Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Getbol (Korean: 갯벌) are mudflats, or tidal flats, which are coastal areas where sediment accumulates over time. These areas serve as important homes for many different animals, including birds that travel long distances and marine animals like clams, crabs, octopuses, and snails. In 2021, four getbol areas in South Korea were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List because of their special natural features.
Palazzo Rosso
The Palazzo Brignole Sale, also known as Palazzo Rosso, is a house museum in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in the northwestern part of Italy. The palace is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site called Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The important art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova.
Gaya Tumuli
Gaya Tumuli (Korean: 가야고분군) includes seven groups of burial mounds from the Gaya confederacy, dating from the 1st century to the late 6th century CE. In 2023, seven tumuli complexes in South Korea were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Elvas
Elvas, officially known as the City of Elvas, is a Portuguese municipality located in the district of Portalegre in the Alentejo region. It is the easternmost city in central Portugal and is positioned about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Lisbon and 8 kilometers (5 miles) west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz. The city lies along the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway.
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park (French: Parc national de la Garamba) is a national park in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covers nearly 5,200 km (2,000 sq mi). The park is one of Africa’s oldest and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
Kroměříž Castle
Kroměříž Castle, also known as Zámek Kroměříž or Arcibiskupský zámek in Czech, and Schloss Kremsier in German, is located in Kroměříž, Czech Republic. It was the main home of the bishops and, since 1777, the archbishops of Olomouc. In 1998, UNESCO added the castle and its gardens to the World Heritage Site list because the gardens and castle are exceptionally well-preserved and have outstanding Baroque designs.
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm (German: Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich) is a cultural landscape and World Heritage Site in Germany. It is located between the city of Dessau and the town of Wörlitz in Central Germany. It is one of the first and largest English-style parks in Germany and continental Europe.
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (富士山・富士の山, Fujisan, Fuji no Yama) is an active volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu. Its height is 3,776.24 meters (12,389 feet 3 inches), making it the highest mountain in Japan. It is the second-highest volcano on any Asian island, after Mount Kerinci on Sumatra, Indonesia.
Fujiantulou
The Fujian tulou (simplified Chinese: 福建土楼; traditional Chinese: 福建土樓; pinyin: Fújiàn tǔlóu; meaning “Fujian earthen buildings”) are special homes built by the Hakka people in the mountainous areas of southeastern Fujian, China. These buildings were mostly constructed between the 12th and 20th centuries. A tulou is typically a large, enclosed, and strongly built structure made of earth.
Limes (Roman Empire)
Limes is a Latin word (singular: limes, plural: limites) that refers mainly to the Germanic border defense or boundary system used by ancient Rome to mark the borders of the Roman Empire. In modern times, the term has also been used to describe similar border defenses in other parts of the empire, such as in the east and in Africa.