The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (German: Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann who for the last eleven years of his life lived […]
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Limes
A limes /ˈlaɪmiːz/ was a border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome. It marked the boundaries of the Roman Empire.The Latin noun limes had a number of different meanings: […]
Holland Tunnel
The Clifford Milburn Holland Tunnel (more commonly known as the Holland Tunnel) is a highway tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with […]
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation and it was for a time […]
Mount Etna
Mount Etna (Latin: Aetna Sicilian: Mungibeddu or ‘a Muntagna) is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily Italy close to Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent […]
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (/ˈkɑrnɨɡi/ also frequently /kɑrˈneɪɡi/ or /kɑrˈnɛɡi/)is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City United States located at 881 Seventh Avenue occupying the east stretch of […]
Tannenberg Memorial
The Tannenberg Memorial commemorated fallen German soldiers of the second Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 which was named after the medieval battle of the same name.
Corinth Canal
The Corinth Canal (Greek: Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου Dhioryga tis Korinthou) is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through […]
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre (generally known as the National Theatre) in London is one of the United Kingdom’s three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues alongside the Royal Shakespeare […]
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Europe under the Mont Blanc mountain in the Alps. It links Chamonix Haute-Savoie France with Courmayeur Aosta Valley Italy via European […]