Buildings from the past that impress with their coolness and beauty (16 photos)

We know very well about the Great Pyramids, the Colosseum or the Parthenon, but there are many others in the world, not so popular, but to its impressive ancient buildings.





We never tire of being amazed at how skillfully, resourcefully and in a variety of ways people built many centuries ago, not having today's technologies. Many architectural monuments have been preserved not only in annals, in paintings or old photographs - they physically survived to today! Some even look pretty good for their age.

1. Haid al-Jazil, a 500-year-old mud-brick village built atop a massive boulder



2. The Ouse Valley Viaduct near London was built in 1839 but is still part of the railway line





It consists of approximately eleven million bricks.

3. The carved dome of Luna Vasahi, a 13th-century Jain temple built entirely of white marble



Rajasthan, India.

4. Alpine refuge built on the vertical slope of one of the mountain peaks of Monte Cristallo



It was a shelter for the soldiers of the First World War.

5. 16th century Ananta-Shesha Mandapa at the Ranganatha Temple in Srirangam, India



Mandapas are open ritual halls.

6. Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain



24,000 blocks of granite held together without mortar around 100 AD.

7. Aerial view of the Church of St. George, Ethiopia



A stone cross is seen rising from a large cave, carved from the rusty rock of the surrounding mountains. Built somewhere between 12 or early 13th century AD and is a popular place for Christian pilgrims.

8. Devil's Bridge in Ceredigion, Wales, consists of three bridges built on top of each other.



The bridges were built in 1100, 1753 and 1901.

9. Funicular and Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France. Photo from 1895



10. Chenonceau Castle, Loire Valley, France



The castle was built in 1513.

11. Castle on the island of Loreto, Brescia, Italy. Built in 1910



12. Chand Baori step well, built in the 15th century, India



13. Cliff Palace - a Native American stronghold on the edge of a mountain



The 13th century citadel is located in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

14 Norway's largest and best preserved stave church



Built in the 13th century in the city of Notodden.

15. Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, built in 1910

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