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Google Search Famous Ruins of the World

Here is information on 10 famous ruins and ruined cities of the world. These are ruins from ancient civilizations that you can visit. We selected ten that show up on almost everyone's list. Of course, there are thousands of ancient ruins and we have additional links below to excellent websites with information on many more of the ruins of the world. These are sometimes called "forgotten wonders". The Great Pyramids of Giza are covered in our Ancient Wonders topic.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook A collection of links to study the ancient world.

SacredSites.com Beautiful site with excellent, comprehensive information on worldwide sacred sites.

Ruin Wonders
Ruin Name click name for Wikipedia article	See	Information		Location	Wikitravel city/location	Tours
Angkor Wat magnificent temple built in 12th century	Virtual Tour	Official	Site 1	Kampuchea (Cambodia)	Go	Tours
Borobudur Monument ancient shrine to Buddha	Virtual Tour	Official	Site 1	Java, Indonesia	Go	Tours
Great Wall of China one of the wonders of the world	Virtual Tour	Unofficial	Site 1	China	Go	Tours
Machu Picchu the lost city of the Incas	Virtual Tour	Unofficial	Site 1	Peru	Go	Tours
Parthenon finest monument on the Acropolis *click on bullseye circles for 360° photos	Virtual Tour* Webcam	Official	Site 1	Athens, Greece	Go	Tours
Petra ancient site visited by Indian Jones	Virtual Tour	Official	Site 1	Jordan	Go	Tours
Roman Colosseum a sports arena built in 80 AD	Virtual Tour Webcam	Unofficial	Site 1	Rome, Italy	Go	Tours
Stonehenge prehistoric monument built in 2200 BC	Virtual Tour	Official	Site 1	England	Go	Tours
Tenochtitlan and Tenochtitlan Great Pyramid Great Aztec city now under Mexico City	Virtual Tour	Unofficial	Site 1	Mexico City, Mexico	Go	Tours
Tikal Mayan Temple largest Mayan ruin-active 200 AD-850 AD	Virtual Tour	Official	Site 1	Guatemala	Go	Tours