoric times considered special and filled with magical powers. The ancient city of Chavin de Huantar was founded in 327 BC, the main part of it was occupied by temples and places of worship.
For many years, the ancient city remained the site of complex cult rites and sacrifices, as evidenced by the variety of artifacts discovered during excavations. It was here that shamans drew their strength, local residents still believe that while walking among the ruins, one can “recharge” with magical powers. The central place of the archaeological complex today is occupied by two temples, in the courtyards of which are hidden religious monuments and obelisks.
Like many other prehistoric structures, the Chavin de Huantar complex is remarkable for the way of construction, its temples amaze with their scale and dimensions of the building materials used. The internal structure of the temples is very complex; visitors can walk along the labyrinths of corridors only if accompanied by a guide. The history of the discovery of the ancient city is also unusual, it was found by one of the local farmers. While cultivating the land, he noticed strange stones with carved petroglyphs; for more than a hundred years, the area discovered by a farmer has remained in the attention of archaeologists from all over the world.
7. Coral Castle, USA
On the territory of Florida, in the city of Homestead, there is a unique Coral Castle, as the rock garden is called, which can be safely considered a real wonder of the world. The impressive complex of statues, the total weight of which is 1,100 tons, was built by hand; the fact of its existence for many years has amazed millions of people from all over the world. The author of the unique rock garden is Ed Lidskalnin, an immigrant from Latvia, who was inspired to this feat by his unhappy love.
Walking through the rock garden, you can see several beautiful sculptures in a romantic style, including a huge heart-shaped table. The crescent moon set on a pedestal is also very interesting, which always accurately points to the pole star. The largest building is a tall square tower, which weighs 243 tons. Coral stones served as the main building material for the erection of the sculptures; some of them weigh several tons.
Its author began the construction of the Coral Castle in 1923 and continued it continuously until the day of his death. The fact that a beautiful rock garden was built by one person without the use of any special equipment seems fantastic. Considering that Ed Leedskalnin was a rather fragile man, the phenomenon of the existence of Coral Castle cannot be explained at all. The man was only 152 cm tall and weighs 45 kg.
8. Valley of the jugs, Laos
In Laos, near the city of Phonsavan, there is the amazing Valley of the Pitchers - an undeveloped area, on the territory of which hundreds of amazing stone structures are presented. With their outlines, these structures resemble real jugs, the difference is only in their impressive size. The height of the stone jugs is from 1 to 3.5 meters, and the average diameter is about 1 meter. The weight of the largest "jug" is about 6 tons, who and for what purpose many years ago created such a number of incomprehensible stone structures - one of the main mysteries of Laos.
It is noteworthy that all stone stupas were carved from stone, which is not typical for this area. A lot is connected with the Valley of Pitchers interesting legends According to one of them, in ancient times, local residents used huge stupas to cremate the dead. According to another version, huge stone stupas were used to store rice and wine. As scientists managed to establish, the age of the unusual stone formations is more than 2.5 thousand years.
In total, there are a little less than 500 jugs in the suburban areas of Phonsavan. The indisputable fact is that all the huge stone stupas were carved out of stone by hand, but how people managed to do this 2,500 years ago is a mystery. According to one of the Laotian legends, once upon a time giants lived in this picturesque valley, who created multi-ton stone structures. Archaeological research in the valley has been conducted since the 30s of the 20th century, and every year archaeologists manage to find out more and more unique facts.
9. Megaliths in Asuka Park, Japan
Several amazing structures can be seen in the Japanese park Asuka, huge megaliths have been buried here for many hundreds of years, the real purpose of which modern science can only guess. According to the main version of the researchers, huge megaliths with patterns carved on the surface are nothing more than ancient altars. One of the most interesting megaliths is called Sakafune Ishi; strange wedge marks were found on its surface, which prompted researchers to think about the cult purpose of the stones.
One of the largest in the park is the Masuda Iwafune monolith, which is 11 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 4.7 meters high. This huge stone, which was clearly hewn from a single piece of granite by hand, weighs at least 7 tons. Surprisingly, the age of the monolith is more than 2.5 thousand years. Another surprising fact is that the granite rock from which the megaliths were made is incredibly strong, even with the use of modern equipment it is extremely difficult to leave at least a scratch on its surface.
