🇵🇹 Portugal · Archaeological wonder
Belém Palace
The Belém Palace, officially the National Palace of Belém, is the current official residence of the president of Portugal, the head of state of Portugal.
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🇵🇹 Portugal · Archaeological wonder
The Belém Palace, officially the National Palace of Belém, is the current official residence of the president of Portugal, the head of state of Portugal.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
Jordbro Grave Field (Swedish: Jordbro gravfält) is located in Haninge kommun in the southern part of Stockholm County, Sweden.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Archaeological wonder
Howieson's Poort Shelter is a small rock shelter in South Africa containing the archaeological site from which the Howiesons Poort period in the Middle Stone Age gets its name.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Ancient city
The Ajvide Settlement (Swedish: Ajvideboplatsen) is located in Ajvide, Eksta, on the western coast of Gotland, Sweden.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
The Château de Clagny was a French country house that stood northeast of the Palace of Versailles; it was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Madame de Montespan between 1674 and 1680.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Kfarhata (Arabic: كفرحاتا, romanized: Kfar Ḥātā), also known as Kfar Hata or Kafrhata, is a village located in the Koura District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Bawit (Arabic: باويط Bāwīṭ; Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ Pavēt) is an archaeological site located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Asyut, near the village of Dashlout, in Egypt.
🇬🇪 Georgia · Archaeological wonder
Lake Paliastomi (Georgian: პალიასტომი, also transliterated as Palaeostomi, ″ancient mouth / outlet″ in greek) is a small lake near the city of Poti, Georgia, connected to the Black Sea by a narrow…
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Archaeological wonder
Haram (Arabic: هرم; Old South Arabian 𐩠𐩧𐩣 hrm-m, with mimation Haramum) (known today as Kharibat Hamdān and Kharibat ʾl ʿAlī) is an ancient city in the north of al-Jawf in modern-day Yemen, at…
🇰🇵 North Korea · Fortress
The Chongam-ri Earthen Castle is a fortification thought to date to the Gojoseon period. Located near Pyongyang, North Korea, it is similar to other earthen fortifications of the period.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Ancient Kellis, now known as Ismant el-Kharab ('Ismant the ruined' in Arabic), was a village in Upper Egypt during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
🇦🇱 Albania · Temple complex
The Arapaj Basilica or St. Michael Basilica (Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Mëhillit) is a former basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder
The Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park (Triángulo Cultural in Spanish) is a multidisciplinary project involving archaeologists, architects, restaurateurs, and biologists.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Inkapintay (Quechua Inka Inca, pintay to paint / painting (a borrowing from Spanish pintar to paint), "Inka painting") or Inkapintayuq (-yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with an Inka…
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Archaeological wonder
Jankent (Dzhankent, Yangikent, Eni-Kent, Djanikand, Yenikent, Yanikand, all meaning New Town in Turkic; al-Karyat al-hadith, Dihi Naw, Shehrkent) is a deserted town east of the Aral Sea in modern…
🇲🇾 Malaysia · Archaeological wonder
The Batu Pahat Well (Malay: Perigi Batu Pahat) is a historic well at the village of Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.
🇸🇾 Syria · Archaeological wonder
Khan As'ad Pasha (Arabic: خَان أَسْعَد بَاشَا, romanized: Khān ʾAsʿad Bāşā) is the largest caravanserai (khān) in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft).
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Berat Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Beratit), also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Temple complex
The Alo-daw Pyi Pagoda, also known as the Alodawpyi Pagoda or Alodawpyay Pagoda, is a Buddhist temple in Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Chitinamit (or Chitinamit-Chujuyup) is an archeological site of the Maya civilization in the highlands of Guatemala. It has been identified as Jakawitz, the first capital of the K'iche' Maya.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Kellia ("the Cells"), referred to as "the innermost desert", was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monastic community spread out over many square kilometers in the Nitrian Desert about 65 km (40 mi)…
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Aimargues (French pronunciation: [ɛmaʁɡ]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.