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Most temples of antiquity are eventually physically altered, defiled or destroyed. This was not the fate of Abu Simbel because encroaching sands soon buried its lower half. It lay forgotten for millennia. Abu Simbel wasn’t rediscovered and exposed until about 200 years ago.

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The Galapagos archipelago is part of Ecuador, a country in northwestern South America. It is situated 800 kilometers west of the Ecuadorian coast and lie directly on the equator. The archipelago encompasses over 50 islands of volcanic origin that are spread out over an area of about 4,500 square kilometers. The volcanic Galapagos platform originated probably not more than 15 million years ago and the oldest island not more than 2.4 million years ago.

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The oldest inscription mentions the name of the Bulgarian Khan Tervel. This is the only monumental rock bas-relief of its king in Europe, dating from the beginning of the 8th century. Interesting about the relief is the fact it is carved into the rock face at a height of 25 meters on a vertical rock in the northwestern slope of the Madara plateau. He hold a pike in one hand and a wine cup in the other. It depicts a horseman who has transfixed a lion with his spear, and a dog following behind.

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This is the largest monastery on the Balkan Peninsula. It has been a major Christian,cultural and enlightenment center. The monastery is an impressive monument of Bulgaria medieval and National Revival architecture and mural painting. It was founded in the 10th century by Saint Ivan Rilski. It is located at an altitude of 1,100 m in the northwestern part of the Rila Montain. Today’s buildings of the compound date from the beginning of the 19th century.

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