Wonders of Asia

Although the somewhat peripheral Atiranachanda Mandapam is overshadowed by many other famous stone cut temples of Mahabalipuram, it has several qualities making this rock-cut...

One of the major caves in Wulong Karst area is San Wang Dong - fabulous 67 825 m long cave, which one day could...

The best known impact crater in Mongolia is Tabun Khara Obo - well exposed, saucer-formed depression. Description Diameter of this crater (between rims) is between 1,230...

Amazing feature of the unique Aouk Underground River is narrow, deep hole through the rainforest and deep in the ground - Keek sinkhole. This deep...

For more than one thousand years at the Bay of Bengal in Mahabalipuram stands the Shore Temple. Most likely this is the last of...

One of largest sinkholes in the world is Yogoluk Sinkhole (Gua Yogolok) in Papua province, northern side of Wamena valley. This area is rich with...

One of the many cave temples in Mahabalipuram is Koneri Mandapam. The age of this temple is hard to guess. While several other rock-cut temples...

The Baji Cypress (King Cypress) has a trunk circumference of some 18.2 m and is approximately 50 m tall. According to legends this tree...

Beautiful natural landmark is Leang Pute sinkhole in the Southern Sulawesi. Leang in Makassarese language is "cave", "pute" - a species of white dove -...

Northern slope of Aragada Hill is rich with Buddhist remnants - in fact hills in vicinities are honeycombed with caves of Buddhist arcetics. Aragada...