10 Most Amazing Ancient Ruins In The World

Hi everybody! From cities built into the sides of mountains to armies of stone soldiers hidden away for centuries, here are ten of the most amazing ancient ruins in the world.
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10. Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is known worldwide as one of the most impressive archaeological achievements of all time. However, it wasn’t all built at once; different parts of ancient China constructed different sections of walls which were then combined by Qin Shi Huang, the first official Chinese emperor. After this, dynasties continued to combine and expand the wall into the one that we know and love today.
9. Stonehenge
The granddaddy of all ancient ruins, Stonehenge holds a special place in the human imagination. Made sometime between four to five thousand years ago, Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric English history. It is made of a number of large standing stones, each of which weighs some 25 tons. How did prehistoric humans make this structure, and why would they do it in the first place?
8. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is one of the most revered archaeological sites in the world. Built high above sea level atop the Andes mountain range, it stands as a testament to the intelligence and ingenuity of the Inca Empire or perhaps the people that came before them. To date, it’s the most sought-after spot in Peru, and it also earned a spot among the New Seven Wonders of the World.
7. Bagan
Bagan is an ancient city in Myanmar(formerly Burma) that’s been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and for good reason; between the 9th and 13th centuries, Bagan served as the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan. At its peak, around the 12th century it housed almost 10,000 elaborate Buddhist structures, such as shrines, temples, and pagodas. Sadly, most of these have gone into decay over the past 1000 years.
6. Terracotta Army
When Chinese workmen were building a well in 1974, they came upon a shocking discovery; they had uncovered the remnants of thousands of ancient terracotta soldiers buried under the ground. This accidental discovery is recognized as one of the greatest discoveries of modern times. These now famous figures are located in Shaanxi, a city in Xi’an, China, and they were built for the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang around the 3rd century BC.
5. Ta Prohm
The Ta Prohm Temple is nestled deep inside of the Cambodian jungle, and it has the wear and tear to attest to it. However, that’s ultimately what gives this unique temple its charm. It was made in 1186 AD by the great Khmer Empire, which lasted into the 1400s, and was originally intended as a Buddhist monastery/school.
4. Pyramids of Giza
I can't talk about ancient ruins without throwing some love to the pyramids in Giza; they’re some of the most enigmatic ruins on the planet! Due to their popularity, it might seem like we know all there is to know about them, but these pyramids are still shrouded in mystique. While we do know that they were intended to serve as tombs for Egyptian emperors, we’re still not quite sure how these gigantic structures were built.
3. Pompeii
In 79 AD, the great volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and left destruction in its wake. In particular, it annihilated one of the greatest Roman cities in the world, Pompeii. However, this led to one of the great contradictions of history; even though the volcanic eruption eliminated all life from Pompeii, the cooling ash preserved everything as well, which means that the city remained perfectly frozen in time after it met its fate.
2. Ellora Caves
The Ellora Caves are much more than your average caves; inside, there is a lush array of temples and sanctified areas with intricate associated artwork. The caves themselves are located outside of Aurangabad, a city in Maharashtra, India. They were built with a particular religious purpose in mind; Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists all worked together to carve the space out, and there are temples for each religion.
1. Petra
Some millennia ago, nomads sculpted an entire city completely into the side of a giant cliff! Not only is this an impressive feat in its own right, but it’s incredible to think that nomads accomplished this before the development of contemporary tools. Petra is situated in between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea in the country of Jordan, so it probably won’t be the only thing you see if you decide to travel to its location.

[@OriginsExplained]

Which of the ruins on this list would you most like to visit?!

[@jaredquinney204]

The great wall of China

[@sharoncheckel2847]

It's hard to pick one but I guess...The great wall!

[@rishikumar7483]

Ur channel is one of the best 😎🌟🌟😁

[@jaredquinney204]

How true

[@coreymiller2045]

Love to go visit the pyramids but they definitely weren't burials tombs

[@just1689]

There is ZERO evidence that Khufu was laid to rest there

[@martturei4684]

Khufu is laid there,its easy to identify the mausoleum in which he is interred,try looking harder,go to any good beach if you wish to study sand

[@raylance20]

Before I die I definitely wanna see the pyramids in person

[@chadcruz4097]

😎

[@gewoonwegnoor]

You should, but know that there was no one berried. I think she didn’t do a good research on that topic...

[@himikoichikawa6893]

I've been to Machu Pichu about 5 years ago funny enough I am from peruvian descent but had never had the opportunity to go, it a beautiful place just be wary it is a bit on the high side but there are higher places in most of peru.

