Civilizations are defined by many things and architecture is one of them. And providing that the time from the first civilization till now is immense, the style and architecture varies simply accordingly. The top ten oldest structures that are still gracing the Mother Earth are as follows.

1. Hindu Temple – Prambanan

Built in 850 AD, this beautiful place of worship was constructed to show the victorious rule of Hindus on Java Island. Nearly 47m high, it serves as a tribute to Trimutri – an expression used in Hinduism for God, comprising of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Correspondingly, Prambanan has three temples for each. It is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and considered as one of the largest temples in south-east Asia.

2. Ladakh Monastery – Lamayuru

At a height of 3,510m, this Gompa or monastery is believed to be founded in the 11th century. It used to house more than 400 monks who belonged to Red-Hat sect of Buddhism. Now it houses almost 150 monks. The monastery, though ancient, still contains a collection of rich paintings and various shrines. Every year, this largest Gompa in Ladakh hosts masked dance festival.

3. The County of Pingyao

Established in the 14th century, this place is fine example of a traditional Han Chinese city. Lying in the Shanxi province of China, Pingyao served the purpose of being a financial centre for the country and was known for banking. Currently this ancient city comes under the UNESCO world Heritage Sites and is a famous tourist attraction.

4. Temple of the Sun

Constructed in 150 AD, The Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek, Lebanon, is also referred to as the Temple of the Sun by neoclassical visitors. This temple was a tribute to Bacchus, also called Dionysus, who was the Roman God of Wine. It has 42 columns in total, 8 up each front and 15 on each side. This temple is one of the best preserved temples in the world.

5. The Church of St. George – The Victorious

This Church, dating back to the 4th Century, is also called Rotunda due to its round central part. Read the full story

Whenever we talk about traveling, vacations or tours, Paris’s name is sure to be mentioned there. Paris, the capital of France is a beautiful city located in the Île-de-France region and situated on the famous Seine River. What makes this city beautiful, a must visit for travelers and a travel dream for many is the romanticism in its air. Paris has a population of 2,153,600 and with being a tourist city it also stands as the centre of economic activity for France. Headquarters of the United Nations offices and many important offices of other organizations also have their locations in Paris namely UNESCO, NATO, the OECD and the ICC. Paris with a swirl of romanticism also contributes economically and it is a great city for cultural learning. Paris’s fame in fashion is also spread far and wide. It is the dream of designers to have their fashion shows hosted in Paris.

Paris’s old name is Lutetia and it is also called “The City of Light“. Paris is a beautiful city adorned with lights and rich in culture. You can have the best time of your life in Paris and if you want to give your loving partner a magical and most romantic vacation then Paris is the right visit for you. Paris is an exceptional place for newlyweds as it captures perfectly in its seductive atmosphere.

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It is the fact that planet Earth is one of most beautiful planet in universe with large diversity of Nature. There are thousands of place on earth where we can see nature on its full extent. Beautiful green and snowy mountains, deserts, blue oceans different type of animals, birds, beautiful plants and so many species. No one can hold his tongue from appreciating the beauty and wonders of Nature. Though about Nature so much can be written but here below are the fascinating extremes of Earth, which makes mind hypnotized.

The World’s Largest Rock Formation

Ayers Rock is the world’s largest rock formation it’s also known as Uluru. That sandstone massive pillar is located in Australia with height of 1,142 ft. and almost 9.4km in basal circumference. The beauty of Ayers Rock is that it changes its colors from morning till sun set. Changing of its colors is because of the sunlight that strikes it at different hours of the day.

The World’s Most Active Volcano

The World’s current most active volcano is Kilauea that is 90% made of lava. This volcano is located in Hawaii.

