A number of places in various parts of the world, there are a number of monuments that existence is mysterious because scientists have not managed to uncover thorough background of the historic objects. Only 12 that considered to be the most enigmatic monument in the world. Everything is very well known in the world but no one knows the exact background of the building stood.
Most of these monuments are not intact anymore, which leaves only the mysterious stories not confirmed. Call it the Homestead, Florida and Yonaguni, Japan shrouded in mystery to this day.
No one knows exactly why Stonehenge was built, how the building was submerged deep in the ocean, who ordered and made a giant carved granite that contains the instructions for rebuilding society on a remote hill in Georgia. It's all still a thick fog shrouded. Perhaps a time will be revealed, or perhaps fog will never completely revealed.
Here are 12 monuments / ruins of the most mysterious monuments throughout history.
1. Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse
On a small hill in the northeast arid Georgia monument stands at the strange and mysterious world. But look at the architecture, the monument was not created in ancient times
Known as the 'Georgia Guidestones', this stone structure tingginya16 five feet, weighing 20-tons. In the granite chunk is written in eight languages - including Egyptian hieroglyphic language, Hindi and Swahili - with instructions for survivors rebuild new peeradaban on earth. Are the instructions in eight languages associated with doomsday prediction? It is still not clear. Was not clear to whom the order is directed. More obscure, who built this strange monument.
2. Lake Michigan Stonehenge
Initially, a group of researchers using sonar to look for shipwrecks at the bottom of Lake Michigan, the results are astounding. Instead, they found the ancient Stonehenge structure 40 feet beneath the surface of the water. Some of the stones in a circle and one appears to show carvings of a mastodon. Allegedly, antiquities was built 10,000 years ago, possibly coinciding with the post-Ice Age presence of humans and mastodons in the area. . Michigan already has petroglyph sites and standing stones.
3. Ruins under the sea in Japan
On the southern coast of Yonaguni, Japan, there that submerged ruins, thought to have been around 8,000 years old. Though some people believed that it was carved by geographic phenomena, it is now confirmed to be man-made as the intricate stairways, carvings and right angles suggest. Although some people believe that it is a creation of nature, but it now appears the voices who call it man-made. This is evident in that intricate arrangement of stairs, carvings there that believed to be man-made. This site was found in 1995 by a diver that strayed too far from the coast of Okinawa. Incidentally he also brought cameras to take pictures underwater.
4. Wonders beneath the sea surface Alexandria, Egypt
These ruins are believed to be the city of Alexander the Great, where the palace of Cleopatra is. The sinking of the city was estimated to occur 1,500 years ago due to a devastating earthquake. Along with the setting of the palace, also drowned artifacts that adorn the palace and other buildings of Cleopatra's palace. City ruins found in the sea floor, was deliberately not appointed to the mainland. The local government plans to make it a magical underwater locations as water attractions.
5. Mystery Stones Baalbek in Lebanon
The largest Roman temples ever built and now ruin, in fact, not in Greece or Rome, but rather in Baalbek, Lebanon. The temple was destroyed by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius, lucky not all parts destroyed. There are still 6 of 54 columns, which still stands to this day. Six columns here to witness the history and leave a trail waiting Mistri revealed.
Although the remains of the splendor of the temple is still visible, but indeed, this temple was abandoned due to the war. For decades, travelers rarely visit this place due to the war. Fortunately, too, the war is not to destroy this historic temple.
6. Three Ancient Megalithic Stone Circle
In southern Turkey, just north of the border with Syria, are three megalithic stone circles are thousands of years old, older than Stonehenge stone circle. Strangely, the ancient stone circles were built by hunter-gatherers in those days. Formerly, it was believed that early humans could not possibly create a building that, until they reach a certain level of progress.
When found, the stone circle in buried. No one knows what the reason for the why it was buried. However, some believe that the Gobekli Tepe and the surrounding area is the beginning of human history the location of the Garden of Eden, as told in the Bible.
