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In 1988, a surprising secret was discovered when a new shopping mall was built in the city of Cartagena.  The remains of this ancient Roman theater have been found buried underground and have been hidden there for centuries, part of which is covered by the city's ancient cathedral and rest area.  Since then, the theater has been carefully restored and completed in 2003.  In addition, the theater can accommodate 6000 audiences at a time.  (© Luis Davilla / Getty Images)

The interior of the Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt. It's not always sunny in Abu Simbel… …but when it is, it's pretty spectacular. This tiny lakeside settlement's Great Temple of Ramesses II was positioned on the orders of that powerful pharaoh so the inner sanctum (in this picture, that's the small room at the very back) is lit by the sun only twice a year. On February 22 and October 22 (thought to be Ramesses' coronation and birth dates, respectively), the first light of dawn illuminates the sanctuary and three statues within: one of Ramesses, one of the sun god Ra, and one of the chief god Amun. A fourth statue depicting the underworld figure Ptah is permanently shrouded in shadow. The temple is one of a pair resting on the man-made Lake Nasser's shores, the other honouring the pharaoh's wife Nefertari. When the Nile was dammed to create the lake in the 1960s, the whole complex was painstakingly moved to higher ground. While it...

Dolwyddelan Castle, Snowdonia National Park, Conwy, Wales.

Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, Italy. The temple is built in the honor of Saturn which is standing in the East corner of Rome. The eight gigantic pillars stand tall and represent the ancient tales of gods and imperial period. The mythical Saturn is one of the pioneer figure of Roman Religion. He was worshiped and adorned in the 5th BC in a festival called Saturnalia which started at 17th December and lasted for many days. It was the most joyous festivals among the others as it provided freedom to the slaves, people wore informal clothes instead of toga wears and then there were partying and merrymaking thing that made it different.