How thousands of years ago people managed to process hard granite and decorate it with clear patterns is a mystery to modern science... Locals believe in magic power megaliths, many try to bypass them and are afraid to even touch giant stones. Curious travelers who are photographed every day against the backdrop of huge granite stones are not at all embarrassed by such legends.
10. Carved columns of Shravanabelagola, India
Travelers looking to see incredible structures in India should definitely visit the city of Shravanabelagola. There are several amazing temples here, the main decoration of which is the beautiful carved columns. The shape of the columns is unique, they were created more than a thousand years ago, in an age when lathes and chisels did not exist yet.
Today it is not difficult to carve such a column out of stone, but how people did it 10 - 12 centuries ago and what secrets of stone processing they owned remains a mystery. Every day, the ancient temples of Shravanabelagola are visited by a huge number of tourists, and all in order to touch with their own hands the incredibly beautiful and slender columns with a perfect polished surface and intricate patterns.
After admiring the beautiful carved columns, be sure to visit the nearby village of Hampi, which also has several noteworthy attractions. Here you can see some of the very first multi-storey buildings in India, which were erected from huge stone slabs and columns. One of the most remarkable archaeological areas is the ruins of Vijayanagara, here you can see the ruins of ancient two-story buildings.
11. Domus de Janus, Italy
In Italy, among the most amazing buildings it is worth noting the so-called "House of Fairies" - Domus de Janus. They are unique stone buildings that really resemble in their outlines fabulous houses with a doorway and small windows. Most of these structures were found in Sardinia; currently, there are about 2,800 structures in the region.
Each house is unique, some of them were carved into rocky ledges, and others in separate boulders. One of the main features of the structures is their relatively small size. In order for at least one person to live in such a house, its size should be on average twice as large. It is for this reason that Domus de Janus is considered to be the home of magical creatures - fairies, and some believe that witches once lived in these miniature houses.
The houses carved in stones are also remarkable for their design; on their walls you can see many mysterious symbols. According to rough estimates of scientists, Domus de Janus were built in the period from 4th to 2nd millennium BC. If we take into account the generally accepted information about the level of development of civilization at that time, then one can imagine how laborious the process of building houses was. Travelers who visit the amazing attraction of Sardinia should definitely do magic ritual... In the center of each house there are small recesses, it is customary to put offerings for fairies in them.
12. Heerloom stone, Japan
Length: 5.7 meters. Height: 7.2 meters. Width: 6.5 meters. A unique man-made formation is the Heerlum stone, also known as the Oishi shrine. Back in the Middle Ages, a huge stone was declared a shrine, and a temple was built next to it. The history of the origin of the stone is not known for certain; it amazes with its impressive scale. The monolith is 5.7 meters long, 6.5 meters wide and 7.2 meters high, respectively. According to rough estimates, the weight of the Heerlum stone is about 600 tons.
The stone is located in a hard-to-reach rocky area, sheer cliffs surround it on all sides. On three sides, the monolith is surrounded by a rock, from which it was carved, and the lower part of the stone was never separated from the general rock. One of the main features of the shrine is connected with the processing of the lower part of the monolith; even during the construction period, they tried to separate the monolith from the rock and made a tunnel under it.
It was not possible to complete what was started, as a result, a small depression formed under the monolith, which is now filled with water. At first glance, it may seem that a huge stone is literally hovering over a small makeshift pool. According to some studies, the Heerlum stone may be part of an ancient Buddhist temple... Buddhist shrines were built according to the same principle - they were carved out of solid rock.
13. Goseck circle, Germany
Year of appearance: 4900 BC. On the territory of the German city of Goseck there is an amazing Neolithic structure, which is called the "Goseck Circle". It is a collection of several concentric ditches, the diameter of which is about 75 meters, as well as palisade rings, in certain places of which a kind of gate was built. The unusual structure was discovered by researchers quite recently, in 1991. Flying over the area in an airplane, the researchers noticed a strange round silhouette against the background of a wheat field.
