List of articles in "Place" category - Page 4699

The Atlantic Wall (German: Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1945 along the western coast of Europe and Scandinavia as a […]

Strumpshaw Fen is a nature reserve managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It is situated at Strumpshaw on the River Yare in the English county […]

Snettisham RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds situated near Snettisham in the county of Norfolk England north of […]

The Terracotta Army or the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang the first Emperor of China. It is a […]

Phoenix Park (Irish: Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is an urban park in Dublin Ireland lying 2–4 km west of the city centre north of the River Liffey. Its 11 km perimeter […]

The Hồ Chí Minh trail (known in Vietnam as the Trường Sơn trail) was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to the Republic […]

Fort Garry also known as Upper Fort Garry was a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. […]

Bressay Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Shetland Islands Scotland 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay […]

Southwold lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in Suffolk England. It stands on the North Sea coast acting as a warning light for […]

Longships Lighthouse is a navigation aid about 1.25 mi (2.01 km) off the coast of Lands End in Cornwall UK. It stands on Carn Bras the highest of the Longships […]