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Abe Sargent · 07-25-2020, 08:28 AM

Nan Madol today:

Articles on Nan Madol:

Wikipedia - Nan Madol - Wikipedia

Atlas Obscuria - Random Place Icon

National Park Service - Nan Madol (U.S. National Park Service)

Smithsonian Magazine article - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...efs-147288758/

Quotes from the final article, which has a trip by the writers there:

"Its imposing yet graceful ruins are made of stones and columns so heavy that no one has figured out how it was built"

"Aside from Easter Island, Nan Madol is the main archaeological site in Oceania that is made up of huge rocks. But while Easter Island gets 50,000 visitors a year, Nan Madol sees fewer than 1,000."

"Our final stop is Nandowas, by far the most elaborate building. It’s the royal mortuary, with two sets of 25-foot-high walls whose gracefully up-swept corners cover an area greater than a football field. One cornerstone is estimated to weigh 50 tons."

07-25-2020, 08:28 AM	#2
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Nan Madol today: Articles on Nan Madol: Wikipedia - Nan Madol - Wikipedia Atlas Obscuria - Random Place Icon National Park Service - Nan Madol (U.S. National Park Service) Smithsonian Magazine article - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...efs-147288758/ Quotes from the final article, which has a trip by the writers there: "Its imposing yet graceful ruins are made of stones and columns so heavy that no one has figured out how it was built" "Aside from Easter Island, Nan Madol is the main archaeological site in Oceania that is made up of huge rocks. But while Easter Island gets 50,000 visitors a year, Nan Madol sees fewer than 1,000." "Our final stop is Nandowas, by far the most elaborate building. It’s the royal mortuary, with two sets of 25-foot-high walls whose gracefully up-swept corners cover an area greater than a football field. One cornerstone is estimated to weigh 50 tons." __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent Last edited by Abe Sargent : 07-25-2020 at 08:39 AM.