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The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, also known as the English Grounds of Wörlitz, is one of the first and largest English parks in Germany and continental Europe. It was created in the late 18th century under the regency of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817), returning from a Grand Tour to Italy, the Netherlands, England, France and Switzerland ...
Gardens of Stone is a national park in the Australian state of New South Wales, 125 km northwest of Sydney. With an area of 15,010 ha, it is part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. It borders on the western edge of Wollemi National Park and is bounded to the west by the Castlereagh Highway between the towns of Capertee and Ben Bullen, and to the n...
The Gardens of Versailles occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by André Le Nôtre. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodla...
The Gaya Tumuli consisting of seven tumuli sites located in the southern reaches of the Korean Peninsula.
Gimhae Daeseong-dong Tumuli
Haman Marisan Tumuli
Hapcheon Okjeon Tumuli
Goryeong Jisan-dong Tumuli
Goseong Songhak-dong Tumuli
Changnyeong Gyo-dong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli
Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli
The seven selected tumuli are located at the heart o...
The Geiranger fjord is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region in Norway. The small village of Geiranger is located at the end of the fjord where the Geirangelva river empties into it. The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, jointly with Nærøyfjord, since 2005, although this status is now ...
Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of western Georgia. A masterpiece of the Georgian Golden Age, Gelati was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The Gelati Monastery is in Kutaisi, Imereti Province, Georgia. It signifies the value of the Georgian christian orthodox reli...
The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies"), housed in the ancient merchants' exchange of Seville, Spain, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines. The building itself, an unusually serene and Italianate example of Span...
The Palacio de Generalife (literally, "Architect's Garden") was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid Emirs (Kings) of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, now beside the city of Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302–1309) and redecorated shortly after by Ab...
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy. It is also called la Superba ("the Superb one") due to its glorious past. Part of the old city of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List (UNESCO) in 2006. The city's rich art, music, gastronomy, architecture and history, made it 2004's EU Capital of Culture.
The main features of central Genoa include ...
Georgetown is the capital of the island and state of Penang, on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. It was listed by UNESCO in 2008 as a World Heritage Site, together with fellow former Straits Settlement, Melaka.
Note that with its combination of Chinese and Muslims, Georgetown takes its religious resting days. Most of the town stops working for the latter half of...
Ġgantija ("Giants' Tower") is a Neolithic, megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of a series of megalithic temples in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two Ġgantija temples during the Neolithic Age (c. 3600-2500 BC), which makes these temples more th...
Ghadames or Ghadamis is an oasis town in the west of Libya. It lies near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. The oasis has a population of 7,000, mainly Berbers. The old part of the town, which is surrounded by a wall, has been declared World Heritage of the UNESCO. Each of the seven clans that used to live in this part of the town had its own district, of which eac...
Girramay National Park has two accessible sections—Edmund Kennedyand Murray Falls. The wetlands, mangroves and coastal environments ofEdmund Kennedy provide visitors with opportunities for birdwatching, a picnic by the sea or a walk to the beach. The clear waters of the Murray River cascade over boulders into rock pools in the picturesque camping and picnic spot...
Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania with a population of 43,000. Its old town is inscribed on the World Heritage List as "a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of large estate." The city is overlooked by the Gjirokastër Castle.
The city is built on the slope surrounding the citadel, located on a dominating plateau. Although ...
Glacier Bay National Park is a national park in Alaska. The area around Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925. It was changed to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve on Dec. 2, 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a United States National...