15 Real Miracles That Not Everyone Knows Exist (16 photos)

Our world is a great miracle in itself. But it also consists of real pearls – objects of art from ancient times and later periods, about which the general public knows little.





Meanwhile, they deserve to be seen, since they significantly expand the framework of ideas about historical and cultural heritage.

1. Imam Reza Mausoleum, Mashhad, Iran



An architectural complex in the city of Mashhad, the center of tourism and pilgrimage in Iran. Every year it is visited by 15 to 20 million people. The first dated building of the complex dates back to the beginning of the 14th century.

2. The Legacy of a Great Composer





Corina Kilian of the Leipzig Municipal Library holds a recently discovered musical manuscript by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

3. Ice Age Art



A mammoth found in the Alb-Donau region of Germany, excavated in the 1930s and exhibited in the city of Tübingen. According to the most conservative estimates, the craft is about 35 thousand years old.

4. Miniature Wonder



A charming miniature almanac with an embroidered cover, published in France around 1780. Size only 3 x 7 cm.

5. Ancient but well-preserved shoes



Two medieval boots were found during excavations carried out in the area of ​​the gate of the monastery of St. Benedict, Norwich, England, in 1951. The shoes date back to the late 15th century.

6. A Viking Age find



A British fisherman has pulled a 1,100-year-old Viking sword out of a river. The heavily rusted sword dates back to 850-975 AD.

7. Greetings from the Neolithic



A bear-headed dagger from Pyhäjoki, Finland. Neolithic Stone Age.

8. Well-preserved means of payment



Bronze coin of Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea under the Roman emperor Tiberius.

9. A Unique Thing



The Verona Astrolabe - a recently discovered and studied 11th century Islamic astrolabe with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions is one of the oldest examples ever discovered and one of the few known in the world.

10. Amazing Harness



Horse armor from the Roman garrison in the ancient city of Dura-Europos (Syria) is one of only two complete sets known. It consists of iron scales on linen and dates to the 3rd century AD.

11. Instructive Mini-Version



A miniature edition of Simon Blokel's "A Collection of Impressions Derived from White Magic and Scientific Amusements", circa 1817.

12. The Cult Collection



Missa in Agenda Defunctorum, 1733. An early 18th-century Mass for the Dead, containing chants for the funeral Mass that the priest was to use at the altar. Cover with skull and crossbones.

13. Realistic Replicas



1920s wine and champagne bottles were created at 1/12 scale, filled with the correct contents using a tiny pipette, corked and labeled to fit in the cellar of Queen Mary's dolls' house.

14. The Grace of Antiquity



Roman terracotta figurine of a deer (c. 350-325 BC). Found in Tarentum, Italy.

15. Risen from the Depths



Statue of a nymph emerging from the water. 2nd century AD. Found during recent excavations in the Amastris (modern Amasra) region of Turkey.