[@coreymiller2045]

Love the pyramids but they definitely weren't burial Chambers

[@richardgrace4500]

So that’s why caskets and artifacts have been found inside as well as mass graves at their base of the workers who built them along with temples to the said phasers who built them with temples and shrines at their base for priests and the general public to worship at

[@coreymiller2045]

@@richardgrace4500 and you look inside them and there's no places for torches no soot no nothing anything like that sure the people that came after didn't know what to use them for so they stuffed stuff inside but before that just like the Baghdad batteries same time

[@richardgrace4500]

@@coreymiller2045 you are aware half of the "pyramids" were created by one Pharoah who was doing trial and error at pyramid to later form what we would call a "step pyramid" and he abandoned 3 of them also it is well known that at one point Egypt was broke af and the "tombs" were ordered reopened so they could loot them for the Egyptian coffers/finances

[@coreymiller2045]

@@richardgrace4500 so I guess that means he took a plane to Africa and built those ones there too and the ones of the Mayans cuz there are pyramids all over the world? They just weren't built by one person, if you actually do research on it we don't know who built the pyramids because there's been so many people that have taken credit for it. just like the Sphinx, that is older than the writings all say because of the weathering marks around the base so there's quite a bit that we don't know about it

[@coreymiller2045]

@@richardgrace4500 plus some of the science behind it just indicates quite a bit more

[@panzerfury6579]

Id love to see the pyramids and Pompeii (all of them really but those are two of my personal favorites), but jeeze, look at those crowds. Kinda kills the wonder a little.

[@rachaelb2381]

kinda kills the wonder? especially when people gonna be yelling at you in other languages and I'd be afraid I'd end up doing something disrespectful unintentionally cause I'm an american they dont teach us that in school lol

[@lordgarrin22]

pyramid of giza is not a burial site.

[@TeacherJernelTV]

I Love to visit Macho Pichu.

[@mikemurphy5898]

Stonehenge was an astrological calendar that served both religious and practical function functions. The stones line up to show the beginning of summer and winter solstice perfectly....this was discovered like 10 years ago lol

[@johnhinkle3897]

I am a recent subscriber. I love your content!! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@robertlyngdoh2769]

"The grand daddy of all ancient ruins"😂

[@jamestnov41945]

Great video Katrina. I would of course like to visit all of them. I would start at Petra then the Pyramids then the rest.

[@thomash8501]

Hooray Katrina! This was wonderful!

[@shyladavis6932]

I would love to visit any one of those places. Thanks Origins Explained for another great video!!

[@sharoncheckel2847]

Thanks for another interesting video! ❤

[@ElicBehexan]

I've been lucky enough to visit Stonehenge twice. However, I wasn't able to go close to the stones like my now wife - something about her being blind and all... I'd love to go to Machu Picchu, but considering my poor health I know it isn't going to happen.

[@rachaelb2381]

the only way for blind people to know is to feel it and hear about and use those things together to pretty much imagine what it's like

[@walterulasinksi7031]

The “Treasury” at Petra has been shown to be a funeral complex with additional cut tombs Under the main complex of three rooms.

[@edgarquintana1306]

Great informative and interesting topics, love your perky way of brief yet thorough narration. Keep up the great work. Noticed your flawless pronunciation on Latin words, kudos for that as well.

[@flossguy]

Machu picchu is simply amazing.

[@Danosauruscrecks]

What if Stonehenge is just the world first blueprint? Like a bunch of kids building a city out of Legos

[@darcybell9171]

Origins explained is great program 👍

[@crystalbell1598]

I would love to see more ruins.

[@pinkslowbro633]

Very informative yet again, you guys never disappoint. Very well researched.❤️❤️❤️

[@butterpop7144]

Keep up the good & knowledgeable videos 👍

[@stephenmagor4272]

Loved it, thank you Katrina. I'd like to see several of those places, most notably Petra and the caves in India.

[@annafeltenberger6328]

You missed Gobekle tepe

[@petertothRC-FPV]

😍 Great show 🏆 Amazing ancient 🔱 technology ⚡

[@schowler499]

This is better than my school history

[@Aroncare]

Dont give to much credit, they follow mainstream history wich has many flaws.

[@schowler499]

@@Aroncare true

[@thebulls4371]

Yup

[@jamesbriggs3092]

i would like to visit machu pichu. ( did i spell that right?) lol thanks for another great post katrina.

[@maderi]

Those are cool but i would love to see the parthenon and the mycynae ruins in Greece specially the mycynae they are really old

[@nathfer7755]

I enjoy your history lessons, thanks 😍. What about" Teotihuacán"? And, nabateans, being Arabs it's just a theaory as far as I know. Arabs tribes didn't come so far north.

[@guebbouh2020]

I was expecting the list would include the Throne Stones of Georgia and the 10 multilingual instructions carved on them.

[@nickreyes3604]

The Georgia guide stones?