In 2002, archaeological excavations began in the designated area, which were led by François Bertem of the University of Halle-Wittenberg. The strange Neolithic complex that was discovered by researchers once clearly had a serious and very specific purpose. The complex has a strict astronomical orientation, its southern aisles exactly coincide with the points of sunrise and sunset on the days of the winter solstice.
Such features of the structure prompted researchers to think that an ancient astronomical laboratory could have been located earlier on the site of the Goseck circle. It is likely that thousands of years ago, it was such structures that helped people draw up an accurate lunar calendar. If the bold guesses of scientists find accurate confirmation, then the Goseck circle can be considered the most ancient of the currently existing solar observatories on the planet. According to rough estimates, the observatory was built no later than 4900 BC.
14. Delhi post, India
Year of appearance: 415 g. Height: 7 meters. The Indian city of Delhi also has its own mysterious symbol- Delhi post. It is located in one of the remote areas of the city and was built, according to scientists, about 1,600 years ago. Despite the fact that the pillar was completely built of iron, for such a long period it did not corrode at all and has remained unchanged for more than 16 centuries. Scientists cannot find an explanation for this amazing fact, nor can they explain the way the pillar was erected.
For the locals, the Delhi Pillar continues to be one of the main wonders; they believe in its magical power. According to the testimony of many indigenous people, after touching the pillar, you can heal from many diseases, and you can safely count on the implementation of the most cherished desires... The height of the huge iron column is 7 meters, and its approximate weight is about 6.5 tons.
Unlike many mysterious structures on the planet, the history of the appearance of the Delhi Pillar is known for sure; it was built in 415 in honor of King Chandragupta II, who died two years earlier, and was part of the temple complex. In 1050, by order of King Anang Paul, the column was transported to another part of Delhi, where it remains today. In the 5th century, iron was considered one of the key attributes of a rich and prosperous state, so it is not surprising that it was decided to build the column from it. For many years, scientists have been trying to solve at least some of the mysteries of the Delhi Pillar, but their hypotheses raise new questions. According to one of the assumptions, it was forged from a special, pure iron, but the fact that the latter was mined in such a huge amount is still unclear.
15. Saxayuman Fortress, Peru
Year of appearance: 15th century. In Peru, on the outskirts of the ancient capital of the Incas, Cuzco, there is the mysterious fortress Sacsayuman, it is also shrouded in mass interesting secrets and legends. The central place of the building is occupied by an impressive stone structure of a rounded shape - a solar calendar. For hundreds of years, the castle has been perfectly preserved.On its territory you can see numerous outbuildings that were used to store water and food.
There are many legends about the skill of the Inca builders; the Saksayuman fortress is a vivid confirmation that many of them are not fiction. The fortress is built of huge stone blocks of regular shape, the way of processing of which is admired even by experienced modern builders. According to one of the legends, with the help of juice rare plants The Incas knew how to literally dissolve stones, and many believe that higher powers helped the builders in their hard work.
Today, the Saksayuman fortress is the largest on the continent; for thousands of years it has retained its former power. Huge multi-toned stone blocks are stacked so tightly that they cannot be moved, and it is often difficult to insert a sheet of paper between the blocks. According to some assumptions, many years ago the fortress was not only of strategic importance, there was a large temple complex on its territory. According to historical data, the construction of the fortress began in the second half of the 15th century and lasted for about 50 years. The fortress was never completed due to the outbreak of civil wars.
Suspension bridges and skyscrapers are marvels of modern engineering, but some of the most impressive structures in the world were built thousands of years ago. In our list, you will find several amazing architectural monuments, each of which was created long before the birth of Christ.
The Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered to start the construction of a structure that turned into a Great Chinese wall... The length of this monumental structure is over 10,000 kilometers.
Newgrange
Approximately four days a year, starting from the winter solstice day, the sun's rays penetrate the top of this monument and fall on the floor of the inner chamber, filling the ancient temple with light. Built long before Stonehenge (3200 BC), Newgrange was most likely used as a religious building. The remains of an earthen rampart around suggest that the inhabitants of the village could have defended themselves from the invasion here.
