Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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A Town Without Streets

Can you imagine a town without streets? Catal Huyuk in Central Anatolia in Turkey was one such town. The town had no streets! How did the people move about the town? They walked across the flat rooftops of the houses. This was possible because the houses touched another. As there were no streets, there were no front doors either. Entrances to the houses was through the roofs.
Catal Huyuk hummed with life 9000 years ago (it is the earliest known city). Then for some mysterious reason the people deserted the quaint town and it fell into ruins. Excavation of the city began in 1961.

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Last updated on :8/11/2004