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  2. al-Ula - Wikipedia

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    AlUla (Arabic: ٱلْعُلَا, romanized: al-ʿUlā) is an ancient Arabian oasis city located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.Situated in the Hejaz, a region that features prominently in the history of Islam as well as several pre-Islamic Semitic civilizations, AlUla was a market city on the historic incense route that linked India and the Persian Gulf to the Levant and Europe.

  3. Al-Ukhaidir Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Inside Al-Ukhaidir Fortress. The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidir (Arabic: حصن الأخيضر) or Abbasid palace of Ukhaider is located roughly 50 km south of Karbala, Iraq.It is a large, rectangular fortress erected in 775 AD with a unique defensive style.

  4. Haga Palace Ruins - Wikipedia

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    The Haga Palace Ruins (Swedish: Haga slottsgrund or Swedish: Stora Haga slottsruin) are the remnants of King Gustav III's ambitious vision for a grand and opulent palace in Hagaparken (Haga Park). Known as the Haga Great Palace ( Swedish : Haga slottsgrund ), the ruins are located in Solna Municipality , just north of Stockholm , Sweden .

  5. Ur - Wikipedia

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    The first updated survey in 2013 has produced a new aerial map derived by the flight of a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operated in March 2014. This is the first high-resolution map, derived from more than 100 aerial photograms, with an accuracy of 20 cm or less. A preview of the ortho-photomap of Archaeological Site of Ur is available online. [90]

  6. Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux ...

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    Harold’s palace, which was a moated, enclosed site featuring many ancillary buildings, such as stables, granaries, storehouses, kitchens and other accommodations found during the 2006 excavation ...

  7. Kabah (Maya site) - Wikipedia

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    Palace of the Masks detail. 2002 photo Map of the Kabah Maya archeological zone. The most famous structure at Kabah is the "Palace of the Masks", the façade decorated with hundreds of stone masks of the long-nosed rain god Chaac; it is also known as the Codz Poop, meaning "Rolled Matting", from the pattern of the stone mosaics. [1]

  8. Kaniakapupu - Wikipedia

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    Historical plaque at the ruins of Kaniakapūpū. A plaque was erected at Kaniakapūpū by the Commission on Historical Sites, which reads: KANIAKAPUPU SUMMER PALACE OF KING KAMEHAMEHA III AND HIS QUEEN KALAMA COMPLETED IN 1845 IT WAS THE SCENE OF ENTERTAINMENT OF FOREIGN CELEBRITIES AND THE FEASTING OF CHIEFS AND COMMONERS.

  9. Et-Tell - Wikipedia

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    About 3100 BC, et-Tell entered the "Urban A" phase. A large, well-planned walled city, about 110,000 square metres (~11 ha) in area, was built on the site. Some notable buildings from this time include a great acropolis complex consisting of a temple-palace compound, a market and residential area, and four fortified city gates. Sometime between ...