This may indeed be the 8th Wonder of the World (sorry, Astrodome). It's like something from a high-budget episode of Stargate. Of course, if it's like Stargate, the apparent goofy sweetness hides a deadly secret... but surely not this time.
Here, 100ft down and hidden from public view, lies an astonishing secret - one that has drawn comparisons with the fabled city of Atlantis and has been dubbed 'the Eighth Wonder of the World' by the Italian government.
For weaving their way underneath the hillside are nine ornate temples, on five levels, whose scale and opulence take the breath away.
Constructed like a three-dimensional book, narrating the history of humanity, they are linked by hundreds of metres of richly decorated tunnels and occupy almost 300,000 cubic feet - Big Ben is 15,000 cubic feet.
Tip via the omniscient Instapundit.
Here's the Temples site of the Federazione di Damanhur, with a detailed e-tour. Plan to spend more than a few minutes.
Posted by Alan at November 25, 2007 10:02 PM