Acropolis
The first buildings to form the Acropolis in Athens were destroyed by the Persians around 480 BC. The complete reconstruction of the magnificent structure took the Greeks fifty years - but the work was really worth it. The highlight of the Acropolis was the famous Parthenon, where once stood a beautiful statue of Athena, made of gold and ivory.
Gobekli Tepe
This is the first temple in the world, built back in 9000 BC. The statues placed here date back a thousand years earlier. And the most interesting thing is that some of the design features still baffle archaeologists: T-shaped pillars weigh more than 60 tons - how the people of a primitive society generally coped with them.
Stonehenge
Perhaps the most famous archaeological site on the planet. Stonehenge was built in 3000 BC from different types of stone - some of them, it is not clear how, were delivered to the site for 300 kilometers. In addition, scientists continue to debate the true purpose of Stonehenge. The strangest theories are being put forward: from an ancient mystical cult to an advanced astronomical instrument.
Karnak stones
Most likely this oldest monument served people to track the movement of the sun and stars. Just think, in 4,500 BC. our ancestors knew how to carry out the most complex mathematical calculations, building interesting and original machines for this. As many as 3,000 stones are placed in strict order on the field, some weighing more than several tons.
Megalithic Temples
A group of six different styles of temples is one of Malta's favorite tourist destinations. Megalithic buildings are notable not only for their age (they are dated 3500 BC), but also for their direct connection with modern technical solutions.
Nap of Howar
A simple stone house? Not really. Before you is the oldest house in northern Europe. The two buildings of the Nap of Hawar are connected by a cunning passage, and right from the door opens beautiful view on the sea. A hole in the roof indicates that the house was heated by fire, and that the surviving furniture is stone.
On our planet, along with modern, technologically and industrially developed megalopolises, there are many places created by ancient masters or by nature itself.
Each such attraction has its own legend and, of course, is silent about a lot of things. Mysterious places raise a huge number of questions from scientists, confuse with anomalous phenomena and unknown.
1. Devil's Tower, USA
The so-called Devil's Tower is actually a natural rock of surprisingly regular shape and consists of columns with sharp corners... This is a truly mysterious place, which, according to studies, is more than 200 million years old, is located in the United States, in the territory of the modern state of Wyoming. 
By its size, the Devil's Tower is several times larger than the pyramid of Cheops and from the side it resembles a man-made structure. Due to its unrealistic dimensions and unnaturally correct configuration, the rock has become the object of attention of many scientists, and the locals claim that it was Satan himself who built it.
2. Mounds of Cahokia, USA
Cahokia or Cahokia is an abandoned Indian city, the ruins of which are located near Illinois, USA. This place reminds of how ancient civilizations lived, and its complex structure proves that this area was inhabited by a highly developed people 1500 years ago. Old City striking in its scale, on its territory a network of terraces and 30-meter earthen mounds, as well as a huge solar calendar, have been preserved. 
It is still unknown why almost 40 thousand people left their settlement, and which Indian tribes are the direct descendants of the Kahokians. Despite this, the Cahokia mounds are a favorite place for many tourists who come here hoping to unravel the mystery of the ancient city.
3. Chavinda, Mexico
it mystical place, according to the beliefs of the aborigines, is the center of intersection of the real and otherworldly worlds... That is why incredible things happen here that are difficult for a modern person to understand. 
Chavinda is of interest to many treasure hunters, because according to legend, this area hides unprecedented wealth. Unfortunately, no one has yet managed to find the treasure. The would-be treasure hunters often attribute their failures to otherworldly forces.
4. Newgrange, Ireland
Newgrange is the oldest building on the territory of modern Ireland, it is already about 5 thousand years old. It is believed that this long corridor with a transverse room is a grave, but for whom, scientists have not yet been able to determine. 
It is still unknown how the ancient people were able to build such a perfect structure, which for five millennia was not only fortunate enough to withstand, retaining its primitive appearance, but also to remain completely waterproof.
5. Pyramids of Yonaguni, Japan
The mysterious underwater pyramids near the western Japanese island of Yonaguni cause a lot of controversy among modern archaeologists and surveyors. The main question is whether the structures are a natural phenomenon, or were they created by the hand of an ancient man. 