[@guebbouh2020]

@@nickreyes3604 yeah the guidstones that many don't dare to talk about them cuz if they do so they will have to 'gossip' about secret societies that command keeping the world's population at 10%

[@JiMMyRoxks]

They aren’t ancient. This list is of ancient sites

[@MrDavidson72]

Pompeii is probably the most intriguing to me just cause how u said everything was frozen in time

[@ruigodoy]

I really love your channel, and I love your voice I don't miss any of your videos

[@jorgenskram4817]

Hey Katrina! I've been a subscriber for over a year! I hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu! It was life changing! Love your vids!!

[@wishgodgirl1903]

Yes please, a part 2...

[@bradleybaldwin6158]

Great job Katrina

[@roohamm2456]

One is more interesting than the last- the terra cotta army would be something to see- there's so much in China to see that you could cover ALOT of history. The Indian Caves are breath taking. Petra would just be so stunning to see that you wouldn't be able to stop traveling.

[@hawkeyestegosaurus5680]

I would love to see a part twof this, ancient ruins and structures are really interesting to learn about from the comfort of Origins Explained!

[@prashantdeshmukh733]

Hi, I m from India. Great video👏 I'd like to tell you about one more ancient bridge made by Indians thousands of years ago. It's called Ram setu. The story behind this bridge is an example of eternal love. The love between Ram and Sita. Apparently, they were Human form of Gods.( Here the meaning of setu is bridge. ) Would love to see this in list of your future video 😉. love from India ❤️

[@jakealter5504]

I bet Pompeii will be mentioned

[@daphneloose5880]

I would love to see Stonehenge, Machu Picchu and the great pyramids of Giza in person. But I probably won't. Please make a part two.

[@starheart6163]

Thanks a whole bunch!

[@dragonflymadfw]

#8 shows a picture of teotihuacan...and then machupichu....no where near together.

[@jaredquinney204]

Interesting

[@Russia-bullies]

I like to visit the original silk road.

[@Bernard_Ashtree]

You are, my favorite!

[@Danny-mv6fv]

I can't decide, every place mentioned in this video is worth watching. Would love to have Katrina join me then. I'm up for a second video too 😋

[@wandering_fujoshi340]

Petra I dunno if I got the spelling right xD, but the movie Indiana Jones and the temple of doom was shot there isn't it? Edit: Lol Am right

[@braincracker2684]

"Origins Explain" you motivated us to start our KZbin journey 🙏

[@reneethomas8539]

Looks good!

[@michaelelbert5798]

Thanks Katrina, sites like these are very hot right now.

[@Murlockingqc]

Yes, a part 2 :)

[@michaelmagaw6870]

Pt.2.. Herculeanium

[@marsymazing]

I want a part 2!!! :)

[@kelliesmith2853]

Episode 2 please!!! Love the history.....

[@prabuganapathi1603]

The Cambodian temple's name is "Angkor wat" and is built by king "Suryavarman II" who is a Tamil origin king,, looks like Ur giving too many wrong information 😕

[@JohnDoe-sr1dd]

This is recycled from an older one. Great Wall is questionable as a top 10 "amazing." Rome, Baalbek, Jerash, Luxor all put it to shame.

[@chitraselvi9936]

Pronunciations were sick

[@himikoichikawa6893]

please part 2 n muuuch more

[@iulianispas8634]

Stonehange is a bit overrated as everything in Uk

[@KittenKuddler]

I remember Petra from Overwatch haha.

[@darcybell9171]

Machu.pichu

[@jangray5397]

Part 2 please.

[@JessicaKissinger88]

“Eqyptian Emperors”?! You mean Pharaohs!!

[@henrywidjaja4982]

almost this place i've been there except Peru n India

[@deedeeilustrisimo7348]

Oh pls give me a heart. 🙏

[@e.pualanibaker1944]

The pyramids are not burial tombs! They were not made by Khufu!! WTF, OMG!!

[@jaredquinney204]

Part 2 please

[@caimaccoinnich9594]

Plus Petra is where Mohammed was actually likely born

[@rachaelb2381]

number 5 is from the jungle book lol

[@sandypineda7632]

26th

[@tomparatube6506]

0:25 "... archeological achievement..."? The Wall has always been there, exposed to all eyes at all times, not completely buried or half buried in sand, not needed digging, how is it "archeological"?!?!?

[@ryshawn100]

Stonehenge is a fake look it up

[@CarlosVValdez]

How is Petra no 1 when you have the beautiful work in india.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

Saying the builders had no x, y and z is smoothbrain shit... Where you there?

[@jozefsan]

dont have clue about pyramids so talking nonsense :-D ..... lets not expect too much from someone who reading script and no knowledge about history at all