Most Amazing and Mysterious Structures on Earth

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Strange and Mysterious Structures

From strange houses and forgotten temples … to ancient settlements and an American Stonehenge … Here are 15 strange and mysterious structures





#15 Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse (Roo-bee-yurg K’nood)
Located on the North Sea of northern Denmark, it was first lit in 1900. It was abandoned in 1968 after the eroding coastline began to threaten its stability. The 75-foot (23 m) tall structure is expected to collapse into the sea by 2023, but efforts are underway to relocate the tower to a safer area before then. Many experts are mystified as to why the lighthouse is threatened at all.
It was built on a cliff more than 650 feet (198 m) from the sea, and more than 200 feet (61 m) above sea level. But despite numerous rescue efforts, the elements have slowly swallowed it up.



#14 The Goseck Circle (go-sek)
Discovered in eastern Germany in 1991, it was found when aerial photographs revealed a circular formation under a wheat field. It turned out to be a Neolithic structure that dates back to 4900 BC. Archaeologists needed more than 10 years to figure out that the circle probably represented the remains of an ancient solar observatory. The circle had a concentric ditch that measured 246 feet across (75 m), along with entrances that aligned with the sunrise and sunsets of winter and summer solstice days. Archaeologists also found animal and human bones, and evidence of ritual fires. That suggests the location may have also been used for some sort of burial rituals. After it was used for about 300 years, the structure was abandoned for unknown reasons. The site was later reconstructed and made open to the public in 2005.




#13 San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico (pah-rahn-gareek-ku-tee-roe)
In 1943 a volcano erupted in the remote mountain state of Michoacan (mee-chu-wah-kahn) in Western Mexico. Ejected ash and chunks of lava eventually buried the village where this church stood. The mystery here isn’t with the building itself. It’s due to the bell tower, which was somehow spared and still protrudes from the volcanic debris. The church’s altar, located at the opposite end of the building, is also said to have been spared and remains fully intact.







#12 Loretto Chapel, New Mexico
The Sisters of Loretto commissioned this chapel for their girls school in 1873. It's Gothic design included buttresses, spires, and stained glass windows imported from France. After being completed within 5 years, it was used regularly until 1968 when it was closed. The chapel is now a private museum whose most famous attraction is its ‘miraculous’ spiral staircase. It rises 20 feet (6.1 m) from the ground to the choir loft. Somehow, it makes two full turns without the support of a central pole, and uses wooden pegs and glue instead of nails. Experts regard it as a miracle of woodworking. The wood used for the staircase has never been positively identified. And according to legend, the carpenter who built it has never been identified either. After the staircase was completed, that laborer vanished and was never paid.





#11 Woodchester Mansion, UK
This gothic mansion house in South West England appears to be complete and whole from the outside. But inside, it’s a different story. Entire rooms are missing, along with paster and various floors. Construction on the mansion started in 1858. But all work abruptly stopped in when the landowner died in 1873. Woodchester Mansion has remained in its unfinished state to the present day. During the 1940s the house was used as a morgue for Allied soldiers. And there’s a legend that the spirits of those soldiers still wander the hallways. Not counting the ghosts, the mansion does have a few transitory occupants. That’s mostly due to tourists who can visit the property for a fee.






#10 Yaxchilan, Mexico (yas-chee-yahn)
The ancient city is located in the Mexican state of Chiapas (chee-yah-pahs). Before being deserted in the 9th century, it was one of the most powerful settlements in ancient Mesoamerica. The site is well-known for its well-preserved ruins of palaces and temples. Although it’s still being debated, Yaxchilan may also have been the location of a sophisticated suspension bridge built by the Maya. It’s theorized that the bridge could have spanned almost 330 feet (100 meters) across the river that separates Mexico from Guatemala. If the theory is proven it would be the longest such bridge discovered in the ancient world.