A selection of amazing buildings of the past (12 photos)

Today, the world is creating a lot of amazing, complex and huge buildings. Skyscrapers are growing like mushrooms after rain. Modern the building possibilities and technology are really impressive, but were they able to surpass the creations of the masters of the distant past? Question really difficult. It is interesting to know your opinion in the comments. A for now, let's take a look at a selection of amazing buildings from the past.

Walls of the Ark citadel in Bukhara, Uzbekistan





Cathedral in the English city of Gloucester: this Gothic masterpiece was built in the 11th century



Statues in the ancient city of Chichen Itza, which was founded by the Maya





Cave church of the 15th century in the Voronezh region



Persian windmills that are still working, although they celebrated their millennium



Medieval Runkelstein Castle in Italy that still looks fabulous



The city of Petra and its main temple, Al-Khazneh, built in the first century



The astronomical clock in Prague, which first started working at the beginning of the 15th century



Terraced houses in the city of Ephesus, which was founded in the 10th century BC. and abandoned by the inhabitants in the 500s



A bookshelf can also look like a masterpiece: the decoration of the Waldsassen monastery in Bavaria



Stunning hindu temple kailasanatha in indian village Ellora. It began to be built in the 8th century AD and a whole century



30-meter Chand-Baori well from a height in India