Lord Howe Island (/h aʊ/; formerly Lord Howe’s Island) is a volcanic island shaped like a crescent in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. It is part of the Australian state of New South Wales. The island is located 600 km (370 mi; 320 nmi) directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, 780 km (480 mi; 420 nmi) northeast of Sydney, and about 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) southwest of Norfolk Island.
The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: Lóngmén Shíkū; lit. “Dragon’s Gate Grottoes”) or Longmen Caves are some of the best examples of Chinese Buddhist art. They contain tens of thousands of statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and his followers.
Litomyšl Castle (Czech: Státní zámek v Litomyšli, which means “State Castle in Litomyšl”) is one of the largest Renaissance castles in the Czech Republic. The Czech government owns the castle. It is located in the center of the town of Litomyšl and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
The Nazca lines are large drawings made in the desert soil of southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people who dug or scraped the ground, removing small rocks to expose darker soil underneath. There are two main time periods for the Nazca lines: the Paracas phase, from 400 to 200 BC, and the Nazca phase, from 200 BC to 500 AD.
Dayan (Chinese: 大研), also known as the Old Town of Lijiang (simplified Chinese: 丽江古城; traditional Chinese: 麗江古城), is the main historical area of Lijiang City in Yunnan, China. It is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Levuka (Fijian pronunciation: [leβuka]) is a town located on the eastern coast of Ovalau, an island in Lomaiviti Province, which is part of the Eastern Division of Fiji. Before 1877, Levuka was the capital of Fiji. According to the 2007 census, the last one conducted, Levuka town had a population of 1,131 people.
Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church and the main church of the diocese of León, located in the city of León, in the region of Castile and León, north-western Spain. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was first declared a monument by the Royal Order of Spain on August 28, 1844 (confirmed by another Royal Order on September 24, 1845). Construction of the cathedral began in the 13th century, making it one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture, influenced by French styles.
Le Havre is a large port city located in the Seine-Maritime department within the Normandy region of northern France. It lies on the right bank of the Seine River estuary on the English Channel, southwest of the Pays de Caux, near the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the busiest port along the northern French coast and the largest container port in France.
The Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, also called the Lednice–Valtice Area or Lednice–Valtice Complex (in Czech, Lednicko-valtický areál), is a special area that combines culture and nature. It covers 283.09 square kilometers (109.30 square miles) in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. This area includes the towns of Lednice, Valtice, and Hlohovec, as well as the rural area of Břeclav.
The Madeira evergreen forests are a type of forest region in southwestern Europe. This area includes the island group of Madeira and nearby islands, such as Desertas and Selvagens, in the Atlantic Ocean. A type of forest called laurel forest (Laurisilva) once covered these islands.