History mystery: Maytszishan Caves - The Eighth Wonder Of The World

Excavation on various sites have lead to various findings of amazing information relevant to the historical society and the globe record, tossing some understanding on the lifestyles of the individuals residing during the historical period. These findings help us to understand how the historical individuals managed, their way of residing, their profession, their interest, interests etc. One particular finding on the Buddhist complicated, Maytszishan Caverns, is less known among many and according to some, can be certified as the 8th wonder around the globe, is a amazing monument.

    The findings found here are very fascinating which is amazing in accordance with the various statues and chiselling found on these caves and items uncovered from these caves. It triggers an in-depth understanding on their structural abilities of the individuals that belong to this age. Maytszishan Caverns is a sequence of around 194 caves, with 54 in the eastern and 140 to the western, that have been developed out of the stones into the surfaces of a hill in Tianshui Town, Gansu Region in north western Chinese suppliers.

 

This amazing stone structure contains exciting Buddhist statues with over 1,300 sq.mtr frescoes. Most of the growth of these grottoes started during the Qing empire which is a few kilometers away from the southern of the Great Soft silk Street. Many of the priests select to live here and from some everything published down found from the biographies published by these two priests, Huanggang and Tanhonga there are signs that they meditated there along with their followers including more knowledge and information about these caves.

 One can track the various levels of growth of statue wherein addition to the various statue, 2000 things of ceramic, metal, brown jade massage beds, historical guides have been found together with information, artwork as well as works of calligraphers. Inside the caves around 7200 clay-based and stone statues were found besides the 1,300 rectangle gauge paintings which were developed during the 4th and the Nineteenth millennium. One will also find a large chiselling of Buddha which is over 16 gauge in size along with staircases major up and around the caves which were probably developed of timber at first and then fixed with steel facilitates for the objective of security.

  These laws have been developed on the southeast hill of the hill which is at an elevation of around 80 metres from the feet. Many visitors have been making visits to visit this amazing monument though currently the Maytszishan site has been maintained as a art gallery and most of the caves have been not allowed to the visitors.

 Depending on all the excavations and findings developed, Maytszishan Caverns shows an amazing picture of the individuals who efficiently developed on the surfaces of the mountains as well as other relics found, which results in us to wonder on their initiatives and how they went about developing these caves. It gives us room for thought to discover further on included information and collect more information if possible on these caves and the lifestyle of the individuals residing under that era.

Unknown Facts of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Garden of Babylon portrays a beautiful picture of colorful flowers with lush greenery and must have been very inspiring to be considered as one of the seven wonders of ancient world though the Hanging Gardens are not seen today.   Many are speculating about its existence due to the absence of any documentation of the Babylon history though ancient writing mention that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were first described by a Chaldaean priest, Berossus, living in the 4th century BC.  According to the priest, he attributes the garden to King Nebuchadnezzar II who had it built around 600 BC for his wife Amytis who came from Media and married him for political reasons and after marriage became homesick living in the flat and arid Babylon territory.  She began missing her verdant and mountainous dwelling at Media and to replicate her lush green dwelling, he constructed the Hanging Garden to cheer her up.   The Hanging Gardens built by Nebuchadnezzar did not really hang and the name was derived from a translation of the Greek word kremostos, or the Latin word pensilis, meaning not just hanging but overhanging, which is normally applicable in case of a balcony or a terrace. The Hanging Garden was made up of stimulated mountain having rooftop gardens and could have been multi level terraces and supported by baked brick columns.  The columns in turn could have been filled with waste to permit large plantings and trees to develop and grow and the plants hanging down over the years gave the effect of a lush mountain landscape which seems to be hanging in mid air giving the eye of a beholder, a spectacular view of the overall landscape.

According to a Greek geographer Strabo, the garden in the first century BC; consisted of vaulted terraces raised one above the other, resting on cube shaped columns which were hollow and filled with earth for large size trees to be planted while the vaults, pillars and the terraces were constructed of baked brick and asphalt. One could ascend the story by the use of the stairs with water engines by their side and people appointed to raise water from the Euphrates River into the garden for the growth of the plants. Since Babylon rarely received rain and for the purpose of the survival of the plants, irrigation was necessary and the water from the Euphrates River was put to the maximum use. One of the solutions of supplying water for the garden could have been done with the use of the chain pump where two large wheels placed one above the other joined by a chain with buckets on it. Below the lower wheel was the pool and while the wheels rotated the buckets would get filled with water and get emptied in the upper pool and the cycle of irrigation continued in this manner. The upper pool could then release the water by gates of channels which were like artificial streams to water the gardens. The wheels could be operated with the handle or a shaft on turning it to provide power to run it. Another option of getting the water to the top of the garden could have been through the screw pump which looked like a trough having its lower end in the pool from which the water is taken and the other end towards the upper end of the pool.  It worked on the mechanism when the screw is fitted tightly into trough and on turning the screw, water is caught between the blades of the screw and lifted upwards till it reaches the top and empties into the upper pool. Though many speculate on the reality of the Hanging Gardens, it is not outside the realm of possibility of its existence since recent archaeological excavations of the palace in Iraq have uncovered discoveries of building with vaults and a well meant for irrigation.

