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See Church of St. Yura (St. George), the Dragonfighter, Lviv, Ukraine (UNESCO site)
St. George's Cathedral is a baroque-rococo cathedral located in the city of Lviv, the historic capital of western Ukraine. It was constructed between 1744-1760 on a hill overlooking the city. This is the third manifestation of a church to inhabit the site since the 13th century, and its prominence has repeatedly made it a target for invaders and vandals. The cathedral... -
See Church of the Acheiropoietos, Thessaloniki, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. It is located in the city's centre, at Agias Sofias street opposite Makedonomachon square. The Acheiropoietos has been dated from its bricks and mosaics to ca. 450–470, making it perhaps the earliest of the city's surviving churches. It was modified in ... -
See Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye, Russia (UNESCO site)
Kolomenskoye is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the south-east of the city-centre of Moscow, Russia. Kolomenskoye village was first mentioned in the testament of Ivan Kalita (1339). As the time went by, the village was developed as a favourite country estate of grand princes of Muscovy. The earliest extant structure is the exceptional Ascension ch... -
See Church of the Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Church of the Holy Apostles is a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. As evidenced by remnants of a column to the south of the church and a cistern to its northwest, it originally formed part of a larger complex. Consequently it appears that the church was originally built as the katholikon of a monastery. The date of its const... -
See Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine (UNESCO site)
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth, and thus it is considered sacred by Christians. It is the first World Heritage Site listed under Palestine. It has also been placed on the List of World Heritage in ... -
See Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Church of the Saviour (Church of the Transfiguration) is a 14th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was dedicated to the Transfiguration in modern times. The Metamorphosis Sotiros was built in the 14th century. In its original form, the church was a square with dome. The narthex to the west was added later. The church is located close to Arch of Galerius (... -
See Church of the Saviour at Berestove, Kiev, Ukraine (UNESCO site)
The Church of the Saviour at Berestovo is a church located immediately north of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev, Ukraine. Although it is situated outside the Lavra fortifications, the Saviour Church is part of the Lavra complex and the related World Heritage Site. Berestovo was a suburban residence of Vladimir the Great (who died there in 1015) and some of his desc... -
Visit Chūson-ji, Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan (UNESCO Site)
Chūson-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku (northeastern Japan). The Tendai sect claims that the temple was founded in 850 by Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect, but most scholars believe that Chūson-ji was founded by Fujiwara no Kiyohira in about 1100. There is no archaeological or hi... -
Visit Cidade Velha, Cape Verde (UNESCO site)
Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city"), or simply Cidadi in Cape Verdean Creole, is a city located 15 km from Praia (Cape Verde's capital) on the island of Santiago. It is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and used to serve as the capital of Cape Verde. Once called Ribeira Grande, its name was changed to Cidade Velha so to avoid confusion with another Ribeira Gran... -
Visit Cienfuegos, Cuba (UNESCO site)
Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba, capital of the province of Cienfuegos. It is located about 250 km (155 miles) from Havana. The city is dubbed "La Perla del Sur" (Pearl of the South). Cienfuegos literally translates to "Hundred fires". In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos on the World Heritage List, citing Cienfuego... -
Explore Cilento & Vallo di Diano National Park, Italy (UNESCO site)
The Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is an Italian national park founded in 1991. Situated in the Province of Salerno (Campania), it includes great part of the geographical regions of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991 to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and mass tourism. In 1998 it beco... -
See Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France (UNESCO site)
The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, only a few years after he left Cîteaux Abbey to found Clairvaux Abbey. Located in a small forested valley 60 kilometres northwest of Dijon, it achieved ... -
See Citadel of Arras, France (UNESCO site)
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. In 2008, the citadel was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group. -
See Citadel of Besançon, France (UNESCO site)
The Citadel of Besançon in Franche-Comté, France, is one of the military architect Vauban's masterpieces. The Citadel occupies eleven hectares on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an ox-bow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a str... -
See Citadel of Blaye & Fort Médoc, France
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. The town has a citadel built by Vauban on a rock beside the river, and embracing in its ancient ruins of an old Gothic château. The latter contains the tomb of Charibert II, king of Aquitaine, and son of Clotaire II. Blaye is also defended by the Fort Paté ...