The World’s Lowest Lake

The Dead Sea is the world’s lowest lake. It’s located between Israel and Jordan. Its density of water is high than all oceans in world contain highest level of salts in it. The amazing thing about Dead Sea is that if you swim in that you wont drown. That’s because of the high water density. There is no fish or any other sea species in it, that’s why its called Dead Sea because no life exists in it. Its 1,240 ft deep, 1,385 feet below sea level, 67 kilometers long and 18 kilometers wide in the Jordan Rift Valley. It is considered as world’s saltiest bodies of water.

The World’s Largest Coral Reef

The world’s largest coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef that is composed of more than 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands. That coral reef is stretched almost 26,00 square kilometers over an area about 344,400 square kilometers in the Coral Sea, Australia. The reef is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1981.

The World’s Largest Cave Passage

Deer Cave is largest cave passage in world, located in Borneo. Several caves that are found in Mulu National Park includes this also. It’s almost 90 kilometers long and over 90 meters high and wide.

The World’s Longest River

The world’s longest river is Nile River, having history of thousands of years it flows through nine countries. The White Nile starts from Lake Victoria, Uganda and flowing journey through Sudan and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts from Lake Tana, Ethiopia and flows through Zaire, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. The Nile river flowing distance in east Africa is 5,584 km and it discharges an average of 65 million liters water in a second.

The World’s Highest Peak

The world’s highest peak is Mount Everest it’s called Everest in honor of Sir George Everest, its also called Sagamatha. Its height is 29,035 ft (8,850 m) above sea level; some people believe that it rises 4mm every year. Mount Everest is situated on the border between Sagamatha Zone, Nepal, Tibet and China.

The World’s Highest Water Falls

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall at 3,212 ft (879 m), with a clear drop of 2,647 ft (807 m). Water falling from such height gives a wonderful cloudy sight.

The World’s Hottest Place

The world’s largest desert is Sahara desert scattered on 9 million square kilometers covers most of North Africa. Sahara desert is the Earth’s hottest place where temperature frequently reaches 55-degree centigrade. The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 57.8 degree centigrade and that was recorded at Sahara desert in 1922.

The World’s Coldest Place

The world’s fifth largest continent area wise is Antarctica and on average of sea level height it’s the highest of all continents. Its area is almost 14.0 million square meters, 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice. It is driest, windiest and coldest continent its almost impossible for human to live there. The coldest temperature on Earth was minus 89.2 degree centigrade recorded at Antarctica continent.

There is so much written about supernatural things like ghosts, aliens etc. As I think being human sometimes there are some suspicious factors, which creates suspense in mind. So that suspense or fear makes us to know about that factor and that’s the thing which filmmakers used in movies to have good business. In my view curiosity is human nature we want to know unknown things. There is plenty of literature about ghosts and also so many movies made on same topic. But what’s the reality, where is the ghost city, and how that populated place became a ghost city?

Well there are factors that lead the populated towns or cities to become ghost cities or abandoned places for humans. There are plenty of ghost towns in America especially in southern and central states. According to a survey report there are 6,000 abandoned sites of settlement in Kansas alone. There are so many factors for not having population on those places anymore like lack of natural resources, no linking roads and no railway bypassing. But major factor for that can be a disaster, natural or human made. It was happened with Pattonsburg town. This town was founded in 1845, and till 1993 the town was flooded over 30 times.  The residents were tired of floods so with help of Government they rebuilt new town 3 miles away that is now known as New Pattonsburg, leaving old Pattonsburg behind as a ghost town.

This topic is really interesting for me that’s why I listed my top 10 most interesting abandoned places on the planet hope to bring some real facts about the ghost cities which are totally fictional for other people. So here are the 10 most abandoned places of earth.

1 – Craco, Italy

Craco is called ghost town in Italy. It’s located in Basilicata and the province of Matera. It’s almost 25 miles away from the Gulf of Taranto just located at edge of Italy. This town was built on a hill, which allow for the farming of wheat and other crops. Archbishop Arnaldo, Bishop of Tricarico in 1060 A.D, owned Craco’s land. That religious relation with church had influenced the inhabitants so much throughout all the ages.