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The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

The hottest place on the planet.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

This bright green structure is the final resting place of the 16th-century leader responsible for building the walls around Harar.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.