Hirado Castle (平戸城 Hirado-jō) was the seat of the Matsuura clan the daimyo of Hirado Domain of Hizen province Kyūshū. It is located in present-day Hirado city Nagasaki prefecture Japan. […]
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Shimabara Castle
Shimabara Castle (島原城 Shimabara-jō) also known as Moritake Castle (森岳城 Moritake-jō) and Kōrai Castle (高来城 Korai-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara Hizen Province (present day Nagasaki prefecture). This […]
Tualatin Valley
The Tualatin Valley is a farming and suburban region southwest of Portland Oregon in the United States. The valley is formed by the meandering Tualatin River a tributary of the […]
Lansdowne Park
Lansdowne Park is a 40-acre (16 ha) historic sports exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa Ontario Canada owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and […]
Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle (彦根城 Hikone-jō) is an Edo period castle in the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture Japan. It is considered the most significant historical building in Shiga. Hikone is […]
Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
The Diocese of Syracuse is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Syracuse New York USA. The current bishop is the Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham. The Diocese of Syracuse includes 350000 […]
Battersea Park
Battersea Park is a 200 acre (83-hectare) green space at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London England. It is situated on the south bank of the River […]
Minnesota Correctional Facility – Oak Park Heights
Minnesota Correctional Facility – Oak Park Heights (MCF-OPH) is Minnesota’s only Level Five maximum security prison. The facility is located near the cities of Bayport and Stillwater. The facility is […]
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a mostly undersea mountain range in the Pacific that reaches above sea level in Hawaii. It is composed of the Hawaiian ridge consisting of the […]
Huron Mountains
The Huron Mountains are located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan mostly in Marquette and Baraga counties overlooking Lake Superior. Their highest peak is Mount Arvon […]