The Mystery of the Valley of the Pyramids in Peru

Peru is fast turning into a capital of the pyramid world having the oldest officially recorded pyramid in the world. Purgatorio as it is named by the locals refers to the numerous pre Hispanic pyramids, mounds and enclosures located on the surrounding plan of La Raya Mountain and south of the La Leche River and the Lambayeque valley, boats many natural and manmade water ways.  Besides, this region also has a large number of pyramids. Towards the city of Sipan, is a major pyramid concentration of South America, the pyramids of Tucume and is known as the Pyramids of the Valley of the Pyramids. The Lambayeque Valley, the largest valley along the North Coast of Peru is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountain range and has no less than three pyramid cities when combined have an amazing number of around 250 pyramids.  These three cities are understood to be built after a city was abandoned and a new one built in succession of each other.  The first city known as the Pampa Grande was built somewhere between 600 and 750 AD, and the pyramids were known as Huaca Fortaleza which were built amounting to a height of fifty meters and 200 meters wide. This structure does not seem to be very impressive in spite of it being intact. The other is the Batan Grande, built between 750 and 1100 AD; with 34 pyramids inclusive of the Huaca de Oro also known as the Pyramid of Gold, before which a series of royal tombs were located. These pyramids are ruined due to El Nino rains in the year 1982 and 1998 though the major destruction was man made in 1100 AD when the pyramids were burnt and the town was abandoned to be taken over by Tucume between 1100 and 1500 AD.

The Tucume site with an area of over 540 acres of land encompasses around 26 major pyramids and platforms and is a part of the Lambayeque Valley pyramids inperu which is the largest valley of the North Coast of Peru. Tucume lies on the southern side of the valley and due to the Taymi irrigation canal which runs over 43 miles long, is able to provide water northwards from Chancay River and is surrounded by rich agricultural fertile land. The locals believed that the gods lived within these structures and continue to invoke its power and the gods who once lived within these structures.  Various legends regarding this city are recorded and one such legend recorded by Father Cabello de Balboa in 158 states, how Cala, a grandson of Naylap, the founder of the Lambayeque royal dynasty declared Tucume as the new metropolis for the people and that Cala was exiled from Batan Grande.

Mysteries of Ancient Greek Parthenon

The Greeks Parthenon after recovering from the war with the Persian, in 480 BC, rebuilt the city of Athens and erected a sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, which was a beautiful temple, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena and whom they considered as their patron deity. The Parthenon by which the temple was called was designed by two architects, Iktinos and Kallikrates and was built with fine white Pentelic marble. In the shrine was placed an image of the goddess which was 40 feet (12 m) and was sculptured by Phidias in gold and ivory. Athena as the warrior maiden is a combination of male and female, beauty and strength representing Athens. Athena is looked upon as the protector and champion of the city. The goddess is seen holding a Nike figure of winged victory in her right hand to commemorate the victory over the Persians. The helmet, worn by her bears the resemblance of the image sphinx in the center and griffin on the either side. In the center on the upper chest of Athena is an aegis on which is a gorgoneion - head of Medusa which plays the role of warding off evil. The snake that appears on the inner side of her shield is referred to a mythical origin of Athens

The Parthenon a Doric temple has eight columns at the façade and seventeen columns at the flank. This construction cost the Athenian treasury, 469 silver talents and while it is difficult to create an equivalent amount, one talent was the cost to build trireme, one of the most advanced warship of that era. This unique Greek temple’s construction started in 447 BC and though the decoration of the temple continued till 432 BC; it was finally completed in 438 BC. All the temples in Greece were designed to be seen from the exterior and the viewers could only glimpse the interior statues through the open door and never entered the temple. It was perceived in a way that the aesthetic elements permit a smooth transition of the exterior and the interior which housed the statue of the maiden goddess. It is considered as one of the most enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and the world’s greatest cultural monument. The Greek Ministry of Culture is presently planning a program of restoration and reconstruction for the stability of this partially ruined structure. The Greek Parthenon which has replaced an older temper of Athena that was destroyed by the Persian invasion is archaeoastronomically linked to Hyades and like most Greek temples was used as treasury. For some time it even used as a treasury for Delian League and later for the Athenian Empire.  Towards the 5^th century AD: it was converted into a Christian Church which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Mystery of the Ark of the Covenant

When the Hebrews left the land of Egypt, it was then that Moses received instructions from God on the building of the Ark. The instructions laid down was that it should be made of acacia wood of two and a half cubit long, a cubit and a half wide and s cubit and a half high.  It had to be overlaid both inside as well as outside with pure gold with a gold moulding around it.    Cast of four gold rings for it was fasten to its four feet, two on either side of it. Poles made of acacia wood overlaid with gold were inserted into the rings to enable them to carry the chest. The atonement cover was made of gold, two and a half cubit long and a cubit and a half wide with two cherubim out of hammered gold at the end of the cover. These were made of one piece and placed on each side facing the cover with their wings spread upwards overshadowing the cover. Instructions were given not to remove the poles but to leave them in the rings of the ark. The Ark according to the Scriptures was supposed to be carried only by Levities which were a group of Hebrews who were set aside for the purpose of temple service. The history mystery of The Ark of the Covenant also called the Ark of God is very intriguing and mysterious which started in the Bible in Exodus Chapter 25:10. 

The Bible states that it was in the Ark of the Covenant from where God spoke to Moses and his people, the Israelites. There is a lot of speculation and history mystery about the acacia wood though some consider it to be cedar wood.  It is said that while Moses and his people camped during their flight from Egypt, the Ark of the Covenant was stored in a section they had constructed in the travelling tabernacle known as the `Holy of Holies’,  It was  here that God would talk with Moses and the Priest and receive instructions from God. It is believed that inside the chest lie the remains of the original tablet of the Ten Commands and some of the Israelites sacred relics. When the Israelites settled in the Promised Land, a permanent temple to God was prepared by Kind David. While the Ark had to be carried by the Priest, as per God’s instructions, manhandling of the Ark was considered to be dangerous though it was also responsible for many miracles for the Israelites in times of need. At the time of battle, whenever the ark was carried, at God/s command, the Israelites experienced victory.  The amazing history mystery of the Ark of the Covenant is beyond the understanding of human minds since it originated under God instruction to His prophet Moses.