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The Ancient Mayan City of Chichen Itza

We all know that the Maya were skilled farmers who created sophisticated written language which is the first written language native to that of America,..
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Shwedagon Pagoda or The Golden Pagoda at Yangon

A temple, gleaming in gold, decorated in diamonds… What else can complement such grandeur? Yes, a spectacular work of Burmese temple architecture and the holiest Buddhist shrine, it is the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon Zedi Daw Pagoda, also known as, the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda in English is an impressive site. It is considered as a sacred Buddhist pagoda as it is home to the relics of the past four Buddhas, namely, the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Kogamana, the robe of Kassapa and the eight strands of hair of Gautama Buddha. Its history is an interesting one as it traces back the era of stupas. However, there are several myths and mysteries behind the construction of the pagoda. The gilded pagoda and its stupa dominate the skyline.
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Pink Ruins of Petra

Just imagine a city which has been ‘lost’ for thousands of years; there are no evidences of its existence but consists of unique temples, tombs and other buildings that are carved out of sandstone cliffs. The city hidden in the giant red mountains and vast mausoleums was discovered by a young Swiss explorer Johan Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. At its true value, it is one of the greatest wonders wrought by Nature and Man. Petra in Greek means ‘rock’. As the city is carved out of the sandstone cliffs, it is well known as the ‘rose red city’. A city of rocks was settled by the Nabataeans, who were the industrious Arabs about 2000 years ago, making it an important junction for silk, spice and other trade routes that linked China, India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Syria, Greece and Rome. 
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