In the course of numerous studies, it was found that the age of the Yonaguni pyramids is more than 10 thousand years. Therefore, if the Yonagun monuments created mysterious civilizations unknown to us, then the history of mankind should be rewritten.
Mysterious civilization. Underwater cities Yonaguni
6. Geoglyphs of Nazca, Peru
The Nazca geoglyphs in Peru are one of the most mysterious places on the planet. They were discovered in the middle of the last century and are still actively discussed by scientists who cannot say unequivocally what the ancient people wanted to express with these giant drawings of animals and for what purpose were they used? 
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to ask the creators, scientists offer 2 main versions: some, inclining to space theory the origin of geoglyphs, they believe that they are landmarks for alien ships, others claim that they are gigantic lunar calendars... In any case, the Nazca rock paintings are proof of the existence on the territory of modern Peru of an ancient and mysterious civilization that lived here long before the famous Incas and was distinguished high level development.
7. Black Bamboo Dingle, China
The Black Bamboo Hollow, or Heiju, is perhaps the most terrifying place on earth. The locals called it the Valley of Death, and for no amount of money they do not even want to approach it. The mere recollection of the hollow terrifies them. 
They say that children and pets disappear here without a trace, for which there is a lot of documentary evidence. For decades, scientists have been interested in the hollow of black bamboo, who managed to prove that a valley in the Chinese province of Sichuan is an anomalous area with a difficult climate and dramatically changing weather conditions, which together provokes soil subsidence, which, according to scientists, are the reasons for the loss of people.
8. Trail of the Giants, Ireland
The Trail of the Giants, or the Road of the Giants in Northern Ireland, is an amazing coastal area that was formed many centuries ago as a result of a volcanic eruption. It consists of about 40 thousand basalt columns that look like giant steps. 
The natural landmark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This place deserves admiration, so it is visited by more than one thousand tourists from all over the world every year.
9. Goseck circle, Germany
The Goseck Circle is an ancient Neolithic structure in the German district of Burgenlandkrais. The circle was accidentally discovered in the early 90s of the last century while surveying the area from an airplane. 
The building was restored to its original appearance only after a complete reconstruction. Scientists have little doubt that the Goseck circle was used for astronomical observations and calendar compilation. This proves that our ancestors also studied space bodies, their movement and kept track of time.
10. Moai Monuments on Easter Island
Easter Island is known throughout the world for its giant Moai statues scattered throughout its territory. Each such megalithic figure is a large monument created by the masters of ancient civilization in the crater of the local volcano Rano Raraku. 
In total, about 1000 remains of such man-made monuments have been discovered on the island. Most have already gone under water.
Today, the vast majority of the statues are again placed on platforms facing the ocean, from where they continue to welcome guests to the island and remind of their former power. ancient people that inhabited these open spaces.
Easter Island - Message from Moai
11. Tablets of Georgia, USA
The Georgia Tablets are 20 ton polished granite slabs with inscriptions in eight of the world's most famous languages. The inscriptions represent commandments for future generations on how to rebuild civilization after a global cataclysm. The monument was erected in 1979, the customer is listed in the documents under the name Robert C. Christian. 
The height of the monumental structure is just over six meters, and the slabs are oriented towards the four sides of the world and have holes. In one of them you can see the Pole Star at any time of the year, in the second - the Sun at the solstice and equinox. Several years ago, the monument was vandalized and damaged by paint, which has not yet been removed.
12. Rishat (Eye of the Sahara). Mauritania
On the territory of modern Mauritania, the largest desert in the world hides an amazing natural phenomenon of the Proterozoic period, whose name is Rishat or the Eye of the Sahara. 
This object is incredibly huge (up to 50 kilometers in diameter), so it can be seen even from space. The structure contains several ellipsoidal rings formed by sedimentary rocks and sandstones about 500 million years ago.
13. "Gate to Hell" - Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan
The gas crater Darvaza is located in the Turkmen Karakum desert, appearance resembling a gate to hell. This fire pit with a diameter of about 60 meters and a depth of up to 20 meters is the result of excavations carried out here during the Soviet Union. 
