Ruins Ruins Great Zimbabwe is the name given to the remains of an ancient Southern African city, located at 20°16′S 30°54′E in present-day Zimbabwe which was once the centre of a vast empire known as the Munhumutapa Empire (also called Monomotapa Empire). This empire ruled territory now falling within the modern states of Zimbabwe (which took its name from this city) and Mozambique. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Zimbabwe"
Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: Vallum Hadriani) was a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of Great Britain to prevent military raids by the tribes of Scotland to the north, to improve economic stability and provide peaceful conditions in the Roman province of Britannia to the south, to define the frontier of the Empire physically, and to separate the unruly Selgovae tribe in the north from the Brigantes in the south and discourage them from uniting. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hadrian's Wall"
Halesowen Abbey was an abbey in Halesowen, England of which only ruins remain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halesowen Abbey"
Haughmond Abbey at Haughmond Hill in Shropshire, otherwise known as the Abbey of Saint John, was founded in about 1100 AD. A statue of St John the Evangelist with his emblem can be found carved into the arches of the chapter house. His image also appeared on the Abbey's great seal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haughmond Abbey"
The Hospital of St John the Baptist was a hospital in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England between 1180 and 1548. It was situated on the main road that ran from Oxford to London (what is now the A40) east of the town centre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hospital of St John the Baptist, High Wycombe"
Houghton House is a ruined house in Bedfordshire, on the ridge just north of Ampthill, and about 8 miles south of Bedford. ...more on Wikipedia about "Houghton House"
Hovenweep National Monument straddles the Colorado-Utah border west of Cortez, Colorado. President Warren G. Harding proclaimed Hovenweep a unit of the National Park System on March 2, 1923. The Monument consists of six clusters of Native American ruins. Four of these are in Colorado: Holly Canyon, Hackberry Canyon, Cutthroat Castle and Goodman Point. In Utah, the two sets of ruins are known as Square Tower and Cajon. The modest Monument headquarters is located at Square Tower Group on the mostly unpaved road between Pleasant View, Colorado and Hatch Trading Post, Utah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hovenweep National Monument"
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Jervaulx Abbey near the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, founded in 1156. It was dissolved in 1537, and its last abbot was hanged for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. The ruins of the abbey are open to the public. It is privately owned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jervaulx Abbey"
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin at the Kurfürstendamm. The old church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to plans by Franz Schwechten. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church"
Kelso Abbey is a Scottish abbey built in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks (originally from Tiron, near Chartres, in France) who had moved from the nearby Selkirk Abbey. The monks constructed the Abbey on land granted to them by King David I. The construction commenced in 1128, and when completed fifteen years later, in 1143, it was dedicated to The Blessed Virgin and Saint John. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kelso Abbey"
Kenilworth Castle is in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. Historically the Castle was contained within the Forest of Arden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kenilworth Castle"
Khame (also written as Kame or Kami) was the capital of the Torwa State that emerged as a strong power in southwestern Zimbabwe after the decline of Great Zimbabwe in the 15th Century. In the late 17th Century the site was burned and levelled by the Rozwi, who then took it over. In the 1830s Nguni speaking Ndebele raiders displaced them from Khame and many of the other sites they had established. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khame Ruins, Zimbabwe"
Killone Abbey, situated on the banks of Killone Lake some 3 miles south of Ennis, County Clare, was an Augustinian nunnery founded in 1190 by Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond and Munster and dedicated to Saint John. ...more on Wikipedia about "Killone Abbey"
The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey. Legend has it that Kirkham was founded in remembrance of l'Espec's only son who had died nearby after falling from his horse. It was later used to test the D-Day landing vehicles, and was visited by Winston Churchill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kirkham Priory"
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Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c. 1152 and was over seventy five years in construction. It was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII. The ruins have been painted by artists such as J.M.W. Turner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kirkstall Abbey"
Kunya (also known as Konye-Urgench or "Old Urgench") is a municipality of about 30,000 inhabitants in north-eastern Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the ancient site of the town of Urgench, which contains unexcavated ruins of the 12th-century capital of Khwarezm. Since 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench have been protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kunya"
La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná, or the Holy Trinity of Paraná is the name of a former Jesuit mission in Paraguay. It is an example of one of the many Jesuit Reductions, small colonies established by the missionaries in various locations in South America throughout the 17th and 18th century. Reducciones were built as miniature city-states that integrated indigenous populations with Christian ideaologies. ...more on Wikipedia about "La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná"
La Venta is the name of a Pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Olmec civilization. The site is located in the Mexican state of Tabasco at . ...more on Wikipedia about "La Venta"
Lagash or Sirpurla was one of the oldest cities of Sumer and later Babylonia. It is represented by a rather low, long line of ruin mounds, now known as Tell al-Hiba in Iraq, northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk. It is positioned on the dry bed of an ancient canal, some 3 miles (5 km) east of the Shatt-el-Haj, and a little less than 10 miles (16 km) north of the modern town of Shatra in the district administered from Nasiriyah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lagash"
Lesnes Abbey was founded by Richard de Luci, Chief Justiciar of England, in 1178. It was dedicated to St Mary and St Thomas the Martyr, and belonged to the order of the Augustinian Canons. In 1179, de Luci resigned his office and retired to the Abbey, where he died three months later. He was buried in the chapter house. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lesnes Abbey"
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1 mile north of the village of Lindores. The abbey was founded as a daughter house of Kelso Abbey in the about 1191 (some sources say 1178) by David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William the Lion. The first abbot was Guido, Prior of Kelso, under whom the buildings were mosly completed. The church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. Andrew, was 195 feet long, with transepts 110 feet long. Edward I of England, John de Baliol, David II, and James III were among the monarchs who visited Lindores at different times. David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, who perished mysteriously at Falkland Palace, not far off, was buried at Lindores in 1402. The earliest record of scotch whisky is a 1494 commision from King James VI to Friar John Cor of Lindores Abbey to make about 580 kg of aquavitae. The abbey was sacked by a mob from Dundee in 1543, and again by John Knox and his supporters in 1559. In the following years the abbey buildings were 'quarried' as a source of stone for buildings in Newburgh. All that remains of the abbey is the groined archway of the principal entrance, and part of the chancel walls and of the western tower of the church, although the ground plan of the whole structure can still be traced. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lindores Abbey"
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. A royal manor existed on the site in the 12th Century. This was replaced by a fortification known as 'the Peel' was built in the 14th Century by English forces under Edward I. The site of the manor made it an ideal military base securing the supply routes between Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Linlithgow Palace"
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located at Margam which is now a suburb of modern Port Talbot. It was founded in 1147 as a daughter house of Clairvaux by Robert, Earl of Gloucester and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Margam Abbey"
Cistercian Abbey founded in 1150 by William le Gros Earl of Albemarle and Count of Aumale the fourth lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meaux Abbey"
The Ruins of Medina Azahara are located about 30 kilometers from Córdoba, Spain. The ruins were discovered about ninety years ago. Only about 10 percent of the 112 ha site has been excavated and restored. The city flourished for approximately 80 years. It had been built by Abd ar-Rahman III the Caliph of Córdoba starting between 936 and 940. It is presumed that family strife led to the abandonment of the city. In the years following the decline of the city, neighboring tribes raided the site for building materials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medina Azahara"
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