Ancient City
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| Address | หมู่ที่ 7 296/1 Sukhumvit Rd, Bang Pu Mai, Mueang Samut Prakan District, Samut Prakan 10280, Thailand |
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| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 7PM |
| Phone | +66 2 323 4095 |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Creators | Lek and Praphai Viriyahphant |
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| ID | 1164782 |
About Ancient City
Ancient Siam is a museum park constructed by Lek Viriyaphant and occupying over 200 acres in the shape of Thailand. Ancient Siam is dubbed as the world's largest outdoor museum.
Where is the Ancient City
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... Dig anywhere in the Ancient City destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD79 and you will unearth an ancient treasure - a snapshot of a lost Roman world...
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...By Orla GuerinBBC News, AntakyaThere is no election fever in the Ancient City of Antakya in southern Turkey - just rubble and torment...
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... " Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, is an Ancient City...
Mashki Gate: Stunning ancient rock carvings found in Iraq
... They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib, who ruled the Ancient City of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage said, in a statement seen by AFP...
Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
... Former US President Donald Trump drew international criticism in 2017 when he reversed decades of American foreign policy by recognising the Ancient City as Israel s capital...
'Rare' Roman mosaic found in Rastan, Syria
... Syria is considered a treasure trove for archaeologists, being home to some of the best preserved relics of ancient civilisations including the Umayyad mosque in Damascus and the Ancient City of Palmyra...
Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall
... Apart from the gold coins, the excavation - in a residential quarter of the Ancient City - also uncovered the remains of buildings, water channels and pipes, bronze coins and much more, Israeli authorities said...
Mashki Gate: Stunning ancient rock carvings found in Iraq
By Tiffany WertheimerBBC News
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have made an exciting Discovery - Unearthing beautiful rock carvings that are about 2,700 years old.
They were found in Mosul by a US-Iraqi excavation team working to reconstruct the ancient Mashki Gate, which Islamic State (IS) militants destroyed in 2016.
Iraq is home to some of The World 's most Ancient Cities , including Babylon.
But years of turmoil have seen many archaeological sites looted and damaged by militants and military action.
The Eight marble reliefs show finely chiselled war scenes, grape vines and Palm Trees .
They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib, who ruled the Ancient City of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage said, in a statement seen by AFP.
The powerful king was known for his military campaigns, including against Babylon, and his vast expansion of Nineveh.
It is believed the relics once adorned his palace, and were then moved to the Mashki Gate, Fadel Mohammed Khodr, head of the Iraqi archaeological team, told AFP.
The Mashki Gate was one of the largest in Nineveh, and was an icon of The City 's size and power. The gate was reconstructed in the 1970s, but was destroyed with a bulldozer by IS militants in 2016.
The militant group ransacked and demolished several ancient sites that pre-date Islam in Iraq, denouncing them as symbols of " idolatry".
Mr Khodr said that when the marble slabs were positioned at the gate, they were partly buried. The sections underground were preserved and bear the carvings seen today; whatever was above-ground was wiped smooth over the centuries.
The excavation team, which comprises experts from Iraq's Mosul University and the United States ' University of Pennsylvania, is working to restore the Mashki Gate site to how it was before IS bulldozed it.
More Than 10,000 archaeological sites have been found in Iraq.
Neighbouring Syria is also home to treasured ruins, including The Site of the Ancient City of Palmyra, where in 2015.
However it is not only militants, vandals and smugglers who have damaged archaeological sites in Iraq.
US troops and their allies damaged The Ruins of Babylon when the fragile site was used as an army camp after the US invaded Iraq in 2003.
A, the United Nations cultural agency, found troops and their contractors " caused major damage to The City by digging, cutting, scraping, and levelling".
Source of news: bbc.com