{"id":4223,"date":"2023-05-09T00:03:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=4223"},"modified":"2023-07-05T15:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:35:32","slug":"nan-madol-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol\/nan-madol-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Nan Madol&#8211;Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5a27f0b8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0%;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:251px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3415 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/A6186-Lost-In-Time-Nan-Madol-Federated-States-Of-Micronesia-Image-4.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.466), 51px);line-height:1.2\"><strong><em>Nan Madol: Ancient city ruins under the threat of climate change<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc36d16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#851414;border-width:10px;background-color:#851414;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fcb90000;flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c382ddee98cad0375e39455d04b3869\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol\/\">Home<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-7223e9edef7c2ff8e5cc53fceae44bad\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol-tour\">TOUR<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-7c3cfa290f030b1a2c01276e5ee9dd56\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol-challenges\/\">CHALLENGES<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-83a9234fef8624885c60a2e1e21b342c\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol-action\/\">Action<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-a9c533c9788e04101add86f33bf061bf\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/nan-madol\/nan-madol-reference\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4334\">REFERENCES<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71df2e02 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-text-color has-inter-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#851414cf\"><strong>Tour <\/strong>to Nan Madol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ancient City of Nan Madol | Lost Cities With Albert Lin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0fdreKvuqgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c245ef94 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-right-width:40px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-left-width:40px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-924212ee wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-right-width:40px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-left-width:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#851414cf\">Megalithic <strong>Complex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">There is little evidence of the origin of the megalithic complex. The old story on Pohnpei is that the builders of the Lelu complex in Kosrae (which, like the Nan Madol complex, is made of megaliths) moved to Pohnpei and used their skills and experience to build the more famous Nan Madol complex. However, according to carbon-14 tests, the Nan Madol was built earlier than Lelu, thus proving this claim to be false. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Like the Lelu complex, the city was virtually isolated from the rest of the world, and one of the purposes of its construction was to separate the nobility from the commoners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-27a7c702 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Map_FM-Nan_Madol.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3500\" width=\"535\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Map_FM-Nan_Madol.png 550w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Map_FM-Nan_Madol-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nan Madol complex map \u00a9Wiki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f6ac1ac2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-top-width:40px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-right-width:40px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-left-width:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ancient Aliens: Mysterious Engineering of Nan Madol (Season 15)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJBL7qcm3Qs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-46ceba7c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#851414cf;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:capitalize\">Engineering <strong>Marvel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nan Madol&#8217;s basalt and coral rock structures were built from the 13th to the 17th century by a population of less than 30,000 people and their total weight is estimated at 750,000 metric tons. Archaeologist Rufino Mauricio pulls these vast quantities into focus for us by explaining that the people of Pohnpei moved an average of 1,850 tons of basalt per year over four centuries\u2014and no one knows quite how they did it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aedde182 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-right-width:40px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-left-width:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-924212ee wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-27a7c702 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-sketchfab wp-block-embed-sketchfab\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/878500c482fc4a678e8ce489b2315813\/embed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/3d-models\/interior-of-tomb-nan-madol-pohnpei-878500c482fc4a678e8ce489b2315813?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup&amp;utm_content=878500c482fc4a678e8ce489b2315813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interior of Tomb, Nan Madol (Pohnpei)<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/mdmccoy?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup&amp;utm_content=878500c482fc4a678e8ce489b2315813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark D McCoy<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup&amp;utm_content=878500c482fc4a678e8ce489b2315813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sketchfab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#851414cf\"><strong>Ceremonial<\/strong> and <strong>Burial<\/strong> Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-source-serif-pro-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">There are many City Ceremonial and Burial Sites, such as the Nandauwas and Idehd. Nan Madol has numerous ceremonial and burial sites, highlighting the city&#8217;s religious significance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-source-serif-pro-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">The Nandauwas, a central ceremonial site, features a large stone platform and walls built from basalt columns. This structure was likely used for religious ceremonies and rituals and for hosting important visitors. The Idehd is another notable site, believed to have been used for mortuary rituals and ancestor worship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-source-serif-pro-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">The presence of these ceremonial and burial sites indicates the importance of religious practices in the daily life of the Saudeleur Dynasty and the people of Pohnpei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size aligncenter is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/Ann.Pauwels\/collections\/freemasonry-dce6104481cf4a55913fe8ff6e28bb40\" style=\"border-radius:14px;background-color:#851414cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ENJOY MORE 3D<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-tertiary-border-color has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a892aba6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#851414cf;line-height:1.4\"><strong>Potential<\/strong> Connection to the Lost City of <strong>Atlantis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);px\">    <strong>Nan Madol <\/strong>has been the subject of numerous theories and <strong>speculations<\/strong>, one of which is its potential connect-ion to the legendary lost city of <strong>Atlantis<\/strong>. While there is no concrete evidence to support this claim, some similarities between the descriptions of Atlantis and the architecture of Nan Madol have fueled speculation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);px\">    Both cities are said to have been built on a series of interconnected islands and featured advanced engineering techniques. However, the geographical location of Nan Madol and the lack of corroborating histori-cal records make this connection tenuous at best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-color:#851414cf;color:#851414cf\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-tertiary-border-color has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c245ef94 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:28px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#851414cf\">&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nan Madol is one of the most significant sites not yet on the World Heritage List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#851414cf\">&#8220;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Richard Engelhart, Former Unesco adviser for Asia and the Pacific<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-color:#851414cf;color:#851414cf\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-tertiary-border-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc53bece wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"Gallery\" style=\"border-width:20px;background:radial-gradient(rgb(255,255,255) 73%,rgb(246,246,246) 74%);padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:20px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"gallery\" style=\"color:#851414cf;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-size:clamp(20.515px, 1.282rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.419), 33px);letter-spacing:0.8px\"><span class=\"min_abc\"><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);background-color:#851414cf;color:#851414cf\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-source-serif-pro-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);letter-spacing:0.5px\">Although tourism in Nan Madol is not well established, many archaeologists and history tourists still come here, leaving behind many photographs of the ruins of this crumbling and mysterious civilisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ab752e9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bf2af46a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3601\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.042), 26px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><br><em>Nan Madol<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery7-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-black-border-color wp-image-3628\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery7-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery7.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery6-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-black-border-color wp-image-3629\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery6-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery6.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bf2af46a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3605\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery2.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery2.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/gallery2-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 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