During such geological studies, a group of scientists discovered an underground cavity with natural gas, which almost led to the death of a huge number of people. Therefore, the leadership decided to set fire to the gas so that it would not threaten the local residents. But the fire, which should have burned for no more than 5 days, is still burning, instilling fear in everyone who approaches it.
Courageous people ready to take selfies at the Gate of Hell
14. Arkaim, Russia
Arkaim is an ancient settlement reminiscent of ancient civilizations, which was discovered several decades ago in the vicinity of Chelyabinsk. It is believed that this landmark of Russia is the birthplace of the ancient Aryans, who gave rise to the European, Persian and Indian civilizations. 
Arkaim is not only a unique architectural monument with a thousand-year history, but also a place of concentration of healing energy flows that can save a person from any disease.
15. Stonehenge, England
English Stonehenge is a real pilgrimage destination for tourists from all over the world. It beckons with its mystery, legends and mystical beginning. Stonehenge is a megalithic structure up to one hundred meters in diameter, which is located on the Salisbury Plain.Why is there no entrance 11 in the House on the Embankment, and the paintings at the Denver airport depict a dead leopard? Some buildings can be spoken of not only as architectural structures, but also as riddles.
1 Pentagon
The Pentagon is the largest office building in the world. It got its name from its shape - a regular pentagon. The perimeter of this huge Arlington geometric shape is about 1405 meters.
The Pentagon is still the most optimal building in ergonomics. The building is crossed by ten corridors in the center, which connect five pentagons going from the center.
So, an employee of the US military department can get to any point of the building around the perimeter, spending no more than seven minutes.
The Pentagon is magic of numbers. It was built in 491 days. If, according to the method of Pythagoras, add these numbers (4 + 9 + 1), then we get - 5 (the number of sides of the pentagon). If we go further, according to the same Pythagorean method, and decide to multiply the numbers (4X9X1), we get - 36. If we count the sum of all integers from 1 to 36, we get - 666.
The construction of the Pentagon was planned to begin on September 11, 1941 and finish on January 15, 1943. The builders met the deadlines day after day. The date of September 11 mysteriously accompanies the Pentagon. On this day, in 1941, construction of the building began, in 2001 the Pentagon was attacked by Boeing, and on September 11, 2002, the entire territory of the Pentagon came back into operation.
2 Denver airport
The largest air terminal in the United States. Its area is 140 square kilometers. For supporters of the theory of a worldwide conspiracy, this building is almost the central link in the plans of the World Government.
According to one version, the airport was built on the site of an ancient Indian cemetery, which is why its roofs are decorated with tents in the form of wigwams. According to the official version, the tents symbolize rocky mountains.
The runways from above resemble a swastika in shape, which also cannot but arouse suspicion among people who are inclined to see a hoax in everything.
In fact, this form is the most convenient for traffic management and minimizes the dependence of flights on weather conditions.
The Denver airport was built on purpose to give conspiracy theorists something to talk about. So, during its construction, despite the fact that Denver is a flat city, as much land was removed as would be enough for a third of the city's territory. This gives some people a reason to assert that the airport building is the tip of the iceberg, and under it there is a whole city, either a military base or a concentration camp (yes, they say that!).
The four strange paintings of the artist Leo Tanguma, hanging in the airport building, raise questions. As conceived by the artist, they symbolize the struggle of mankind against genocide.
Some of the details of these paintings, such as three dead girls in coffins, a dead leopard, a giant soldier in a gas mask, can be shocking. Conspiracy theorists believe that these paintings show hints of the transformation of the earth, the establishment of a world government and a new world order.
One more interesting place- the last stone of the terminal with a time capsule, laid by the Freemasons. The capsule should be opened in 2094. Arouse suspicion and gargoyle sculptures in luggage compartment... In general, this airport is a preferable place.
3 House on the embankment
The house on the Embankment was first named so in the story of the same name by Yuri Trifonov. Many legends are associated with this building and the place on which it was built.
Back in the 17th century, the boyar Bersen Beklemishev began to build a mansion on this place (which from ancient times was called the Bolot), but did not manage to complete it, since he was executed by order of Vasily III. The construction of the building was completed by the clerk Averky Kirillov, who was killed during a rifle revolt and never lived in his chambers.
