Visit the Terracotta Army

Stand among the cloud-wrapped ruins of Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched high above Peru's Sacred Valley

Ancient city of the Sun and Moon pyramids.

Ruins of the legendary ancient city.

Ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire.

Maya city of carved stelae, UNESCO-listed.

The Parthenon and its temples on the rock above Athens — the birthplace of democracy, best climbed at opening time.

71-metre Buddha carved into a river cliff in Sichuan — the largest stone Buddha in the world.

Rock-cut cave temples in Maharashtra, crowned by the monolithic Kailasa temple.