El Caracol, the Observatory, is a unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza. El Caracol, which means 'snail' in Spanish, is so named due to the spiral staircase inside ...

Great Pyramid of Giza, purportedly designed by Hemiunu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the largest pyramid in the entire world. It is clearly one of the ...

Of all the examples of pyramids in Egypt, the most famous is certainly the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still surviving, and for ...

How the Egyptian pyramids were built over 4,000 years ago has been one of the great mysteries of the ancient world. Despite their age, more than 100 of them remain standing today, showcasing ...