Nan Madol 03 by David Astley

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23 January 2005	David Astley

Nan Madol 03

Pohnpei, Micronesia

A wider shot of the same retaining wall. To bring these thousands of heavy basalt columns to the site was a remarkable feat – akin to the building of the pyramids in Eygpt. There is a local legend that the columns were flown to the site by a powerful magician!

Nikon D100 , AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED

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Guest		17-Jan-2009 19:20
twin magicians and a fabled flying dragon from the legends i've read.

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