The Senegambian stone circles, also known as the Wassu stone circles, are groups of large stone circles found in the Gambia, north of Janjanbureh, and in central Senegal. These circles cover an area of 30,000 square kilometers (12,000 square miles). Sometimes, they are divided into two groups: the Wassu circles in the Gambia and the Sine-Saloum circles in Senegal.
The Stoclet Palace (French: Palais Stoclet [palɛ stɔklɛ]; Dutch: Stocletpaleis [stɔˈklɛːpaːˌlɛis]), also called the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a city in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet and built between 1905 and 1911 in the Vienna Secession style. This residence is considered Hoffmann’s greatest work and is one of the most elegant and luxurious private homes of the 20th century.
Stećak (plural: stećci; Serbian Cyrillic: стећак, стећци) is the name for large tombstones from the medieval period that are found in many places across Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as parts of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. About 60,000 of these tombstones are located within modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the remaining 10,000 are found in today’s Croatia (4,400), Montenegro (3,500), and Serbia (2,100). These tombstones are spread across more than 3,300 sites, with over 90% in poor condition.
The Stari Grad Plain, located near the town of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar in Croatia, is a farming area created by ancient Greek settlers around 400 BC. It is still used today and is the biggest farming area on any of the Adriatic islands. The soil is very fertile because it was shaped by deposits of fine soil left behind during the Ice Age.
St Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) is a remote group of islands located 35 nautical miles (65 kilometers) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The largest island, Hirta, has the highest sea cliffs in the United Kingdom.
Speyer Cathedral, officially called the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St. Stephen, is a historic religious building in Speyer, Germany. It is the main church for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is connected to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Soltaniyeh (Persian: سلطانيه) is a city located in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan province, Iran. It is the capital of both the county and the district.
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the last untouched rainforest in Sri Lanka. It is home to many rare plants and animals that are found only in this area. UNESCO has designated it as a World Heritage Site.
The Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang’an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It includes the Chang’an to Tianshan section of the ancient Silk Road and important historical places along this route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO named a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) part of the Silk Road network, stretching from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia, as a World Heritage Site.
The Sikhote-Alin (pronounced SEE-kə-TAY-ə-LEEN; in Russian, Сихотэ́-Али́нь, pronounced [sʲɪxɐˈtɛ ɐˈlʲinʲ]) is a mountain range in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais of Russia. It stretches about 900 kilometers (560 miles) to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. The highest peaks include Tordoki Yani at 2,077 meters (6,814 feet) above sea level, Ko Mountain at 2,003 meters (6,572 feet) in Khabarovsk Krai, and Anik Mountain at 1,933 meters (6,342 feet) in Primorsky Krai.