Temples and Buildings
Source:
Evidence
of
the
Gods,
page 7
Islands in the Pacific
Aside
from
where
the
tourists
go,
there
are
buildings
whose
origins
are
riddles
and
whose
purpose
is
still
not
understood,
such
as
those
in
the
expanses
of
the
blue
Pacific.
That
is
where
Pohnpei
is
located,
which
is,
at
540
km2,
the
largest
of
the
Caroline
Islands.
Various
small
islands
surround
Pohnpei,
and
one
of
them,
a
mere
0.44
km2
in
size,
is
called
Temwen.
This
diminutive,
tropical
islet
is
a
little
bit
smaller
than
Vatican
City,
yet
it
bears
a
monumental
riddle:
The
ruins
of
Nan
Madol.
These
buildings
consist
of
tens
of
thousands
of
hexagonal
basalt
columns
stacked
on
top
of
one
another,
block
house
style,
like
heavyweight
matches.
Is
there
historical
information about Pohnpei and its island satellites?
Anyone
who
visited
the
ruins
of
Nan
Madol
in
their
checkered
history
was
faced
with
a
riddle.
How
did
the
tens
of
thousands
of
basalt
blocks
arrive
on
the
tiny
island?
What
methods
were
used
to
lift
the
blocks,
weighing
up
to
20
tons
each?
The
highest
wall
still
stands
at
14.3
meters
high,
higher
than
a
three-story
building.
What
did
the
ground
consist
of?
A
substrate
of
coral
will
not
bear
heavy
buildings
of
the
dimensions
of
Nan
Madol.
Indeed,
what
was
the
purpose
of
the
complex?
What
was
there
to
defend
on
a
tiny
island very distant from any civilization in the South Pacific?
Basalt
is
cooled
lava,
and
there
is,
indeed,
a
basalt
quarry
on
the
north
coast
of
Pohnpei.
It
is
about
25
kilometers
distant
from
Nan
Madol.
Basalt
can
come
out
of
the
earth
in
various
forms
-
in
Pohnpei,
it
is.in
the
form
of
polygonal
columns.
It
is
thought
that
the
builders
of
Nan
Madol
suspended
the
basalt
columns
under
their
canoes
or
rafts
to
reduce
their
weight.
Then
they
waited
for
high
tide
and
rowed
the
heavy
cargo
to
Nan
Madol.
Why
were
the
buildings
not
erected
directly
on
the
“basalt
island”
of
Pohnpei
itself?
What
was
so
important about Nan Madol?
Temples and Buildings
Source:
Evidence
of
the
Gods,
page 7
Islands in the Pacific
Aside from where the tourists go, there are
buildings whose origins are riddles and whose
purpose is still not understood, such as those in the
expanses of the blue Pacific. That is where
Pohnpei is located, which is, at 540 km2, the
largest of the Caroline Islands. Various small
islands surround Pohnpei, and one of them, a mere
0.44 km2 in size, is called Temwen. This diminutive,
tropical islet is a little bit smaller than Vatican City,
yet it bears a monumental riddle: The ruins of Nan
Madol.
These
buildings
consist
of
tens
of
thousands
of
hexagonal
basalt
columns
stacked
on
top
of
one
another,
block
house
style,
like
heavyweight
matches.
Is
there
historical
information
about
Pohnpei and its island satellites?
Anyone
who
visited
the
ruins
of
Nan
Madol
in
their
checkered
history
was
faced
with
a
riddle.
How
did
the
tens
of
thousands
of
basalt
blocks
arrive
on
the
tiny
island?
What
methods
were
used
to
lift
the
blocks,
weighing
up
to
20
tons
each?
The
highest
wall
still
stands
at
14.3
meters
high,
higher
than
a
three-story
building.
What
did
the
ground
consist
of?
A
substrate
of
coral
will
not
bear
heavy
buildings
of
the
dimensions
of
Nan
Madol.
Indeed,
what
was
the
purpose
of
the
complex?
What
was
there
to
defend
on
a
tiny
island
very
distant
from
any civilization in the South Pacific?
Basalt
is
cooled
lava,
and
there
is,
indeed,
a
basalt
quarry
on
the
north
coast
of
Pohnpei.
It
is
about
25
kilometers
distant
from
Nan
Madol.
Basalt
can
come
out
of
the
earth
in
various
forms
-
in
Pohnpei,
it
is.in
the
form
of
polygonal
columns.
It
is
thought
that
the
builders
of
Nan
Madol
suspended
the
basalt
columns
under
their
canoes
or
rafts
to
reduce
their
weight.
Then
they
waited
for
high
tide
and
rowed
the
heavy
cargo
to
Nan
Madol.
Why
were
the
buildings
not
erected
directly
on
the
“basalt
island”
of
Pohnpei
itself?
What
was
so
important about Nan Madol?
