Chariots
Sites displaying or depicting chariots.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Archaeological Site of Delphi | "The life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi." (wiki) | |
| Chola Temples | Darasuram: Horse drawn chariot | |
| Ellora Caves | Ellora Cave no. 25 depicting hindu sun god with his chariot | |
| Hampi | Stone chariot with two elephants pulling | |
| Luang Prabang | The Golden Royal Funeral Chariot is kept in Wat Xiang Thong | |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Ca. 130 chariots were buried together with the soldiers | |
| Nubian Monuments | Relief of Ramses II located in Abu Simbel, depicted riding a chariot when fighting at the Battle of Kadesh | |
| Pompei | Excavators in 2021 found the bronze and tin chariot almost fully intact, with wooden remains and the imprint of ropes. | |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | Shaped as the chariot of sun god Surya | |
| Tassili n'Ajjer | The paintings and engravings of the Horse Period commonly depict horses and horse-drawn chariots. | |
| Thracian tomb of Kazanlak | A chariot race is depicted in the murals inside the tomb | |
| Yin Xu | Includes Chariots pit of the Shang Dynasty |
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