7. Easter Island
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, most famous for its monumental statues created by the Rapanui people.
The statues, called moai, were part of the island of ancestral worship by local people at the time. The statues were allegedly made between 1250 and 1500 AD.
Moai heaviest weighs 86 tons. It illustrates how great their accomplishments that able to create rapanui, also moving statues weighing up to tens of tons. Lucky, ancient sculptures can still be seen in part diRaraku, but hundreds of other statues were moved to the neighboring islands.
8. Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England
Perhaps the ancient monument which is still in fairly good condition is Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, England. Ancient building was probably built in 2500 BC, but later revised and renovation continuously for 1400 years. Despite all the theories and speculations put forward, but no one knows what the original purpose of the prehistoric monument was and remains one of the greatest mysteries of the earth.
9. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a city of heritage of the nation's most well-preserved Inca. Royal city hidden in the Andes mountains of Peru, located high in the mountains with steep road, but on a flat top. A location, which is said to be the refuge of the Incas from the pursuit of Spain.
The city is hidden for centuries and isolated from the outside world until then an archaeologist, Hiram Bingham discovered it in 1911. Based on research, the city of Machu Picchu is expected dibanun in 1450 AD as the Inca ruler Pachacuti hideout.
10. Great Zimbabwe Ruins
anya few people know that Zimbabwe, Africa has the oldest ancient stone ruins in the world. Its location in the countryside. Allegedly, the ruins of an ancient stone building that was once inhabited by 18,000 people. Once the size of the scars ruins, then called the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.
Based on research, the building was constructed in the 11th century, unique building was erected without the use of cement. No one knows for sure why the site was eventually abandoned.
11. Peru's Chavín de Huantar Ruins
Although not as famous as Machu Picchu, the ruins of Chavin de Huantardi Peru is also a World Heritage Site that contains interesting artifacts remains built by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture, around 900 BC
This site serves as a gathering place for people in the area to gather and worship.
It is not clear why the Chavin culture disappeared, though some believe that the ruins of Chavin de Huantar offer clues about why some civilizations vanish.
Most theories called Chavin extinction due to environmental conditions including earthquakes, while the other is alleged power struggle.
12. Coral Castle, The Lost Love Monument , in Florida
How to explain a man plays 5 feet weighing 100 pounds, built an elaborate garden using pieces of rock, each weighing a ton? Coral Castle, in Homestead, Florida, is an inexplicable miracle of common sense. What's more, the man who built the castle was supposedly only 4th grade education level.
Is Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant, who built the monument called the monument of love lost. Weird! Her story, like the story of the construction of this monument that confuse romance blue. Ed Leedskaini started building the castle in 1923, after jilted by her fiance in Latvia just days before their wedding. And he devoted his life to finish it (the monument).
Unfortunately, he died before it was completed menumen love. However, after he died, 1951, construction was continued construction.
Is not this romantic tale that makes the experts are confused, but they are surprised and amazed that Leedskalnin, build their own fortress katang it. More confused again, because he was actually only educated up to grade four, but oddly enough he was able to build a fort complex, something that actually can only be done by building experts. It really can not be understood. Even an engineer called, even Albert Einstein was not necessarily able to understand this miracle.
Most of these monuments are not intact anymore, which leaves only the mysterious stories not confirmed. Call it the Homestead, Florida and Yonaguni, Japan shrouded in mystery to this day.
No one knows exactly why Stonehenge was built, how the building was submerged deep in the ocean, who ordered and made a giant carved granite that contains the instructions for rebuilding society on a remote hill in Georgia. It's all still a thick fog shrouded. Perhaps a time will be revealed, or perhaps fog will never completely revealed.
Here are 12 monuments / ruins of the most mysterious monuments throughout history.
1. Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse
On a small hill in the northeast arid Georgia monument stands at the strange and mysterious world. But look at the architecture, the monument was not created in ancient times
Known as the 'Georgia Guidestones', this stone structure tingginya16 five feet, weighing 20-tons. In the granite chunk is written in eight languages - including Egyptian hieroglyphic language, Hindi and Swahili - with instructions for survivors rebuild new peeradaban on earth. Are the instructions in eight languages associated with doomsday prediction? It is still not clear. Was not clear to whom the order is directed. More obscure, who built this strange monument.
2. Lake Michigan Stonehenge
Initially, a group of researchers using sonar to look for shipwrecks at the bottom of Lake Michigan, the results are astounding. Instead, they found the ancient Stonehenge structure 40 feet beneath the surface of the water. Some of the stones in a circle and one appears to show carvings of a mastodon. Allegedly, antiquities was built 10,000 years ago, possibly coinciding with the post-Ice Age presence of humans and mastodons in the area. . Michigan already has petroglyph sites and standing stones.
3. Ruins under the sea in Japan
4. Wonders beneath the sea surface Alexandria, Egypt
5. Mystery Stones Baalbek in Lebanon
The largest Roman temples ever built and now ruin, in fact, not in Greece or Rome, but rather in Baalbek, Lebanon. The temple was destroyed by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius, lucky not all parts destroyed. There are still 6 of 54 columns, which still stands to this day. Six columns here to witness the history and leave a trail waiting Mistri revealed.
Although the remains of the splendor of the temple is still visible, but indeed, this temple was abandoned due to the war. For decades, travelers rarely visit this place due to the war. Fortunately, too, the war is not to destroy this historic temple.
6. Three Ancient Megalithic Stone Circle
When found, the stone circle in buried. No one knows what the reason for the why it was buried. However, some believe that the Gobekli Tepe and the surrounding area is the beginning of human history the location of the Garden of Eden, as told in the Bible.
7. Easter Island
The statues, called moai, were part of the island of ancestral worship by local people at the time. The statues were allegedly made between 1250 and 1500 AD.
Moai heaviest weighs 86 tons. It illustrates how great their accomplishments that able to create rapanui, also moving statues weighing up to tens of tons. Lucky, ancient sculptures can still be seen in part diRaraku, but hundreds of other statues were moved to the neighboring islands.
8. Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England
9. Machu Picchu
The city is hidden for centuries and isolated from the outside world until then an archaeologist, Hiram Bingham discovered it in 1911. Based on research, the city of Machu Picchu is expected dibanun in 1450 AD as the Inca ruler Pachacuti hideout.
10. Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Based on research, the building was constructed in the 11th century, unique building was erected without the use of cement. No one knows for sure why the site was eventually abandoned.
11. Peru's Chavín de Huantar Ruins
Although not as famous as Machu Picchu, the ruins of Chavin de Huantardi Peru is also a World Heritage Site that contains interesting artifacts remains built by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture, around 900 BC
This site serves as a gathering place for people in the area to gather and worship.
It is not clear why the Chavin culture disappeared, though some believe that the ruins of Chavin de Huantar offer clues about why some civilizations vanish.
Most theories called Chavin extinction due to environmental conditions including earthquakes, while the other is alleged power struggle.
12. Coral Castle, The Lost Love Monument , in Florida
Is Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant, who built the monument called the monument of love lost. Weird! Her story, like the story of the construction of this monument that confuse romance blue. Ed Leedskaini started building the castle in 1923, after jilted by her fiance in Latvia just days before their wedding. And he devoted his life to finish it (the monument).
Unfortunately, he died before it was completed menumen love. However, after he died, 1951, construction was continued construction.
Is not this romantic tale that makes the experts are confused, but they are surprised and amazed that Leedskalnin, build their own fortress katang it. More confused again, because he was actually only educated up to grade four, but oddly enough he was able to build a fort complex, something that actually can only be done by building experts. It really can not be understood. Even an engineer called, even Albert Einstein was not necessarily able to understand this miracle.