🇮🇹 Italy · Tomb
Catacomb of Callixtus
The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi),…
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🇮🇹 Italy · Tomb
The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi),…
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Jahangiri Mahal is a palace inside the Agra Fort of India. The Mahal was the principal zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household), and was constructed for the chief wife,…
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Herzliya Light (Hebrew: מגדלור הרצליה), also known as Herzliya Marina Light, is a lighthouse in Herzliya, Israel. It is located at the end of the main breakwater of the Herzliya marina.
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Fortress
Ključ Fortress is a medieval fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, above the modern-day town of Ključ. It is located on an elongated slope on high rocks that dominate the valley of the river Sana.
🇳🇵 Nepal · Fortress
Ajaymerukot (Nepali: अजयमेरुकोट) was one of the capitals of the Doti kingdom established by the Malla kings in the 13th century.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Lissa (Ancient Greek: Λίσσα) was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by Ptolemy. Its site is located near Kızılağaç, Anatolia, Turkey. Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Rock art
The Agrour Amogjar is a 690 m high peak near the Amogjar Pass, in the Adrar plateau of central Mauritania. Its small natural shelters house a rich collection of rock paintings in a damaged state.
🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Ancient city
Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa), better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Ancient Greek: Κυρούπολις or Κύρου πόλις, Kyroúpolis), both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by…
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa.
🇫🇷 France · Tomb
The Barrière d'Enfer (French pronunciation: [baʁjɛʁ dɑ̃fɛʁ], lit. 'Gate of Hell') is a pair of tollhouses in Paris that once served as a gate through the Wall of the Farmers-General (Mur des Fermiers…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
The Drottningholm Palace Theatre (Swedish: Drottningholms slottsteater) is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.
🇮🇷 Iran · Cave
The Ali-Sadr Cave (Persian: غار علیصدر), originally called Ali Saadr or Ali Sard (meaning cold), is a water cave which attracts visitors every year.
🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress
Burgata (Hebrew: בורגתה, בּוּרְגְתָא), also Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer…
🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress
The Alexanderschanze (Alexander's Redoubt) is a mountain pass, 970.8 m above sea level (NHN), on the B 28 federal road at Freudenstadt in the Northern Black Forest in southern Germany.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai.
🇮🇸 Iceland · Archaeological wonder
Bessastaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɛsːaˌstaːðɪr̥], lit. 'Bessi's Place') is the official residence of the president of Iceland.
🇩🇪 Germany · Ancient village
Fahrenholz was a village in the former district of Fallingbostel, located in the Heidmark in the German state of Lower Saxony.
🇻🇪 Venezuela · Rock art
Caicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Currently the Venezuelan government is building a bridge across the Orinoco at Caicara.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
The Chausathi Yogini Temple (64-Yogini Temple) of Hirapur, also known as the Mahamaya Temple, is 20 km outside Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state of Eastern India.
🇩🇪 Germany · Archaeological wonder
The town of Königsaue in the district Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany was destroyed in the course of opencast lignite mining in 1964.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Boswens Menhir (grid reference SW400328), also known as Boswens standing stone, or the Long Stone, is a standing stone 3 kilometres northeast of St Just in Penwith, in Cornwall, England.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock shelter
The Cave of the Beasts (also named Foggini-Mestikawi Cave or Foggini Cave or Cave Wadi Sura II) is a huge natural rock shelter in the Western Desert of Egypt featuring Neolithic rock paintings, more…
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Ancient city
Heraclea Sintica (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Σιντική, romanized: Hērákleia Sintikḗ; Bulgarian: Хераклея Синтика), also known as Heraclea Strymonike, was an ancient Greek city located near what is now…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.