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Visit Yedikule Fortress, Istanbul, Turkey
Yedikule Fortress is located in the Yedikule neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1458 by adding three new towers to a section of the Walls of Constantinople which included the Golden Gate. After the final capture of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II built a new fort in 1458. By adding three larger towers to the four pre-existing ones (towe... -
Explore Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana & Idaho (UNESCO site)
Yellowstone National Park is located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the first national park in the world, and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpi... -
Explore Yengo National Park, New South Wales, Australia (UNESCO sites)
Yengo is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 132 km northwest of Sydney. In 1993 the National Park and Wildlife Service opened their depot in Bucketty. From here they started to manage the newly established Yengo National Park. A helipad, known as 'Bucketty International' was established and in 1995 (after The Fires) a fire tower was built. In 1999 the NPWS... -
Visit Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son Sites, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes, Vietnam
The UNESCO property comprises 20 sites across forested mountains, lowlands, and river valleys. Centred on the Yen Tu Mountain Range, it was home to the Tran Dynasty during the 13th and 14th centuries and the birthplace of Truc Lam Buddhism, a uniquely Vietnamese Zen tradition that shaped the Dai Viet kingdom. The complex includes pagodas, temples, shrines, and archaeo... -
Visit Yılanlı Kilise (Snake Church), Göreme, Turkey
Yılanlı Kilise (the Snake Church) is a simple barrel-vaulted church with a low ceiling and long nave. It is named for the fresco of Saints Theodore and St George slaying the dragon (or snake as depicted in the fresco). The church also has a fresco of Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena depicted holding the True Cross. Legend has it that she discovered the cross ... -
Visit Yogyakarta, Indonesia (UNESCO site)
Yogyakarta is a city on Java in Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Yogyakarta is the second most important tourist destination in Indonesia after Bali. Most tourists come to Yogyakarta for its strong Javanese culture and tradition. This makes it prominent among... -
Explore Yoho National Park, Canada (UNESCO site)
Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side. The name Yoho comes from a Cree word expressing amazement. Yoho covers 1,313 km² (507 mi²) and it is t... -
Visit Yongdingmen Gate (Gate of Perpetual Peace), Beijing, China
Yongdingmen (lit. 'Gate of Perpetual Peace'), was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. In 2005, the Yongdingmen was reconstructed at the site of the old city gate. This new gate is disconnected from the original roa... -
Visit Yongling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty, Fushun, Liaoning, China
These tombs feature rich decoration of stone statues and carvings and tiles with dragon motifs, illustrating the development of the funerary architecture of the Qing dynasty. -
Explore Yosemite National Park, California (UNESCO site)
Located in the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in east central California, Yosemite National Park is a world treasure. It is not only a World Heritage Site, but is well known for its granite cliffs, amazing Sequoia groves, and epic waterfalls. While most people who visit Yosemite National Park spend the most time in Yosemite Valley, there’s much to... -
See Yoshimizu Shrine, Nara, Japan (UNESCO site)
Yoshimizu Shrine (Yoshimizu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Go-Daigo, and the samurai Kusunoki Masashige. In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. In 2014 the temple was embroiled in a sc... -
See Yoshino Mikumari Shrine, Nara, Japan (UNESCO site)
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is closely associated with Emperor Go-Daigo. The Shrine is dedicated tomikumari, a female Shinto kami associated with water. Yoshino Mikumari Shrine is one of four important mikumari shrines in Japan. Thehonden, an Important Cultural Property，is an unusual structu... -
Visit Yoshino/Omine area of Kii Mountains, Japan (UNESCO site)
The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan. The locations and paths for this heritage site were based on their historical and modern importance in religious pilgrimages. It was also noted for its fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, and a well documented history of traditions... -
Visit Youssef Dey Mosque, Tunis, Tunisia
Youssef Dey Mosque, also known as Al B'chamqiya, is a 17th-century mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in Medina area of the city. The mosque is considered significant as it was the first Ottoman-Turkish mosque to be built in Tunis. An official Historical Monument, it operated primarily as public speaking venue before becoming a real mosque by Youssef Dey in 1631. At th... -
See Ypres Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium (UNESCO site)
The Cloth Hall is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. It was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city's prosperous cloth industry. The original structure, erected mainly in the 13th century and completed 1304, lay in ruins after artillery fire dev...