Gradually, the Swamp became notorious. Here the gang of the famous robber Vanka Kain robbed visiting merchants, and here they often carried out executions of state criminals.
In 1927, construction of a "house of the future" for the party elite began here. total area houses amounted to about 400,000 m2. The ten-story building consisted of 505 apartments and many infrastructure facilities. There was a hairdresser, a laundry, a shop, a kindergarten, a telegraph office, a post office, and a gym.
The first residents of the famous house were Beria, Marshals Zhukov and Tukhachevsky, Stalin's children. The resettlement was carried out according to special government lists.
It is interesting that the House on the Embankment does not have an 11th entrance. In 1930, when the facility was under construction, there was a massive fire. The developer was afraid to disrupt the terms of putting the facility into operation. It was decided to abandon the 11th entrance and distribute the usable area between the 10th and 12th entrances.
The square meters of the apartments were redistributed, but where the stairs, elevators and stairwells “went” remained a mystery. Since then, rumors began to circulate that the "secret corridors" were used by Lubyanka employees to keep an eye on the residents.
The tenants were indeed watched, but not so that very secretly. The house on the ground floor contained the secret apartments of the Chekists. They worked in the house under the guise of commandants, concierges, elevators and in their apartments they met with their informants or hid mysterious tenants, such as an agent Soviet intelligence v South Africa Dieter Gerhardt.
4 Ostankino Estate
Ostankino has been notorious since the 15th century, when a suicide cemetery was located here. Therefore, those who were driven out of the city were trying hard here: wizards, sorcerers.
In Ostankino there was also a serf theater. It is difficult to say whether this was the influence of the place or a difficult unfree fate, but many actresses drowned themselves in the Ostankino ponds, which were even nicknamed "Actorkin's". Now there is a residential building nearby, and a television center building on the churchyard. Local residents and workers of the TV center say that sometimes in these parts you can meet an ancient old woman with a stick, which appears before misfortunes and tragedies.
There are several kings (Paul I, Alexander I, Alexander II), boyars, princes in the list of warned things. Today, in the era of television, the ghost for some reason makes contact exclusively with the Ostankino guards and ordinary employees of the television center.
5 TsNPO Leninets
There are many mysterious buildings in St. Petersburg. The status of the most mysterious house of the times of the USSR can be given to house 212 on the Moscow Propect. Here, in the building of the TsNPO "Leninets", a secret special laboratory was allegedly located, which was directly subordinate to the NKVD. Here they studied genetics, carried out work on crossing different types animals.
At the beginning of 1999, documents were published, according to which, annually in the 30-50s of the last century, about 200 prisoners were sent to the special department of the Leningrad NKVD (and then the MGB and KGB) “to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the physiological and mental state and development of a methodology for correcting the identified violations ”.
6 Building of Moscow State University
The high-rise of Moscow State University is one of the decorations the Russian capital... Many legends are associated with this building. They say that the site chosen by the architects was unsuitable for construction: for such a large building on Vorobyovy Gory, the soils are too weak. But the architects who worked on the Moscow State University project found a solution: they dug a huge foundation, filled it with liquid nitrogen, and then put refrigeration units in the place that is now called the 3rd basement. That is, if something goes wrong and the freezers fail, in a week the main building of Moscow State University will be in the Moscow River.
There is also talk that the main building of Moscow State University is as multi-storey downward as it is upward. The collective consciousness has produced many versions: the underground city "Ramenki-2", the secret Metro-2, a cyclophazatron, a nuclear reactor and even a secret laboratory for studying permafrost.
An interesting fact: red stripes on the facade of the Main Building of Moscow State University create the appearance of the proportionality of the building. If you remove them, it will seem almost formless. Since the central building, the "large" and "small" zones differ significantly in height and width.
Finally, conversations about the fact that ghosts live at Moscow State University do not subside: prisoners who died during the construction or former students who want to settle old scores with the university.
7 Rotunda on Gorokhovaya
The Rotunda on Gorokhovaya Street in St. Petersburg is one of the most mystical and legendary places in the city. It is a round building with six columns around the perimeter, to the dome of which a cast-iron staircase leads.
