A number of places in various parts of the world, there are a number of monuments which are still mysterious existence because scientists do not yet have revealed thoroughly the background of historic objects. Only 12 are considered the most mysterious monuments in the world. Everything is very well known in the world but no one knows the exact background of the building stood.
Most of these monuments were no longer intact, which leaves only the stories of mysterious unconfirmed. Call it the Homestead, Florida and Yonaguni, Japan shrouded in mystery until now.
No one knows exactly why Stonehenge was built, how the building was sinking deep in the sea, who ordered and makes carving a giant granite rock that contains the instructions to rebuild the community in a remote mountain in Georgia. This is all still cloaked in thick fog. Maybe a time will be revealed, or maybe the fog will never be revealed at all.
Here are 12 monuments / ruins of the most mysterious monuments of history.
1. Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse (Monumental Guide to Post-Apocalypse)
On a small hill in the northeast Georgia barren monument stands at the most bizarre and mysterious in the world. But the view of the architecture, the monument was not created in ancient times
Known as the 'Georgia Guidestones', this stone structure tingginya16 five feet, weighing 20-tons. On granite slabs are written in eight languages - among them the Egyptian hieroglyphic language, Hindi and Swahili - with instructions for the survivors to rebuild a new civilization on earth. Are the instructions in eight languages were related to the doomsday predictions? It is still unclear. It is unclear also command is intended for whom. It is not clear anymore, who built this strange monument.
2. Lake Michigan Stonehenge
Some of the stones in a circle and one appeared to show the carving of a mastodon. Allegedly, antiquities was built 10,000 years ago, possibly coinciding with the post-Ice Age human presence in the region and mastodons. . Michigan already has Petroglyph sites and standing stones.
On the south coast of Yonaguni, Japan, there are the submerged ruins, thought to have aged about 8,000 years.
That though some people believed it was carved by geographic phenomena, it's now confirmed to be man-made as the intricate stairways, carvings and right angles suggest.
Although some believe that it is a creation of nature, but it now appears the voices who call it man-made. It was seen from the complicated structure stairs, carvings that there are believed to be manmade. The site was discovered in 1995 by a diver who strayed too far from the coast of Okinawa. Incidentally he also brought cameras to take pictures underwater.
4. Miracle below sea Alexandria, Egypt
The ruins are believed to be a city of Alexander the Great, where Cleopatra's palace is located. Sinking of the city was thought to have occurred 1,500 years ago due to a devastating earthquake. Along with the setting of the palace, also submerged artifacts that adorn the palace and other buildings of Cleopatra's palace. Ruined city found at the bottom of this sea, was deliberately not appointed to the mainland. The local government plans to make it magical underwater locations as water attractions.
5. Mystery Stones of Baalbek in Lebanon
The largest Roman temples ever built and are now ruins, in fact, not in Greece or Rome, but rather in Baalbek, Lebanon. The temple was destroyed by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius, was lucky not all parts destroyed. There are still 6 of 54 columns, which still stands today. Six columns is witness to history and leave a trail mysetry waiting disclosed.
Although remnants of the grandeur of this temple still visible, but indeed, this temple was abandoned due to the war. For decades, tourists rarely visit this place due to the war. Fortunately also, the war not to destroy this historic temple.
6. Three Ancient Megalithic Stone Circles
In southern Turkey, just north of the border with Syria, there are three megalithic stone circles thousands of years old, older than Stonehenge stone circle. Surprisingly, the ancient stone circles were built by a group of hunters in those days. Previously, it was believed that early humans could not possibly create a building that, until they reach a certain level of progress.
When found, the stone circle was in a state buried. No one knows what the reason or background of why it was buried. But some believe that Göbekli Tepe and the surrounding area is the beginning of human history that is the location of the Garden of Eden, as told in the Bible ..
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, the most famous monumental sculptures created by the Rapanui people.
The statues, called moai, are part of the island of ancestral worship by local people at that time. The statues were allegedly made between 1250 and 1500 AD.
Moai heaviest weighing 86 tons. This illustrates just how great their achievements are able to create Rapanui, also move the statues weighing up to tens of tons. Luckily, these ancient sculptures in part can still be seen diRaraku, but hundreds of other statue was moved to the neighboring islands.
8.Stonehenge, prehistoric monuments in Britain
Perhaps the ancient monuments that are still in fairly good condition is Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, England. These ancient buildings have been built 2500 BC, but later underwent continuous revision and renovation for 1400 years. Despite all the theories and speculations put forward, but nobody knows what the original purpose of these prehistoric monuments and remains one of the greatest mysteries of the earth.
9.Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a relic of the nation's most well-preserved Inca. This royal city hidden in the Andes mountains of Peru, located in the high mountains with steep road but on a flat peak. A location, which was the place where the Incas escape from the pursuit of Spain.
The city was hidden for centuries and isolated from the outside world until then an archaeologist, Hiram Bingham, discovered it in 1911. Based on the research, estimated the city of Machu Picchu dibanun in 1450 AD as the Inca ruler Pachacuti hideouts.
10.Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Few people know that Zimbabwe, Africa, has an ancient stone ruins of the oldest in the world. Its location in the countryside. Allegedly, the ruins of an ancient stone building that was once inhabited by 18,000 souls. Once the magnitude of traces of the ruins, then called the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.
Based on the research, the building was built in the 11th century, unique building was built without using cement. No one knows for sure why the site was eventually abandoned.
11. Peru's Chavin de Huantar Ruins
Although not as famous as Machu Picchu, the ruins of Chavin de Huantardi Peru is also an interesting World Heritage Site containing the remains of artifacts that was built by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture, around 900 BC.
This site serves as a gathering place for people in the area to gather and worship.
It is unclear why the Chavin culture disappeared, although some believe that the ruins of Chavin de Huantar offer clues about why some civilizations disappeared.
Most theories called Chavin extinction due to environmental conditions including the occurrence of earthquakes, while the other is the alleged power struggle.
12. Coral Castle, Monument Love Lost, in Florida
How to explain a man plays the 5 feet weighing 100 pounds, built an elaborate garden with pieces of rock, each weighing a ton? Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, is a miracle that is difficult to explain common sense. Moreover, men who built the castle was supposedly only a 4th grade education level.
Is Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant, who built the monument called the monument of love lost. Weird! The story, the construction of this monument like the romance of blue confuse. Ed Leedskaini started building the castle in 1923, after a jilted by his fiancee in Latvia just days before their wedding. And he dedicated his life to finish it (the monument).
Unfortunately, he died before his love menumen completed. However, after he died, 1951, construction was continued construction.
Not this romantic tale that makes the experts puzzled, but they were surprised and amazed that Leedskalnin, build their own fort katang it. More confused anymore, because he was actually only educated up to grade four, but oddly enough he was able to construct an elaborate fort that, something that really can only be done by building experts. It is truly incomprehensible. Even an engineer calls, even Albert Einstein was not necessarily able to understand this miracle.
