Chariots

Connected Sites: 17

Definition
Sites displaying or depicting chariots.

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Connected Sites

  • Hampi
    Hampi
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.04
    67
    4
    Stone chariot with two elephants pulling
  • Ellora Caves
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.06
    92
    11
    Ellora Cave no. 25 depicting hindu sun god with his chariot
  • Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.39
    119
    10
    A chariot race is depicted in the murals inside the tomb
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Tassili n'Ajjer
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.62
    22
    2
    The paintings and engravings of the Horse Period commonly depict horses and horse-drawn chariots.
    See africanrockart.org
  • Rock Art in the Hail Region
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.25
    38
    4
    "When lakes filled during the mid-Holocene, it was possible to acquire cattle and horses from neighbouring regions and find adequate grazing for them. They are illustrated along with wheeled chariots in the petroglyphs." (Nomination file, p. 27)
  • Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.95
    49
    7
    The paintings include "Extinct animals and mysterious creatures; domesticated animals, vehicles and chariots; patterns, epigraphs and Buddhist signs of the historical period, and graphics about human processions riding dressed horses and elephants" (Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Nomination file, p. 197)
  • Khajuraho Group of Monuments
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.90
    81
    4

    Chitragupta Temple: "The temple's sanctum has a partially broken 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) tall statue of Surya riding a chariot of seven horses." (Wikipedia)
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.04
    227
    8
    Ca. 130 chariots were buried together with the soldiers
  • Rock Carvings in Tanum
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.04
    114
    8

    "Wagons appear with both two and four wheels. The latter are interpreted as transportation vehicles, while the former is called war chariots and can be seen as expressions of the ambitions of the ruling elite. However, it is unlikely that chariots were used in the hilly landscape of Bohuslän. The presence of chariots on the panels is more likely due to influences from other parts of the world." (Link)
  • Yin Xu
    Yin Xu
    China
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.16
    50
    3
    Includes Chariots pit of the Shang Dynasty
  • Sun Temple, Konarak
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.61
    35
    6
    Shaped as the chariot of sun god Surya
  • Etruscan Necropolises
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.47
    173
    9

    Tomb of the Blue Demons in the Monterozzi Necropolis in Tarquinia shows "the male deceased riding a biga, a two horse chariot". Depictions of chariots can also be found in the Tomb of the Warrior and the Tomb of the Chariots. (Wikipedia)
  • Chola Temples
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.98
    56
    9
    Darasuram: Horse drawn chariot
  • Pompei
    Pompei
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1997
    4.38
    462
    8
    Excavators in 2021 found the bronze and tin chariot almost fully intact, with wooden remains and the imprint of ropes.
    See edition.cnn.com
  • Nubian Monuments
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.21
    212
    12
    Relief of Ramses II located in Abu Simbel, depicted riding a chariot when fighting at the Battle of Kadesh
  • Luang Prabang
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.66
    194
    5
    The Golden Royal Funeral Chariot is kept in Wat Xiang Thong
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.95
    280
    12
    "The life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi." (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org