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Visit Lumbini, Nepal (UNESCO site)
Lumbinī ("the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Buddha Gautama founded the Buddhist tradition. The Buddha lived between roughly 563 and 483 BCE. Lumbini is one of four magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Budd... -
Visit Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada (UNESCO site)
Lunenburg is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality. The historic town was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific... -
Cross Luoyang Bridge, Quanzhou, Fujian Province (UNESCO Site)
The Luoyang Bridge, also known as Wan'an Bridge, is located in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China. The stone bay bridge is situated at the mouth of Luoyang River. Being the first stone bay bridge in China, it enjoys the reputation of " one of the four ancient bridges of China". The project started from the fifth year (1053) of Huangyou's ruling period in the Northern So... -
Visit Lüscherz-Dorfstation, Switzerland (UNESCO site)
Lüscherz is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Lüscherz is home to the Lüscherz-Dorfstation archeological site. Lüscherz-Dorfstation is a prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlement that is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lake s... -
Explore Lushan National Park, China (UNESCO site)
Mount Lu, also known as "Kuanglu" in ancient times, is situated in the northern part of Jiangxi province in southeastern China, and is one of the top ten famous mountains in the country. The oval-shaped mountains are about 25 km long and 10 km wide, and neighbors Jiujiang city and Yangtze River to the north, Nanchang city to the south, and Poyang Lake to the east. Its... -
Explore Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut), Baluchistan Province, Iran (UNESCO Site)
Dasht-e Loot known as the Loot Desert, is a large salt desert in Kerman and Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran and is the world's 25th largest desert. The surface of the sand there has been measured at temperatures as high as 70 °C (159 °F), and it is one of the world's driest and hottest places. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list on J... -
See Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg, Germany (UNESCO site)
Eisleben is a town famous as the hometown of Martin Luther, hence its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. The Protestant reformer Martin Luther was born in Eisleben on November 10, 1483. His father, Hans Luther, was a miner like many of Eisleben’s citizens. Luther’s family moved to Mansfeld when he was only a year old and he lived in Wittenberg mos... -
Visit Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (UNESCO site)
The city of Luxembourg, also known as Luxembourg City, is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg. The city contains the historic Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement develope... -
Visit Luxor Temple & Ancient Thebes, Egypt (UNESCO site)
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile. The Theban Necropolis is located nearby on the west bank of the Nile. Thebes was inhabited from around 3200 BC. It was the eponymous capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome. Waset was the capital of Egypt during part of the... -
Visit Lviv Arsenal, Ukraine (UNESCO site)
Lviv Arsenal is the oldest of three historic arsenal buildings in Lviv, Ukraine. It is a rectangular two-storey structure with a miniature octagonal tower on the north side. The building, in its present shape, was erected in 1554–56 above a 14th-century structure of unknown function. It was formerly attached to the city walls and featured a torture chamber. The ... -
Visit Lviv High Castle, Lviv, Ukraine (UNESCO site)
The Lviv High Castle or Lviv Castle Hill is a historic castle located on the top of the Castle Hill of the city of Lviv. It is currently the highest point in the city, 413 metres (1,355 ft) above sea level. The castle currently stands in ruins. The High Castle is located in close proximity of the historic centre of Lviv (see picture), formerly being surrounded by a fo... -
Visit Lviv Old Town, Ukraine (UNESCO site)
Lviv's Old Town is the historic centre of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, in the Lviv Oblast. Since 1998, UNESCO lists Lviv's historic center as part of "World Heritage". On 5 December 1998, during the 22nd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Kyoto (Japan), Lviv was included to the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO gave the following reasons for its select... -
Visit Lyon Cathedral, Lyon, France
Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon) is a Roman Catholic church located on Place Saint-Jean in central Lyon, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon. Begun in 1180 on the ruins of a 6th-century church, it was completed in 1476. Despite its long construction time, it has a relativ... -
Visit Lyon (Vieux Lyons), France (UNESCO site)
Lyon is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon has a long cultural influence on France and the world. The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon was historically known as an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in... -
Visit Macellum of Pompeii, Pompeii, Italy
The Macellum of Pompeii was located on the Forum and as the provision market (ormacellum) of Pompeii was one of the focal points of the ancient city. The building was constructed in several phases. When the earthquake of 62 CE destroyed large parts of Pompeii, the Macellum was also damaged. Archeological excavations in the modern era have revealed a building that had ...
