On the southeast coast of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia, Nan Madol gathers more than 100 artificial islets built with large basalt and coral blocks. Between approximately 1200 and 1500 A.D., the complex became the ceremonial center of the Saudeleur dynasty, concentrating palaces, temples, tombs and residential areas. Channels among the islets gave to the whole...
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On the southeast coast of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia, Nan Madol gathers more than 100 artificial islets built with large basalt and coral blocks. Between approximately 1200 and 1500 A.D., the complex became the ceremonial center of the Saudeleur dynasty, concentrating palaces, temples, tombs and residential areas. Channels among the islets gave to the whole...