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Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena .
Kazanlak Thracian tomb and other notable sites in the region named Valley of the Thracian Rulers: Golyama Arsenalka tomb; Griffins tomb; Helvetia tomb; Ostrusha tomb; Seutes III tomb; Shushmanets tomb; Madara Rider (Madara archeological reserve) Magura Cave; Maltepe Maltepe Mound; Marcianopolis; Mezek; Nesebar; Nicopolis ad Istrum; Nicopolis ad ...
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Yaxha was a large city located upon the north shore of the lake of the same name. The city reached its maximum power in the Early Classic, when it was one of the largest capital cities in the Maya region; it was apparently allied with Tikal at that time. By the Late Classic its power had waned, perhaps linked to defeat by Calakmul or its allies ...
Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available. Nomes The ...
All gone now, reduced to ash, like so many other landmarks of my youth. So I kept driving up PCH, my eyes overwhelmed with the grim new images, while my heart welled with memory, nostalgia and regret.
Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of the Mexican capital. The World Heritage Site of Xochimilco contains what remains of the geography (water, boats, floating gardens) of the Mexica capital. Tenochtitlan was one of two Mexica āltepētl (city-states or polities) on the island, the other being Tlatelolco.