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2338, 2532 LAOS (Louangphrabang) - Town of Luang Prabang (UNESCO WHS)
2532 Wat Xieng Thong Temple in Luang Prabang Posted on 29.02.2016, 08.05.2016Luang Prabang (literally: "Royal Buddha Image") is located in northern Laos, at the confluence of the rivers Nam Khan and...
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2533 CHILE - Marraqueta
The marraqueta (a soft bread made with flour, salt, water and yeast, with a crunchy texture) is the most widely consumed bread in Chile. It is, strictly speaking, a se-tenant pair of small rolls, baked...
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2534 BELGIUM (Antwerp) - Rubenshuis in Antwerp
2534 Rubens - Self-portrait with big hat (1628-1630)Now a museum, Rubenshuis (Rubens House) is the former home and studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the famous Flemish Baroque painter. Rubens...
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2535 CANADA (Quebec) - The flag of the province
Quebec, the second-most populous province in Canada (after Ontario), is the only Canadian province that has a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole...
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2536 UNITED STATES (West Virginia) - The collapse of the Green Bank Telescope
The 300-foot Green Bank Telescopebefore and after the collapse In 1958, the Federal Communications Commission and the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee established that it is need of an area in...
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2537 LATVIA (Riga) - Historic Centre of Riga (UNESCO WHS)
2537 Historic Centre of Riga - House of the BlackheadsFounded in 1201 on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava, capital of independent Latvia since 1990, Riga was a major centre of the...
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2538 UNITED STATES - Plains Indian Feathered War Bonnets
When the average person think of an American Indian man, he usually pictures him as wearing a large eagle feather war bonnet. This stereotype has become so widespread that nowadays even the Indians...
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2539 CANADA (Nova Scotia) - Humpback Whales
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12-16m and weigh about 36,000kg. It has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins...
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2540 SPAIN (Valencia) - Peniscola
Located on the Costa del Azahar (Orange Blossom Coast), north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast, Peniscola, often called the "Gibraltar of Valencia," and locally as "The City in the...
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2541 CAPE VERDE - Buracona and the “blue eye”
Buracona is a small bay located in the northwest of the island of Sal, at approximately 5km north of the village Palmeira. Buracona and the "blue eye" is basically a natural pool formed by the ocean...
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2542 FRANCE (Île-de-France) - The Palais Garnier in Paris
2542 The façade of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris"Probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica", the...
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2543 ROMANIA (Sălaj) - Jibou Botanical Garden
Located in the northeastern part of Crişana, at the border with Transylvania, on the left bank of Someş River, at its confluence with the Agrij River, Jibou is known for the old Wesselényi Castle, the...
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2544 SINGAPORE - The city in about 1925
Named after Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson, Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1877-1879, Robinson Road is a major trunk road in Singapore's central business district. It was once a sea-side...
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2545 LITHUANIA - Baltic Song and Dance Celebrations (UNESCO ICH)
Both a repository and a showcase for the region's tradition of performing folk art, this cultural expression culminates in large-scale festivals every fifth year in Estonia and Latvia and every fourth...
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2546 FRANCE (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) -The Historical Wonders of...
Located in southern France, with a narrow output to the Mediterranean, Garddepartment was named after the River Gardon, and the Occitan name of the river has been replacing the French name of the...
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2547 UNITED STATES (New Jersey) - The Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic...
Because of its location in South Jersey, on Absecon Island, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands, Atlantic City was viewed from the beginning by developers as prime real estate and...
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1727, 2548 ROMANIA (Harghita) - Cristuru Secuiesc
2548 Cristuru Secuiesc - 1. The Unitarian School; 2. The town hall; 3. The Petõfi Sándor statue; 5. The Molnár István MuseumPosted on 07.07.2015, 14.05.2016Located in the Székely Land, an...
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2549 UNITED STATES (Missouri) - Fantastic Caverns
Fantastic Caverns is a show cave located in Springfield, the only cave in North America to offer a completely ride-through tour (in a Jeep-drawn tram). It was discovered by John Knox in 1862, but he...
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2550 CHINA - The General Guan Yu
Guan Yu (died 220), courtesy name Yunchang, was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty, who played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of...
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2551 INDIA (Rajasthan) - Folk musicians on the road
Folk music is a vital part of Rajasthani culture. Kathputali, Bhopa, Chang, Teratali, Ghindar, Kachchhighori, Tejaji, parth dance etc. are the examples of the traditional Rajasthani culture. Folk songs...
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