The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (pronounced [ˈpɐpəˈhaːnɐwˈmokuwaːˈkɛjə]; PMNM) is a U.S. national monument listed as a World Heritage Site. It covers 582,578 square miles (1.5 million km²) of ocean water, including ten islands and atolls in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The Pantanal (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃taˈnaw], Spanish pronunciation: [pantaˈnal]) is a natural area that covers the world’s largest tropical wetland and the largest flooded grassland. It is mainly in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it also includes parts of Mato Grosso, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The Pantanal covers an area estimated between 140,000 and 195,000 square kilometers (54,000 to 75,000 square miles).
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese: Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha) is a city project in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state of Brazil. It was built around a man-made lake called Lake Pampulha, in the Pampulha district. The project includes a casino (now the Pampulha Art Museum), a ballroom (Casa do Baile), the Golf Yacht Club (now Iate Tênis Clube), and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The Palace of Versailles is a former royal home built by King Louis XIV. It is located in Versailles, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of Paris, in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region in France. The French government owns the palace.
Schönbrunn Palace (German: Schloss Schönbrunn [ˈʃlɔs ʃøːnˈbʁʊn]) was the main summer home of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn, which means “beautiful spring,” comes from an artesian well that provided water for the royal court. The palace has 1,441 rooms and is one of the most important historical and cultural sites in the country.
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (German: Schlösser und Gärten von Potsdam und Berlin) are a group of palace buildings and large gardens in the Havelland area near Potsdam and Berlin, the capital of Germany. The name was used when UNESCO declared the area a World Heritage Site in 1990. It was recognized for the way the landscape and buildings work together as a historic example of garden design, showing ideas from the Prussian royal government and shared efforts to achieve freedom and independence.
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles are a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Padua, Italy. They were added to the list in 2021. The site includes eight buildings, both religious and non-religious, grouped into four clusters.
Kadisha Valley, also called Wadi Kadisha or the Kadisha Gorge, is a deep canyon located in the Bsharri and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate in Lebanon. The valley was formed by the Kadisha River, which is also known as Nahr Abu Ali near the city of Tripoli. The name “Kadisha” means “Holy” in Aramaic, and the valley is sometimes referred to as the Holy Valley.
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove located along the Osun River, just outside the city of Osogbo in Osun State, Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is more than 500 years old and is one of the few remaining sacred forests that once surrounded Yoruba cities before cities grew larger. In 2005, the Sacred Grove was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its important cultural and global value.
Orange is a town in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is located about 21 kilometers (13 miles) north of Avignon, near the border with the Gard department. This border follows the Rhône River and also marks the boundary with the Occitania region.