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From aged Italian villas shrouded in fascinating history and chilling legends of ghostly encounters, to ancient Mexican cities whose weathered halls are roamed by the dead after dark. Restless spirits, deadly curses, and forgotten dangers await on this second list of the World's Most Haunted Ruins.
Photos:
"Palmyra 03" by Bernard Gagnon (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bgag) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Palmyra, Syria, Colonnade at Palmyra" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Palmyra, Syria, The Great Colonnade, Columns" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Palmyra, Syria, Sunset over the ancient city of Palmyra" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Veduta di Paestum 2010" by Oliver-Bonjoch (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oliver-Bonjoch) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Temple of Athena (Paestum) - Facade s W" by PaestumPaestum (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PaestumPaestum) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"X9.13 Pæstum, Comitium" by Falk2 (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Falk2) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"View of Paestum with dji" by PaestumPaestum (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PaestumPaestum) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Mexico-2648 - Palenque (2213894037)" by Dennis Jarvis (flickr.com/people/22490717@N02) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Palenque Temple of Inscriptions" by Strobilomyces (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Strobilomyces) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Palenque 1990" by Chrisi1964 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Chrisi1964) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Temple of the Sun (left), Temple XIV and the Palace (right) from the top of Temple of the Cross - Palenque Maya Site, Feb 2020" by Bernard DUPONT (flickr.com/photos/berniedup/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Delphi, Greece - panoramio" by tamara semina (web.archive.org/web/20161031211912/http://www.panoramio.com/user/5723733?with_photo_id=118690114) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
""Als Mittelpunkt der Welt" galt Delphi für die Menschen der Antike. 28" by Holger Uwe Schmitt (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holger_Uwe_Schmitt) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Delfi Apollons tempel" by Helen Simonsson (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Helen_Simonsson&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
""Als Mittelpunkt der Welt" galt Delphi für die Menschen der Antike. 40" by Holger Uwe Schmitt (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holger_Uwe_Schmitt) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Great Zimbabwe - panoramio" by Jürgen Kehrberger (web.archive.org/web/20161013193720/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1113059?with_photo_id=23343086) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Great-Zimbabwe-still-standing strong" by Simonchihanga (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Simonchihanga&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Great Zimbabwe 8" by Mike (flickr.com/people/37804160@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Great-zim-aerial-looking-West" by Janice Bell (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jncbll&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"The Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex" by Andrew Moore (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Rvsingh12&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
From aged Italian villas shrouded in fascinating history and chilling legends of ghostly encounters, to ancient Mexican cities whose weathered halls are roamed by the dead after dark. Restless spirits, deadly curses, and forgotten dangers await on this second list of the World's Most Haunted Ruins.
Photos:
"Palmyra 03" by Bernard Gagnon (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bgag) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Palmyra, Syria, Colonnade at Palmyra" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Palmyra, Syria, The Great Colonnade, Columns" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Palmyra, Syria, Sunset over the ancient city of Palmyra" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (vascoplanet.com/) (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Argenberg) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Veduta di Paestum 2010" by Oliver-Bonjoch (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oliver-Bonjoch) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Temple of Athena (Paestum) - Facade s W" by PaestumPaestum (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PaestumPaestum) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"X9.13 Pæstum, Comitium" by Falk2 (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Falk2) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"View of Paestum with dji" by PaestumPaestum (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PaestumPaestum) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Mexico-2648 - Palenque (2213894037)" by Dennis Jarvis (flickr.com/people/22490717@N02) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Palenque Temple of Inscriptions" by Strobilomyces (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Strobilomyces) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Palenque 1990" by Chrisi1964 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Chrisi1964) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Temple of the Sun (left), Temple XIV and the Palace (right) from the top of Temple of the Cross - Palenque Maya Site, Feb 2020" by Bernard DUPONT (flickr.com/photos/berniedup/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Delphi, Greece - panoramio" by tamara semina (web.archive.org/web/20161031211912/http://www.panoramio.com/user/5723733?with_photo_id=118690114) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
""Als Mittelpunkt der Welt" galt Delphi für die Menschen der Antike. 28" by Holger Uwe Schmitt (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holger_Uwe_Schmitt) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Delfi Apollons tempel" by Helen Simonsson (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Helen_Simonsson&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
""Als Mittelpunkt der Welt" galt Delphi für die Menschen der Antike. 40" by Holger Uwe Schmitt (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holger_Uwe_Schmitt) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Great Zimbabwe - panoramio" by Jürgen Kehrberger (web.archive.org/web/20161013193720/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1113059?with_photo_id=23343086) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Great-Zimbabwe-still-standing strong" by Simonchihanga (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Simonchihanga&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Great Zimbabwe 8" by Mike (flickr.com/people/37804160@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Great-zim-aerial-looking-West" by Janice Bell (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jncbll&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"The Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex" by Andrew Moore (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Rvsingh12&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
