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A thread of 20 ancient sites and wonders brought to life by virtual reconstructions 🧵

1. The Colossus of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece (c.280 BC)
2. The Parthenon, Athens, Greece (c.432 BC)
3. Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt (c.1213 BC)
4. The Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii, Italy (c.200 BC)
5. The Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria (c.32 AD)
6. Nohoch Mul Pyramid, Coba, Mexico (c.550 AD)
7. The Old City of Jerusalem, Israel (1st Century BC)
8. The Roman theatre in Leptis Magna, Khoms, Libya
9. Alamut Castle, the Alborz, Iran (c.1090 AD)
10. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Turkey (c.351 BC)
11. Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, Rome, Italy (c.101 BC)
12. The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, (c.200 AD)
13. Château Gaillard, Les Andelys, France (c.1196 AD)
14. Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (c.1500 AD)
15. Milecastle 39, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland, England (c.100 AD)
16. Qal'eh Dokhtar Palace, Fizurabad, Iran (c.209 AD)
17. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq (c.562 BC)
18. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey (c.550 BC)
19. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt (c.280 BC)
20. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (c.2561 BC)
Bonus: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece (c.435 BC)
These reconstructions were made by digital artists Keremcan Kirilmaz and Erdem Batirbek a few years back.

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