Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat, India. It is near the historical city of Champaner, which was founded in the eighth century by Vanraj Chavda, a king from the Chavda Dynasty. He named the city after his friend and general, Champa, who was also called Champaraj.
The Chaîne des Puys is a group of volcanic hills, lava domes, and maars that stretch from north to south in the Massif Central region of France. This volcanic chain is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) long and includes 48 cinder cones, eight lava domes, and 15 maars and explosion craters. The highest point in the chain is the lava dome called Puy de Dôme, which stands at 1,465 meters (4,806 feet) and is located near the center of the chain.
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros) is a national park in Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on top of an ancient plateau that is about 1.8 billion years old. The park was established on January 11, 1961, by President Juscelino Kubitschek, and was named a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2001. It covers an area of 2,405 square kilometers in the municipalities of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Cavalcante, and Colinas do Sul.
The Central Suriname Nature Reserve (Dutch: Centraal Suriname Natuurreservaat (CSNR)) is a protected area in Suriname. It helps protect a large area of tropical rainforest. The reserve is in excellent condition.
The Torre della Ghirlandina, also known as Ghirlandina (Emilian: Ghirlandèina), is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It stands 86.12 metres tall and is a well-known symbol of Modena, visible from all directions outside the city. The tower was built in 1179 with five floors and was originally named Torre di San Geminiano.
The Archivo General de Indias, often called the Archive of the Indies, was created by Charles III and officially opened in 1785. It is located in a building that was once a merchant guild hall in Seville, Spain, constructed in the late 16th century. This place holds records that document the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Asia.
The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site located in North West Wales (specifically Gwynedd until 1996). It includes the castles of Beaumaris and Harlech, and the castles and town walls of Caernarfon and Conwy. UNESCO considers these sites to be the “finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe.” The fortifications are part of the Ring of Iron, built by Edward I after his invasion of North Wales in 1282.
The Casbah of Algiers, often called the Casbah (Arabic: القصبة, Al-qaṣabah, meaning “citadel”), is the old part of the city, known as the medina, in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is a historic area that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. It is part of the Casbah municipality in the Algiers province.
The Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ji’an, Jilin Province, and Huanren, Liaoning Province, in Northeast China. Goguryeo (also called Koguryo or “Gaogouli” in Chinese) was a Korean kingdom that existed from 37 BCE to 668 CE. It was located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Manchuria.
The Canal du Midi (French pronunciation: [kanal dy midi]; Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars, Canal del Miègjorn [ka’nal del mjɛdˈd͡ʒuɾ]) is a 240 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France (French: le Midi). It was originally called the Canal Royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and was renamed Canal du Midi by French revolutionaries in 1789. The canal is considered one of the greatest engineering projects of the 17th century.