2877 SAINT LUCIA - Diamond Waterfall
Diamond Waterfall is the main attraction of the Diamond Botanical Gardens, the oldest botanical gardens on the island, located in the town of Soufrière. What made this waterfall stand out was that its...
View Article2878 BELGIUM (Brussels) - Stoclet Palace (UNESCO WHS)
The Stoclet Palace is a mansion in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre area of Brussels, built between 1905 and 1911. When banker and art collector Adolphe Stoclet commissioned this house from one of the leading...
View Article2879 ETHIOPIA - Walia ibex
The walia ibex (Capra walie), also known as the Abyssinian ibex, is an endangered species of ibex, sometimes considered a subspecies of the Alpine ibex. Threats against the species include habitat...
View Article2880 FRANCE (Hauts-de-France) - Compiègne
2880 Hôtel de Ville Square in CompiègneA former imperial city, today just a commune located at the confluence of the Aisne and Oise rivers, at about 90km North from Paris, Compiègne played a major role...
View Article2881 LITHUANIA - The map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Founded by the Lithuanians, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania existed from the 13th century until 1795, and expanded to include large portions of the former Kievan Rus' and other Slavic lands, including...
View Article2393, 2882 FRANCE (Hauts-de-France) - Nord department
2393 Nord departmentPosted on 21.03.2016, 26.11.2016Since 2016 part of the Hauts-de-France region, Nord department is situated in the north of the country along the western half of the Belgian...
View Article2883-2885 MOLDOVA - Moldavian cuisine
Moldavians are Romanians, so of course that the Moldavian cuisine is part of the Romanian cuisine. It has been greatly influenced by Ottoman cuisine, but has also elements from other cuisines in the...
View Article2595, 2596, 2886 ROMANIA (Cluj) - Cluj-Napoca
2595 Cluj-Napoca: 1. Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral; 2 & 3. Saint Michael's Church; 5. The Central Park; 6. Lucian Blaga National Theatre. Posted on 05.06.2016, 28.11.2016Located in the...
View Article1907, 2887 THAILAND (Bangkok) - Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram in Bangkok
1907 Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram in Bangkok (1)Posted on 19.09.2015, 29.11.2016Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram, also known as the marble temple, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit district of...
View Article0210, 2888 POLAND (Pomerania) - Gdansk, Town of Memory and Freedom (UNESCO...
2888 Gdansk - The Main Town Hall and St. Mary's Church.Posted on 18.05.2012, 30.11.2016Built on the site of an early settlements associated with the Wielbark culture, which was followed in 980 by a...
View Article2889 SPAIN (Galicia) - Galician traditional clothes
Located in the North-West corner of the Iberian Peninsula, Galicia is one of three autonomous regions in Spain that have their own official languages (Gallego) in addition to Castilian Spanish, the...
View Article2890 RUSSIA (Samara Oblast) - Maxim Gorky Samara Academic Drama Theatre
With more then 1,160,000 inhabitants, Samara (known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev) is the sixth largest city in Russia and the administrative center of Samara Oblast, so, naturally, it has a intense...
View Article2891 ROMANIA (Bistriţa-Năsăud) - Evangelical Church in Bistriţa
Located at the foot of the Bârgău Mountains, not far from the Tihuţa Pass, which connects Transylvania and Bukovina, the city of Bistriţa is one of the oldest around. Saxon colonists, who settled here...
View Article0093, 0223, 0774, 1330, 2892 UNITED KINGDOM (England) - Stonehenge - part of...
2892 Stonehenge during a stormPosted on 08.01.2012, 26.05.2012, 30.07.2013, 09.11.2014, 05.12.2016I don't know if Stonehenge is the most important megalithic construction which survived the history,...
View Article2895 UNITED STATES (California) - Chief Lemee from Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley was a protected area (at least theoretically) since 1864, but even in the early 20th century was very little visited, due to the transport difficulties. In order to encourage families...
View Article2893 HONDURAS - Sunrise in Roatán
Roatán (formerly known as Ruatan and Rattan) is an island in the Caribbean, the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, located between Útila and Guanaja. It is approximately 77km long, and less than...
View ArticleGERMANY (Rhineland-Palatinate / Hesse) - Upper Middle Rhine Valley (UNESCO WHS)
The Upper Middle Rhine Valley, popular named Rhine Gorge, is a 65 km section of the River Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites for a unique...
View Article2894 GERMANY (Rhineland-Palatinate) - Marksburg - part of Upper Middle Rhine...
The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach, the only one of the 40 hill castles which was never destroyed. The fortress was used for protection rather than as a residence for royal families....
View Article2896 GERMANY (Saarland) - Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken
Ludwigskirche in Old Saarbrücken is a Lutheranbaroque-style church. It is the symbol of the city and is considered to be one of the most important Protestant churches in Germany, along with the Dresden...
View Article2897 MALAYSIA (Sabah) - Vulcan Steam Locomotive in Sabah
The 1880's had brought about a great change in Borneo under the British Government. With the establishment of the British North Borneo Company, the so-called 'White Rajahs' as known by locals, were...
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