Tag: wonder
Samarkand – The Shimmering City
The fabled city of Samarkand, at the hub of the old trade routes of Central Asia, has attracted poets, pilgrims and plunderers across deserts...
Takht-i-Suleiman – Site of the Royal Fire
High in the mountains of northern Iran lie the time-ravaged ruins of an ancient city: it is the most holy site of a pre-Islamic...
Mecca – Sacred Centre of Worship
Every devout Muslim is duty-bound to visit this sublime centre of worship at least once in their life. In ancient times Mecca, a tribal...
The ‘Rose-Red’ City of Petra
Unknown to the Western world for hundreds of years, the ‘rose-red’ city of Petra was once a thriving centre for travellers along the ancient...
The Holy City of Jerusalem
Jews, Christians and Muslims throng Jerusalem’s ancient streets – a testimony to their common heritage. Yet today this holiest of cities is still beset...
The Tomb of Tutankhamun
Silent and secret for 33 centuries, the tomb of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, buried underground Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, finally revealed a wealth...
Troy – City of Myths
The most evocative of legends, that of the siege and sack of Troy, had for many centuries compelled adventurers to go in search of...
Hagia Sophia – A Byzantine Marvel
This architectural masterpiece has had a profound influence on Christian and Islamic architecture. For 1400 years, the mighty dome of Hagia Sophia – the...
The Palace of Knossos
The first major Aegean civilization flourished on the Greek island of Crete in 1500 BC. The zenith of its achievements is represented by the...
Majestic City of Mycenae
Perched on a hilltop in the Peloponnese are the remains of a site said to be the oldest city in Greece and the fortress-citadel...
