Archaeological sites

23 photos of the Roman Forum, the political, commercial and juridical centre of Rome

5 photos of the Pantheon which was originally built between 27-25 BC as a temple dedicated to all gods.

28 photos of the Tokyo National Museum, Japan's oldest and largest museum

18 photos of the centre of Petra with temples, the theatre and the royal palace

18 photos of the cliff of the east ridge with the impressive facades of the Royal tombs

4 photos of the High Place of Sacrifice on the top of a mountain overlooking Petra, where sacrifices for the gods were performed

19 photos of the Monastery, Petra's most impressive monument on a mountain 220m above central Petra

15 photos of the Treasury, the most significant monument of Petra

15 photos of the Um Muang Khmer temple ruin, which dates back to the 9th century

41 photos of Wat Phu, a Khmer temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site

24 photos of Site 1, the largest of the three sites open to tourists in the Plain of jars

14 photos of site 2, about 25km south of Phonsavan

11 photos of the site 3, which lies about 10km south of site 2

19 photos of the ruins of the Chellah, an ancient Roman site and fortified medieval necropolis

15 photos of the well-preserved mosaics in the buildings of Volubilis

21 photos of the ruins of the basilica, the triuphal arch, Roman temples and several houses