The house where the rotunda is located was built in the 18th century and was rebuilt many times after. The dome of the rotunda is hidden under the attic, and its only window overlooks the courtyard. Everything is arranged in such a way that it is impossible to guess what exactly is hidden behind the doors of an ordinary house.
According to the most widespread version, the rotunda on Gorokhovaya Street was a meeting place for Masons, who received new members of the club here. This version is supported by the fact that once the house belonged to the famous freemason Count Andrei Zubov. The fact that Grigory Rasputin himself often visited the rotunda makes the rotunda mysterious. His mansion was very close. Since the 80s of the last century, the rotunda has become a meeting place for rockers, punks and other informals.
8 Tretyakov Gallery
They say that paintings from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery somehow especially, mystically affect people. For example, the painting "The Morning of the Strelets' Execution" by Surikov became the cause of the long and serious illness of Pavel Tretyakov's daughter. The image of Vladimirskaya mother of god helped protect the capital from the enemy. And the positive impact on the audience of paintings by Levitan, Nicholas Roerich can even be measured with instruments.
Exists famous legend associated with the Tretyakov Gallery: girls who are not old-fashioned cannot look at the portrait of Maria Lopukhina for a long time (she died shortly after the painting was painted). She appeared thanks to secular gossips, who believed that Maria's father, Ivan Lopukhin, a famous mystic and master of the Masonic lodge, lured the spirit of his daughter into this portrait.
9 Winchester House
The Winchester House is one of the landmarks of the United States. In 1884, the house was acquired by Sarah Winchester, the widow of William Winchester, son of Oliver Winchester, the inventor of the famous rifle.
At a reception with a medium, the widow found out that she was haunted by misfortunes due to the fact that her family was cursed by those killed by Winchester (and there were many of them, given the history of the conquest of the Wild West). To avoid further problems, the woman must build a special home in which the spirits cannot harm her.
Sarah bought a house on the West Coast and put her entire fortune into remodeling the house. The house is designed so that the spirits that haunted Sarah get confused while trying to find the widow. There are many dead-end doors that open into the walls, and stairs that run into the ceilings. The corridors in the building are very narrow, especially since the widow was miniature and could easily move through this labyrinth. Some of the doors on the upper floors open outward, and many walls have secret windows. The number 13 is often found - almost all stairs have 13 steps, and many rooms have 13 windows.
Currently, the house has about 160 rooms, 13 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 40 stairs. The rooms have 2,000 doors, 450 doorways, about 10,000 windows (stained glass windows have survived to this day), 47 fireplaces and one shower.
10 Lip Castle
We could not help but include the castle in the list of the most mysterious buildings. Castles are generally mysterious, but this one, Lip Castle in Ireland, is considered the most mysterious and creepy.
The castle was owned by the O'Carroll clan. They became famous, among other things, for the fact that they often invited their enemies to dinner at the castle under the pretext of reconciliation, and then killed them right at the table or in bed after a feast. A Game of Thrones-worthy tradition.
In the same way, dozens of mercenaries from the O'Neill and McMahon clans were killed, who had previously helped the O'Carrolls in the internecine wars and received death instead of payment.
Under the dining room in the castle was a dungeon ("kill"), into which unsuspecting guests fell through a secret door in the corner of the room. Its bottom was dotted with sharp stakes, onto which the victims fell.
According to some reports, when in the 1920s the castle was restored after a fire, workers found a huge amount of bones in the "kill" - it took three carts to clean the dungeon. In total, the remains of 150 people were found. A pocket watch made in 1840 was also found among the bones, which gave rise to the assumption that the ubliet was used even in the 19th century.
Due to the abundance of horrors that took place in the castle, it is now inhabited by many ghosts (at least that's what the locals and psychics who visited the castle say). The most terrifying spirit - it is called Elemental ("spontaneous phenomenon") or "It" - does not even have a human appearance. Eyewitnesses describe him as a bent, ready-to-jump beast the size of a sheep. Before this spirit appears, the air is filled with the smell of decaying corpses and sulfur ... It is also said that every night a mysterious light comes on in the “bloody chapel”.
